Labor day 2021 (09/06/2021) I decided to look for a new mattress. I walked into Mattress Superstore and worked with Tim. My girlfriend and I tried a mattress near the door, the dreamcloud, that we liked. We decided to try the other brands in the store just to be sure that the dreamcloud was what we liked. At 10:45 AM we walked out receipt in hand for a brand new Dreamcloud Premier Rest. The mattress was quoted at 1399, and since I did not need the box spring would be reduced $150. Additionally, Tim said they pay the sales tax and free delivery. Everything was sounding great, and was effectively "too good to be true". At 4:06 PM the same day (09/06/21) I receive a call from Tim. First the conversation is that he "gave me the price of the wrong mattress" but was going to honor the price he gave me for the "better" one he "should" have charged me for. After I just accept that, he throws out that his "manager" told him the mattress I tried was an "error" (his word not mine) and had a more firm top than a new one would, so he was going to have them deliver me the floor model instead of a brand new (from the box) mattresss. I declined immediately, and repeatedely. Tim said that was fine and that I would be delivered a brand new mattress on Wednesday (2 days after purchase), which I was. The deliever driver upon setting up the mattress even noted that it was not really normal, and that after 24 hours I should call the store if there was an issue. This was at 1pm Wednesday 9/8/21. Thursday 9/9/21 I called the store and talked with Tim over the phone (2:51PM). I explained the mattress was defective and asked how we could proceed. Tim attempted to ram a 1 time store exchange on me under their "100 night guarantee", however that is not what I was looking for. After a protracted back and forth with Tim explaining the store return/exchange policy and me explaining to Tim that in Washington state if a product is defective they MUST give me a full refund, to which he replied that if they had to send someone out, "to determine if it was defective" I would have to pay $49. I insisted I would not pay the fee, after back and forth I told them to send someone out and determine its defective and take it away for my refund. The whole tone changed and time requested I send him pictures of the defective mattress via email, to which I agreed. I asked that when he received the pictures via email he send me a confirmation, which he agreed to do, then promptly did not. An hour later at 3:59 PM I called the store again. Tim answered and after identifying myself said he had "just gotten off the phone with the warehouse" and that my mattress was definitely defective. He is going to talk to his manager (or whatever he called him) and find out when they can come pick up this mattress and give me a refund. At 4:55PM he called back and said his manager (or whatever he called him) said if I wanted the floor model I could have it for $500 off. Which I really did like the bed and wanted it, so I agreed. So he proceesed a $500 credit and said the soonest they could deliver this time is Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. Way longer than it should be and thank goodness I did not let them take my old mattress or I would have been stuck on the floor! Today they delivered the new mattress (floor model) and I do love it. The delivery drivers have a really tacky way of asking for tips, they put a $10 bill at the top of the clipboard to sign for the mattress, like "oh someone else tipped I should too", I thought it might have just been the first time, but it must be a company secret as it happened both deliveries.
I really do not know if I got scammed, but between the "accidents", trying to push the floor model on me, and the horrible communication it certainly feels like I did. Now I have a nice mattress, for $700, with no warranty.... I hope it works out in the long run. Either way I definitely wont be back to Mattress Superstore. read more