DO NOT buy from this store. Drive about 10 minutes and go to the Oceanside store and see Howie. Here's why...its a long story!
My mom is moving from my childhood home to a 1 bedroom apartment. She needs to downsize to a queen bed so I agreed topurchased her a new bed. I told her to go shopping, find what she wanted and that I would go in and take care of paying for it. She went to the Lynbrook store and dealt with the manager, Shawn Harkness. She wanted to look at two specific mattresses to compare comfort and height. He showed her both and she decided on one of them. They then talked about an adjustable base. He told her he could give her an amazing deal if she purchased a mattress and a specific adjustable base. The price was within the budget that I gave her so she agreed to put a small deposit down to hold the mattress and base at the price discussed.
The next evening I picked up the receipt from my mom and went over to the store to pay the balance. Before going into the store I carefully read the receipt and noticed that the base said "pre-owned". I quickly called my mom to confirm what she discussed with Shawn. She was very upset because at no point in her conversation with him did he mention that it was pre-owned. She would have never agreed to that.
I got out of the car and walked toward the store. There was a note taped to the inside of the door saying that someone "stepped away for a moment" and would be "back shortly" and a phone number. Just as I was about to call the number, a gentleman walked around the corner and introduced himself as Shawn. I proceeded to try to enter the store and he informed me that the was "locked out". (Hmmm....remember, there was a sign taped to the INSIDE of the door saying that someone stepped away.)
I introduced myself and told him why I was there. I questioned the "pre-owned" description of the base and his story was completely different than my moms. I told him that I wanted to cancel the order and I would go somewhere else. He didn't like that response and agreed to change the receipt to a new base at the same price. He couldn't do it at that moment so he took my number.
I went in the next day and had the receipt change to say "prime" which is the word used to ensure the product is new. I scheduled delivery for the upcoming Saturday between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. I was told my Shawn that I would receive a call the night before giving me a 2 hour window and then called again when the truck was on its way.
Friday night I never received a call. I checked the website and it was not routed on a truck. I tried calling the store around 7:30 pm (they close at 9:00 pm) and the call would not go through.
I went to the store first thing Saturday morning and again spoke with Shawn. The order was not routed because the headboard brackets that were ordered were showing out of stock. I never received a phone call or email telling me this! Shawn claimed to not know either.
He was able to get me on same day delivery with a delivery window of 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. He assured me that he would call around 3:45 pm to find out a more specific delivery time. He made due on his promise and called around 4:00 pm to say that I could expect deliver between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
I left the house shortly after hanging up the phone. I then got a call from the delivery truck at 4:45 pm telling me they were outside the house! I told the driver that I was 10 minutes away and asked him to please wait. He agreed.
I got home in less than 10 minutes and there was no delivery truck. I called the store and spoke with Frederick. He said he would call the delivery company and get back to me. When he did, he told me that because I refused delivery that I would have to reschedule for another day. After a few inappropriate words and a lot of yelling, the truck was sent back and the bed was delivered.
If you've read this far, thank you! I am disgusted and disappointed of the series of events. Starting with Shawn trying to take advantage of a 72 year old woman and ending with poor communication between the warehouse and the store. read more