Fool me once...
Shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me...I have truly found myself living this quote with the Ashley Furniture Homestore in Murrieta California. Honestly, I do not know why I did not learn the first time, when they first failed me. I attribute it to me being a naive buyer, trusting and readily accepted their furniture protection on my living room furniture purchase and came to later deeply regret it. You see, something as simple as a broken ottoman leg was denied by this protection, Needless to say. I was left disappointed, and by some miracle almost a year later was awarded a "credit" of $206.82 to replace said ottoman. The use of which- leads me to my second and most recent disappointment with this "leader in furniture industry." The cause of this review. On 3/14/21 - My family and I went in to finally make use of the credit. After all, it was well deserved after being denied repair of the ottoman. We eventually found a sofa table with stools to add to our seating in our home, for our growing family. Having gotten used to not using the ottoman, we didn't see the need to purchase another one. Take note* Our furniture purchase price was $419.99,after delivery 89.99,and taxes 44.62,came out to a total of grand total of $554.60. After the 206.82 credit was used toward it- our out of pocket cost that day was $347.78. Reasonable enough- so we set the delivery date for 3/20/21. Fast forward to the second delivery date of today 3/26/21(first one was rescheduled without notifying me though they claim to have left a message-though none was received). I found myself looking online to reacquaint myself with what I had purchased and was upset to find the very same item not only lower on Ashley's website but also found it for ONLY $193.19 on several others, Walmart and Amazon being the more mainstream of them. Doing the math(419.99-193.19) means I paid $226.80 MORE than what it is currently being sold for. That's $226.80 worth of food for my kids! So what did I do? I did what ANY mother of 3 would do in these times after having found that out. I researched their price adjustment policy & spoke to their customer service where they advised me to go to the store I purchased it from to adjust price. Simple enough right?WRONG. I get to the store expecting to receive a true price adjustment where I would be getting a refund of that 226.80 difference I overpayed because of the price match policy. But am instead insulted with "I'm sorry ma'am your 206.82 credit was already applied for the initial order and cannot be used in this price adjustment." What??? I asked to speak to the manager,Jeremy, and heard the same thing. According to THEIR math from this new price adjustment invoice, $193.19 purchase price ,plus 89.99 delivery fee,& taxes of $24.78 came to a total of $307.96 which after you subtract it from what I paid out of pocket 347.78 on 3/14/21- left me entitled to only a refund of $39.82. The 206.82 credit being NON EXISTENT now. Yes, .....it's okay to feel confused , I AM. How is it that in the retail business I work in we ARE able to transfer all original forms of payment credit/ visa/ other to the new price adjustment transaction, but Ashley Furniture Homestore- THE LARGEST self proclaimed furniture retailer in California's systems do not allow it? I was left feeling bent over and take advantage of, indeed, my husband said it in less formal words. Truly- in my heart I feel that what they did to me today is akin to theft. And in a time where every penny counts, I can almost assuredly say it should be a CRIME. Ironically-While waiting to be answered by customer service earlier in the day, I can remember their automated recording repeating,boasting, "Ashley is largest home furnishing brand in the world. We design and manufacture our own products. We stock them in our own distribution centers, and ship them around the world using our own fleet. This allows Ashley home store to provide innovative products and services at the best values* in the industry." I can now say with confidence that this is an absolute LIE. Please, if you can learn anything from my experiences - do business elsewhere. With furniture companies who although smaller, truly honor their policies and do what it right for the customer.
Sincerely ,
Mother of 3
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