If I could give them a zero stars I would. They have the absolute worse customer service, and disreputable delivery services.
I treated myself to a new bedroom set during their Mother's Day sale.
The day before the delivery, I was given a 4 hour delivery window. About 1.5 hours BEFORE the delivery window, I received a text that Ashley's drivers would be at my house in 30 minutes. I immediately called to let them know I was not home, and would not be there until the agreed time.
I was told they would skip my stop and send me another text when they were en route to me.
I decide to make a quick grocery run, 10 minutes away, and as soon as I pull up in the parking lot, I get a phone call from Ashley that the drivers are in my driveway and would now be leaving since I was not home.
What???
I objected that they should leave reschedule my delivery for a different day, and offered to turnaround and come back. The rep said he 'would see' if he could get the driver's to wait. I get home and the driver's are GONE!
I immediately call the store and explained what happened. The receptionist said she would see if she call the dispatch and see if she could get them to go back. I received a call from the dispatch manager and she agreed to send the delivery guys back.
When they arrive they ask me to sign a form, which they describe as an acknowledgement form that my home had no pre-existing damage (to the room where the furniture was being setup). He handed me his tablet which only displayed a signature line. I responded that I do not sign documents that I don't read first, and asked for a copy.
I was then shown the form and discovered it was a waiver of my right to seek compensation should my home or the furniture being delivered get damaged during the delivery process (i.e.walls, floors, etc.). I immediately let him know that I did not appreciate being lied to about what I was being asked to sign. I nonetheless signed the form as I simply wanted to receive the furniture and send them on their way.
One of the items was a Tempurpedic bed Base. Once the bed was setup, I was asked to test it with the remote. As soon as the remote was handed to me I noticed that it didn't look like the one I demoed in the store, and it didn't have the same functionality (zero gravity; massage, etc.).
I was told to call the store and they delivery guys proceeded to leave. I immediately called the store as the driver's walked out the door. The store advised that once I accept delivery they will not exchange or replace any of the items. Luckily, as I was being told this, the driver rang my doorbell, explaining that he left his tools and needed to retrieve them. I instantly told them they would need to take the Tempurpedic Base back. That it was the wrong model. He became visibly upset and said he needed to check with his dispatch.
As he called dispatch, I began speaking to an Ashley in-store sales rep (still on the phone), and explaining the missing functionality on the remote. He confirmed that the wrong item was delivered and that the driver's needed to take it back.
I walked over to the delivery truck where the driver who had called dispatch was standing so he could speak with the store rep directly. The second driver was in the rear of the trailer arranging the remaining furniture on the truck. As the sales rep began explaining to the driver they needed to take back the Tempurpedic base, the one on the phone became argumentative, while the one in the trailer began cursing and kicking items around the truck. I was in shock!
The store rep heard all of this and called the sales manager to the phone. The sales manager asked me to facetime with her, so she could see the base and remote. Once I showed her what I'd received, she immediately stated it was the wrong model and that the driver's needed to take it back. I again approached the driver's, this time with the sales manager on the phone, and they asked if she could speak spanish. When she said she did not, he suddenly agreed to take back the Tempurpedic base.
The manager thanked them and hung up. They stumped back into my house, took the base, and left. I was speechless. I felt so disrespected and upset that I started to cry. I waited 10 minutes for the manager to call me back and offer an apology; clearly she had to no this experience was unacceptable. Guess what?...she didn't call back. I had to call the store and ask to speak with her!
When she came to the phone she simply informed me that she would seek if she could get the correct base delivered later in the week, and credit me the delivery charge. I couldn't believe it. I told her not only was that an unsatisfactory response to what I had just been put through, that I was now thoroughly offended by her apathy and they could keep the base. I went to the store to demand a refund of the base and delivery fee, then went down the street to their competitor and spent my money there! read more