Well it appears that Ashley has hidden my original review so that others can't see how horrible they are to their customers.
Here it is:
On Saturday, January 19th, my complete bedroom set was to be delivered. When one of the delivery men came into my house I said that my master bedroom is on the 3rd floor and proceeded to show him the room. He immediately got an attitude with me complaining about their time constraint. I then asked for two simple requests. 1: Let me know when the box spring was on my bed so I could put my bed skirt on before they put the mattress on top (This would've taken me about 3 minutes to do. The amount of time for them to bring up the mattress). 2: Let me know when the chest was in my room so I could put my TV on top. He then told me that they have other deliveries that they have to make and these items are something personal for me to do and they don't have the time. I don't know about anyone else, but I can't lift a 16" mattress up myself. It's pretty heavy. The final straw was when I was told that the dresser would not fit up my stairs. I was told that the banister would have to be removed by ME. I tried contacting my handyman to see if he could come over and help me. I proceeded to try and take it down, but one of the screws were stripped when it was installed. That was when I had had enough and just told them to take the furniture away. I was contacted by the Customer Care line where I was told that I would have to pay a 10% re-stocking fee which I refuse to pay after being treated so badly by their driver. If the only reason was because the dresser would not fit, then okay. But to be made to feel unwanted and an inconvenience in my own home I don't think so. The Customer Care told me that I had to speak with the sales associate about getting my refund and to make the decision about waiving the 10% fee. I was connected to Drew who was my sales associate who kept saying "let me try to make this right. I will look out for you". Well, he never made it right and told me that I had to speak with Missy who was the store manager about getting my refund. She told me that I had to speak with Customer Care. So I'm getting the complete run around. I put down a $600 deposit and I want my complete refund back. It's been 48 hours and I still haven't received anything.
I wound up going to Rooms to Go down the road and after explaining my situation and how I had been treated that day they worked hard to help me out. Not only did I find a new bedroom set, but I was able to have it delivered the next day on a Sunday through a 3rd party. They had no issues getting my dresser into my bedroom. They even explained that all the guys from Ashley had to do was put padding on my landing and lift the dresser over, which was something I had already suggested. They had no issues with my 2 requests. In fact, by the time they had brought my mattress into my bedroom I had the skirt on and was out of their way. They even put my TV on my chest for me.
This would've been my 3rd room that would've been furnished by Ashley. I will NEVER come back here again. Drew will also try to increase your bill by saying that the $350 warranty is not an option. Yes, it is. If I don't want the warranty then I don't have to have it. I didn't have to pay for it at Rooms to Go.
I don't know what is going on with Ashley over the past few years. Not sure if they have a new CEO or others within the upper levels. I bought a kitchen dining set in 2014, no issues. I bought a living room coffee table and TV console in 2015, no issues. I then decided that my old couches didn't look right with the new furniture so I went and bought a new couch and love seat. My wall was damaged and it took a few phone calls, but Mr. Handyman was sent out via Ashley to fix it. Now all I read about are complaints of damaged furniture, customer service not caring, warranties not being honored, not providing refunds.
UPDATE: It is now day 3, January 22nd. I texted Drew yesterday to let him know that I still have not received my refund. He again said that he's working on it and that this is a corporate issue. I requested to have someone from corporate contact me then. Still no phone call and no resolution.
UPDATE: It is now Thursday, 1/24/19. I received a text from Drew on Tuesday, 1/22/19, stating that I would receive my refund in 2-3 business days, minus the 10% restocking fee. Just checked my account, and of course, no money. I filed a complaint with the BBB and even sent Ashley a message via Yelp on the 22nd with no response. Hopefully my bank or the BBB will get my full $600 back.
Update: It is now Monday, 1/28/19, business day #4. I was supposed to receive some of my refund within 2-3 business days. Guess what ... NO MONEY!!! Ashley has till Friday to respond to my claim with the BBB and next Monday regarding my claim with my bank. read more