Mattress Warehouse Consumer Reviews - Page 2

FLINT, MICHIGAN -- We went in looking for a new mattress that supported both of our sleeping habits. Larry was great with our little guy! Larry was not pushy and got us in and out with a fantastic deal! We enjoyed our experience and love our new bed!

ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA -- A very unsatisfactory and stress-filled experience. This company advertises 'money back guarantee' in their ads... Don't you believe it! When they want to sell you something they are all nice and can do all kinds of things, right in the store. After you pay your money for a mattress set plus $65 for delivery, (and another add on fee of $28.00 to remove your old set) you get a nice sales contract/invoice that basically says you are now stuck with your purchase no matter what.

I bought the Serta Intricate set for $800.00 after much research and 'trying out' of various mattresses. This one felt great in the store, but when it was delivered it felt like a different bed entirely. After three nights of NO SLEEP at all... AND buying a mattress topper to try to make it livable, I ended up in tears from pain and lack of sleep. It was lumpy and dipped in places.

Of course I was told 'no return' policy and I should just 'get used to it'. Now I know there is a certain amount of adjustment with a new mattress set... But I have NEVER had a bed hurt me like this one did. I called the Serta company and was told that since it wasn't a manufacturing flaw (oh really, and how would you know this?) I was out of luck... She actually said some mattresses take a month to get used to! I have never had that experience and have always enjoyed my new mattresses right away.

I went out and bought another mattress from a different dealer (A Simmons Beautyrest which we owned before) costing me $700 for just the mattress. It's great And I'd recommend it. A costly lesson for sure... NEVER BUY FROM MATTRESS WAREHOUSE and avoid SERTA, they are poorly made!!! Oh and one more thing... I was promised a Serta Sheep which was on the invoice, but never got that... Silly I know but with all my grief I wanted my freakin' $800 sheep!

LAKE ORION, MICHIGAN -- I purchased a bed in May, and after the 5th month the bed started to sag in the middle, so much so I started to have lower back pain to the point that I had to reach out to a Chiropractor, and when two people laid down on the bed you were on top of each other. So I called the Mattress World Superstore in Lake Orion MI to explain my issue in September. I was then told I would have a guy call me to come out and inspect my bed.

After about a month after that phone call, I called the store back to see what is taking so long, so the employee told me they will send another fax out to get the inspector to come look at my bed. Then after that I have still not gotten a phone call. (after the 3rd month) I called again. Now it's December and I finally had a guy come out and take pictures of the defective bed.

Then I get a letter in the mail, about two weeks after the inspector came out. And it is saying that I abused and misused the bed. The bed frame is what caused the bed to sag (I got the frame from Mattress World Superstores with the purchase of my bed)! So I contacted the store and the report from the inspector was completely wrong. It said I Had a Queen, I really have a double (full), meanwhile I am sleeping on this bed that is defective. I even talked to the salesperson at the store and she told me she wouldn't even recommend the bed that I purchased.

I called the corporate office in Howell and they told me that nothing can be done with them, the issues need to be taken care of through the store and the store owner. So I tried 3 times to get into contact with the owner and he will not even talk to me about this issue.

Now in customer service, the customer should not be the one to find the business errors and be the one that is to do the runaround. So learn from my mistake and stay away from Mattress World Superstores, 1 Customer Service is really awful. 2 Their beds are cheap. I recommend Art Fan or any other company over Mattress World Superstore!

Mattress Warehouse--their tv ad sleep monkey is right on the money!!! We won 2 separate court cases against Mattress Warehouse, therefore we got 2 judgements awarded us. Case #1 delivery fee of $55.00 plus court costs and interest. Case # 2 full refund of our purchase price plus court costs and interest. 2 brand new mattresses went bad in a month and a half, they finally delivered two mattresses at the end August even though we filed complaints back in February.

One mattress was fine as to known defects, the other had a large stain--it was sent back. They delivered the other mattress a month later to replace the stained one, it too had a defects--it was coming apart and the stitching looked like angel hair pasta dumped on it. That too was sent back. They were to deliver yet another one on Saturday. Weeks later we waited no one showed up but we did give them another hour after being held hostage in our home every time.

So in effect we had gotten 5 defective ones and we also discovered we had a bad box spring, sagging and springs about to pop out. The other new mattress was not 2 months old yet and it started to sag already. Are they selling factory seconds as new or selling factory rejects as new? One must wonder. No more Serta's for us.

Do they sell junk or what I hope none of you have to go through that mess? But I do know this company Mattress Warehouse has tons of complaints and yes they contain sagging. Seems like some people from the news media needs to investigate this poor excuse for a company. I would not recommend them to a dying dog or anyone else. My best advice--run as fast as you can out the store.

On Friday, October 16, 2011, we had the displeasure of working with Sabo, the store manager of the Mattress Warehouse in Warrenton, VA, who was every bit the used car salesman. We wanted to buy two mattresses for a new weekend home and have them delivered. He negotiated a free delivery and one free frame, but offered the second at $65 (you know these frames, the ones you find free on the street). He offered us his "best" price for two mattresses and we bought them for delivery the following week.

However, we happened to stop into a Mattress Authority after a visit to Sherwin-Williams nearby. Dennis, the salesman at Mattress Authority, immediately offered free delivery and free frames. He was professional and did not pressure us with offers that expired or try to convince us these were the best prices anywhere. We found two mattresses of identical comfort and a total of $450 cheaper! So we bought them. Dennis assured us that we shouldn't have a problem canceling the other order; it won't be a problem at his store.

On Monday, we called Sabo at Mattress Warehouse to cancel our order. He argues then tells us that we have to bring in the receipt. Really? We can't address this on the phone? So, we bring it in on Friday. We call to let them know we are coming. When we arrive, they have left a young "trainee," who conveniently could not get either Sabo or the district manager on the phone. They had five days to address this issue, but did nothing. The young trainer puts me on the phone with someone from NC who tries to tell me I got ripped off at the other store -- although he knows nothing of our purchase or where we made it.

After 45 minutes of phone calls and stalling, the trainee can't get any approvals and says she doesn't know how to do a refund. It was my impression that this was all intentional. The store was closing, so we called our credit cards companies to dispute the charge and left it at that. The trainee said Sabo would call to resolve. It has been four days and not a single phone call.

In sum, still no resolution. I question the reputation of a store that will not provide refunds for products that were never delivered. In fact, we never saw or touched our mattresses as they had to be delivered from a warehouse located somewhere else. I recommend staying away from Mattress Warehouse in Warrenton, unless you are great negotiator and are willing to risk a major issue returning goods that you never received. Instead, I highly recommend Mattress Authority down the street, who were professional, offered a similar product (in fact, we bought the same manufacturer) and delivered the mattress on time.

EYSVILLE, MARYLAND -- My story with Mattress Warehouse concerns some questionable salesmanship, incredibly restrictive return policies, dreadful customer service and an inexplicable management philosophy. I would strongly recommend not buying from them. After a $300 loss, I went to Mattress Discounters nearby and had a very positive experience.

Summary: I stopped into Mattress Warehouse in Cockeysville, MD to buy a twin pillow top mattress. I looked at one for $1,000 and quickly requested a lower-priced. The next one I saw was comfortable and had a soft top, or so it seemed. I didn't think to confirm it was a pillow top. I bought it, missing the sign on the wall that said no returns. When I got home, my wife and daughter said it wasn't a pillow top, so I returned 19 hours later with the mattress in its original packaging. The assistant manager said no returns but he assumed an exchange was OK. That's what I was planning to do anyway, so that was fine.

But when I finally spoke w/ the manager – who sold me the piece, BTW – he said absolutely no exchanges either (what business outside of fresh food does this, when they can immediately resell the product AND still make the sale?). He said it was corporate policy and gave me their number. I called and finally got the district manager's voice mail. He didn't return the call, so I sent the CEO a letter, saying I needed a resolution w/ in a week or I'd have to buy another mattress. No call from him or anyone else. Case closed, at least from their standpoint.

Not from mine, however. I maybe out the money, but I hope I can save others from a similar fate. After the dreadful experience, I shouldn't have been surprised by anything but still - what company wouldn't at least have a middle mgt lackey call and pay lip service after getting this? I was so frustrated by their rigid return rules, stubborn refusal to talk to the customer and lack of business acumen, I wrote a poem based on the fateful trip of the castaways to Gilligan's Isle. Pass it along if it makes you smile (I didn't at the time).

FREDERICK, MARYLAND -- My wife and I bought a Serta pillow top mattress almost 2 years ago. About 6 months ago, we noticed that there was sagging in certain spots of the mattress. Thinking it would go away, we moved the mattress around, took it off the bed frame, put plywood between the mattress and box spring, etc, and nothing helped. After about 3 months of trying different things, we contacted Mattress Warehouse, after all we have this great 10-year warranty.

After some time (they kept never receiving the fax of the invoice), a "third party" warranty guy came to our house and measured the bed, took pictures, and ran tests. The guy explains to me that the worse he has ever seen was a 2.5-inch sag, so he measured our bed, and it came in a little over 2 inches. With this, I thought, yea we are definitely getting a new mattress!!

After another 2-week wait, we get a letter from Mattress Warehouse, stating they are sorry but our mattress is not covered by the warranty because there is a stain in the top left corner of the mattress and therefore voids the warranty. But they would be happy to assist us in buying a new mattress. Are you kidding me??? Do you think I will buy another mattress from them again??? This is ridiculous. Needless to say, we will buy a new mattress but it won't be from them. Beware of the Serta pillow tops!! And Beware of Mattress Warehouse's warranty!!!

MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA -- Beware of buying anything from this company. We bought an expensive King mattress and box spring for almost $2,000. After about 6 months, it started sagging in the middle. We had them come out and take a look. Their 3rd party inspection team admitted it was sagging on both sides. However, they found a small sweat stain at the head of the bed and used that as an excuse to deny the claim. Their warranty doesn't mean anything. They try to find any excuse to avoid doing the right thing.

Technically, the warranty is indeed void if the mattress is found to be soiled in any way. However, the stain had nothing to do with the sagging. It is poor product, and terrible customer service. They are very nice when you are buying, but when you have a problem they don't help. The only reply I get quickly is them providing excuses when I complain. Bottom line.... I didn't want money back as much as I wanted a good mattress. I didn't get either. Their product is not worth the money. I wouldn't ever buy anything from this company.

I bought a Seta King set at Mattress Warehouse in Olney, MD for $1500 in May, by August it was sagging terribly. We placed a claim and the inspector came out. He told my husband and I (who were watching him run the tests) that the sag was 1.5 inches. Naturally, we thought our claim to exchange the bed would be approved- but it was denied. When I called and spoke to the claims department they told me the sag was only 1 inch (the warranty is for 1.5) and they would not budge. I asked to speak with a supervisor and they told me that they would call me within the week... I'm still waiting for that call!

So now it's 3 months after our denial and I'm getting ready to submit the papers to have the inspector come back to hopefully get an exchange approval. Fingers Crossed. After reading reviews on this and other sites, I believe that Serta has been making inferior mattresses. If my warranty claim is not approved I will consider getting the Montgomery County's Department of Consumer Affairs involved. Just a bit of information too: my mattress was manufactured in Lanham, MD. I wonder if there is something shady happening at this plant. So buyer beware, get a different mattress brand!

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA -- I ordered a mattress from Mattress Warehouse in Falls Church, VA, on Dec 4. On Dec 5, I returned to the store to cancel the order because I found out that the salesperson had misled us into thinking there was a warranty on the mattress. Since we bought a floor model, it turned out there was no warranty. I filled out the paperwork to cancel the order. This was faxed to the district manager to be approved on Dec 5. Note that the mattress was never delivered.

Since Dec 5, I have spoken with Dean several times as well as Aaron at Customer Service asking about the status of the refund. Their customer service dept is very difficult to get hold of. I have left several messages and have never been called back. When I have gotten hold of someone, they have each assured me that the district manager has the paperwork and the cancellation will be coming anytime. I am still waiting for a credit as of Dec 29.