We recently had an experience with Mooradian's that left us feeling uncomfortable.
In February, we visited the store and selected a new Ekornes Stressless recliner. These are very high quality chairs, a fact that is reflected in the astronomical price - but we knew that going in.
The salesman explained that the chair would be a special order item and would be delivered in early May. When he quoted the price, he noted that it was higher than the prices listed on the display models in the store, but justified the increase by saying that the manufacturer had modified the design for 2020 models to include a power headrest that had not been offered in prior years. OK - we believed him and placed the order.
Then COVID19 happened. Mooradian's called in early May to say that the chair was in, but because of the lockdown, they could not deliver it.
OK - everything was on hold, so this was understandable.
In early June, they called to schedule the delivery. They arrived within the designated time window, and brought in the chair. First problem - the delivery guy didn't have the 'power pack' to enable the reclining function to work. A few phone calls later, they reported that the power pack had been located. They agreed to send someone out with it, and several hours later, someone arrived with the required power pack.
Second problem - the chair didn't have the power headrest feature that the salesman had offered as the explanation for the fact that the actual price was greater than the price posted in the store (and that was described on the paperwork we received). A few more phone calls happened, including a conversation with Bill Mooradian who explained that Ekornes does not offer a power headrest on the chair we bought. He could not explain why the salesman said what he said, or why the order paperwork mentioned a power headrest. He promised to talk to the salesman the next day, but we never heard anything further from anyone. Frankly, I would have expected to at least receive a phone call from the salesman apologizing for the confusion and offering a better explanation.
I should mention that we have had a similar chair for many years that we bought from a different store. An additional observation is that the older chair came with a ton of literature on features, operations, care and maintenance. The new chair from Mooradian's came with nothing at all other than a folder, in a zillion different languages, that says little more than 'thanks for buying this chair'.
We are very happy with the chair, but the transaction left me wondering - was this just an example of lousy communications and irresponsible customer relations, or did we actually get taken advantage of. But regardless,I suspect we will be hesitant about going back to Mooradian's. read more