Bob’s Furniture Store in Brookfield is horrible.
Previously, I furnished my house with sofas and a power reclining chair purchased at Bob’s. I curse the day I ever entered this store. I am warning you. Do not shop here.
Ever since Bob sold his store to a huge corporation, the spirit of honesty and integrity this store was founded upon has died.
If you insist upon shopping here, I strongly recommend purchasing the GoofProof protection plan. You are going to need it. The cheaply constructed garbage they sell will definitely break.
When my reclining chair broke, GoofProof determined that my chair could not be repaired. Then, GoofProof issued a voucher equal to the purchase price of my old chair to be used at Bob’s to purchase a new chair! I did not get a refund. Instead I have been forced to return to this awful store.
I failed to mention that when the chair broke, the internal mechanism bent and twisted causing physical injury to my back. I am in pain now all the time. The mechanism snapped the housing coupling on the power cord causing me to be afraid of receiving an electric shock. This electric chair provides a wonderful experience if you like pain!
When I returned to Bob’s I was greeted by a knowledgeable Sales Associate named Joe. He patiently showed me all the power recliners available. I settled on the Hercules model. Here is a photo of it. He was most helpful and provided a very pleasant buying experience. He was very nice.
I highly recommend the shopping experience at Bob’s Discount Furniture Store in Brookfield, Connecticut, except for one small detail.
It turns out that Bob’s Stores in Brookfield are lying thieves. Joe lied to me. After he took my $1447 for the Hercules chair, and handed me my receipt, he casually mentioned that there was a small problem. The chair will not be delivered for five to seven weeks.
It is now several weeks later. I have not received delivery of my chair.
My back hurts every day. I need my “Hercules” chair with its heated back massager. I gave Bob’s Stores my money. I have not received a chair. The sad fact is that Bob’s Discount Furniture stole my money.
When I called the Brookfield store to ask about my chair, my phone call was routed to Carlos in Guatemala. Carlos was very nice on the phone. But, he was unable to find my furniture order or provide any assistance at all.
So, I reluctantly returned to the Brookfield store. I spoke to a very pleasant young man, Jed, who sympathetically listened to my story.
Unfortunately for me, he told me I had to speak to his manager, Stacey.
Now, I must tell you, my back was killing me while I am standing there at the front counter waiting to speak to Stacey.
Finally, I spoke to her. Here is what happened next. I explained that I purchased a Hercules Chair for $1447.47. I did not receive delivery of the chair. I would like delivery of the chair, or a full refund of my money.
She pretended to be sympathetic to my needs. She checked her computer. Then, she told me “No Hercules chairs are available anywhere in the world and I will not issue a refund.”
Naturally, I was not pleased to hear this.
When I reacted to this, Stacey stormed off. One other mild mannered salesman told me to get out of the store or he would call the police!
I left the store. I am not pleased with the customer service I received. I am now writing this review simply to state the facts.
I still have not received my chair or a refund.
This happened to me. Maybe it will not happen to you. But, I am warning you, do not shop here.
I am sorry that Bob is dead.
I know that no one at Bob’s stores will ever read this. They do not reply to my texts. Why would they respond to this?
In case Bob is not dead, I would like to speak to him. I have some polite suggestions about the Brookfield store management. You have my phone number on my order if you...
Read moreIs service not important anymore? I recently ordered a new bed and mattress for my daughter that was to be delivered 11/24 between 8:30 and 12:30 - a 4 hour window. As if the 4 hour window wasn't bad enough, your employees feel it is just fine to show up closer to 7:30, on a Saturday morning, giving no consideration to those of us that work late nights on Friday. So here they were, to early, not caring about leaving my door open when the temps are at the freezing mark because hey, they aren't the ones that just paid $700 to fill my oil tank. Now they are here, assembling my daughters new storage bed only to find out that the headboard has no threaded joints to hold the screws in place with the side rails. So, even though they were here, in my home, a whole hour prior to the 4 hour window, they could not get a replacement headboard today. So now, with a huge mess in my daughters room, and no dresser (we donated it to someone in need the day before) they called customer service. Customer service tells them to put me on the phone when I was asked if they could leave their mess in her room. I told customer service that they could not leave it since it was incomplete and I was being given no indication as to when the replacement headboard would arrive. Now, I'm tired at this point and not too happy that they have shown up, made a mess and are not able to deliver as promised so safe to say, I'm agitated. Your customer service rep, acting like a debt collector out of the 1980's then asks me to tell her that I am refusing to accept the delivery. I said no and told her they have not delivered what I ordered so how can I refuse. She persisted, I got more agitated and I am pretty sure I cursed her out before hanging up. Not my proudest moment but dealing with someone like that in my current sleep deprived condition, just brought out the worst in me.
At that point, I was canceling the order. I called your store and they seemed somewhat sympathetic but were able to provide no real solution other than a Tuesday delivery, that they would push for around 4PM. Morning would not work, and too late at night does not work. Meanwhile, my daughter has no bed and no drawers for her clothes. Unable to have my daughter sleep on the couch, I am left with no other choice than to sleep on the couch for a few nights while my daughter takes my bed.
So, today is the day and low and behold, once again, you cannot even stick with your 4 hour window. Why am I not surprised? Why do your employees feel it is ok to show up at what looks like 1:55PM right now for a window of 5-9, which by the way, is not what I would have accepted when I spoke to your store on Saturday but they obviously have no say and no way to communicate with the delivery team.
Lastly, today I found a set of screws on my driveway. I recognize them as the same ones that frequently come loose on my kitchen chairs so they obviously belonged to the bed they brought back. There was also a piece of wood left in our driveway that my wife tossed out the other day. I have been a loyal customer for a long time now but I think I am done here. If they are not showing at a time today that I am how and is still convenient to me, I will cancel the order. I will then be taking all of my future business elsewhere and will be sure to warn as many people as possible by sharing my experiences with your company on as many review sites as I can. Frankly, at this point, I will probably do so even if they do show around 5 today. Your company seems to have forgotten how important service is as this was not my experience in the past but this time, they pulled out all of the “not our problem” stops and attempted to make me feel as if they were doing my a favor by taking my money and...
Read moreI have been a customer at multiple Bob's locations for close to 20 years. This particular review is based on my experiences a the Brookfield, CT store, where I see others have had awful experiences as well. Most recently I spent close to $3K on a sectional and then plunked down addl $ for their "whoops" protection plan, thru a 3rd party company (Guardian). The protection plan is a complete scam! Whatever the problem is they will find a way to not cover that specific issue. A few weeks ago I noticed a tear forming on the seam of my chaise. Called the claims line and was told that they don't cover seams coming apart (couch is less than 18 months old). Fast forward to yesterday when I find a small burn on one of my couch cushions. Call the claims line and give info. I received an email informing me to not only provide photos of the damage (no problem) but also I must provide my original itemized purchase receipt and protection plan receipt (the latter was purchased over the phone with Bob's, which Guardian very well knows) or they will not cover this damage claim either. My info is obviously in Bob' s system, which Guardian can easily access if they wanted to, but this is a clear backhanded way to deny a large percentage of the valid claims put in by customers who spent a good deal of money for their furniture and the addl "protection" plans. Example number 1,378,473 of corporate greed.in America. Very disappointed in Bob's for partnering with such a morally and ethically challenged insurance provider. Won't be giving either one of these companies my business ever again. Yes Bob's, the actions of the business partners that you choose are your responsibility, and a reflection on...
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