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Bob's Discount Furniture Reviews

Woodbridge, NJ

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About Bob's Discount Furniture

Pros
  • Good customer service experience
  • Affordable pricing for furniture
  • Wide variety of product options
Cons
  • Frequent product quality issues
  • Poor warranty coverage and support
  • Delivery delays and miscommunication

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2010

    I have had furniture delivered three times and each time they delivered it was damaged. I told them I want the furniture picked up for the past two weeks and I want a refund for it so I can purchase furniture and I can’t get the furniture picked up nor a refund of $1,000.00. I have no money. I have been out of work due to a back injury. I am unable to purchase merchandise without the refund. I am left with nothing. They left this furniture in my home. I can’t move it or use it and I am out of money.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2010

    I went to the store and purchased what was a very nice bedroom set and mattress. When the furniture arrived, the delivery guys put it together. The footboard fell on me when we went to center the bed. It's a good thing the mattress wasn't yet on it. It turns out that the rails didn't latch on to the footboard so they forced them in. This bent the metal hooks. I then inspected the other pieces and found holes in the nightstand plus a chip. The mattress once set on the bed buckled upward in the middle and slopped at both ends causing us the most disrupted sleep and painful backache ever. I slept on the couch. Another delivery date was set so that they can correct the problem.

    The second mattress looked the same, but not as bad but I wasn't taking a chance so I didn't accept it. I then inspected the nightstand they had just set up and found a hole in that one too, so I told him to take that back also. Then he tried to take apart the bed, to replace the rails and footboard. He took the footboard out only to bring the same one in, now I don't know if it was deliberate but I know this because I had peeled the label off the first one I got.

    I told him and he apologized and went out only to come in and tell me that the footboard they have with them was in worse condition. Now I was really upset. I accommodated these people for the second time and they couldn't deliver on the goods that I purchased. I wasn't going to sit around with missing pieces so I told him to take everything back. He did and he called customer care which took an hour of hold time.

    I was asked questions about what and why I was returning the furniture. I then asked for a full refund and I was told that I have to wait. They didn't have to wait when they charged my credit card prior to delivery but now that there was a problem, getting my money is also a problem. It's bad enough I'll be sleeping on the floor or the couch tonight. Now they want to keep a hold of our money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2010

    They refuse to honor a claim under the Goof Proof Protection plan. I met all the criteria for the claim and they refused to honor the claim saying I have to know more information that is impossible to know. It is only one (1) hole therefore one incident. They want to know who caused the rip or tear. One hole = one incident. Common sense. They claimed I have to know how the accident happened.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2010

    We purchased two chairs, coffee table, end table, sofa and cabinet from Bob's discount furniture in Paramus in early November. We specifically asked for everything to be delivered all at once before Christmas eve. We were told that our order would be delivered by mid-December. We got a phone Monday, November 29th, that our order was ready to be delivered. Great news for us. We threw out our old furniture in preparation for Saturday, November 27th delivery on Friday night.

    The drivers/delivery guys showed up and delivered only half of the order. We called the store immediately and after waiting close to 1 hour on the phone and being transferred from one uncaring employee to another, we got a human being to explain this screw up. The salesperson at the store had no idea why we received the phone call that our entire order was in and going to be delivered. Now, we have half of a living room and with no definitive idea if we will get the rest of this order in time for Christmas eve. The sales person at the Paramus store did say she would have it expedited ASAP and she also said she would call us back. We are still waiting for her phone call telling us that she "expedited" the other half of our order in time for Christmas eve. Also, according to their website (furniture delivery locator), our order has been completed.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2010

    I originally went to the Bob's Discount Furniture in Newington to order a living room set, a bedroom set, and a dining room set for my new apartment. I had to break my order into two and at first just ordered the living room set. I had checked out the measurements of the couch and also had measured all of the entry ways leading into my apartment. My brother, who had previously delivered furniture (not for Bob's obviously because he was actually competent), knew that there should be no issues with the couch fitting into my apartment. When the delivery came, the guys could not fit the couch into my apartment after barely trying. So I went back and ordered a smaller couch for the same price and this was delivered. At this point, I was slightly annoyed that the original couch I had wanted didn't work out and I also had to miss work again for the other delivery, but I figured it was a one time mess up. This should have been a warning to me for what was yet to come.

    I unfortunately went back to Bob's a few weeks later to finalize my order for the bedroom and dining room set. For this delivery, my dad wanted to help out and was willing to take a few hours out of his work schedule to be there for the delivery. My dad sees the delivery truck pull up and heads down to the parking lot to guide the delivery guys. By the time he gets down to the parking lot, the truck drives away. The truck had been there for a maximum of 5 minutes and no one bothered calling my dad or myself. When I called the customer service line, I was on hold for almost half an hour and the person I did speak with told me to call the store location I had originally placed my order with to figure out when I could get my furniture.

    I had a house warming party planned at my apartment for the next day and had told people there would be plenty of space to sleep and was also counting on my dining room set to serve food on. Therefore, I wanted to schedule a delivery for later on that day or the very next morning. I finally got a hold of the "head" manager at the location I had ordered my furniture from and had no such luck. He could not explain why the delivery guys left after 5 minutes without stepping foot out of their truck or giving a phone call and also could not arrange for my furniture to be redelivered before my party. Needless to say, I was pretty annoyed with Bob's at this point and embarrassed that my apartment was barely furnished. I had to cancel the party.

    I spoke with the manager again the following day, Saturday, to figure out when all of my furniture would be delivered. He scheduled a date the coming Wednesday, but told me that one of the pieces (a dresser) would not be available. I asked him how this could be when all of the furniture was "available" the day that the original delivery was supposed to come. He stated that all of my furniture had been in the truck that day, but could not tell me why exactly the dresser could not come with the rescheduled delivery. He also said he would look further into the matter and get back to me on Monday. Monday rolls around and no phone call.

    I called the store later in the afternoon and was told that the manager I had spoken to would be off for the next few days. The manager I did talk to had no previous knowledge of my situation and could not tell me whether or not the dresser would come on Wednesday with everything else. He told me to call customer service (which is pretty much non-existent). I was pretty fed up with Bob's at this point since this meant more time away from work (I've been at my job for 2 months and don't get any PTO yet). So Wednesday rolls around and no dresser and no mattress. At this point I had paid a months rent for an apartment where I cannot even sleep in my bed! Yet again, another delivery date is scheduled so I can get my mattress and dresser to come the following Wednesday, which is today.

    So the delivery guys show up with only the mattress but no dresser! I called the store yet again to complain about the delivery services (this has been delivery no. 5 and 6 is yet to come). The manager tells me that he had sent an email to the corporate manager about 5 days ago and was "surprised" when I said I had not heard from her and said he would send her another email at this point since I am still missing furniture.

    I need to be accommodated for more than $100 delivery charge. This is unacceptable. At this point I have missed time at work and have to reimburse my father who has missed time at work for furniture that was originally ordered almost one month ago, and as I have said, I have been paying rent for an apartment that I couldn't even sleep in until today! And yet I am still waiting on a dresser. What else could possibly go wrong? Will they bring a dresser with no drawers? I am never buying anything from Bob's Discount Furniture ever again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2010

    I placed an order for living room furniture totaling almost $3,500 on 10/16/10. The salesman (Anil **) informed us we were on a waiting list for 10/23/10 delivery, but unless otherwise notified, our furniture would be delivered 10/30/10. Without notification, our furniture was delivered on 10/23/10. We were lucky to be home. Bob's delivery policy states: “An automated system will call you one to two days before delivery." We never received any such call. Insult to injury; parts packages were missing small, plastic "feet" for bottom of furniture legs. Repeated (minimum of 3) calls to "customer care" at Bob's yielded no results, but lots of waiting on hold. Feet have still not been delivered even though their service department guaranteed they would be.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2010

    I paid for a purchase in full on Nov 9th and was scheduled for a delivery and to date I still have not gotten the furniture delivered. I am now being told that goods are now out of stock. I feel betrayed and lied to shut them down. I am emotionally distressed.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2010

    I bought a bed from Bobs, was told that our old frame would fit bed. Ends up it don’t and they took the bed with the frame. Now I have no frame for our bed and we are sleeping in our kid’s bed. The service is very bad and unprofessional and now still waiting for call back.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2010

    Let's start with we got rid of our couch and living room chair and end tables today because we were expecting new furniture. On November 13th (my birthday), my husband took me to Bob's to buy a new living room set. After 1 1/2 hours of shopping we finally decided on a set. Our customer service person, Eyal, began processing our order. One of the things I wanted to make sure of was that the furniture was in stock because I wanted it for Thanksgiving since I have family coming over.

    I was told by Eyal that my furniture was in stock at the warehouse, all except the recliner. I agreed that would be fine. We put $500 on it at the time. I went back the following morning and paid the rest in cash. At that time I was told by Jose my order was still on schedule for delivery on Wednesday, the 17th. I was told a phone call would come the day before with an estimated arrival time. At 4:46 p.m. on the 16th, I called the store to find out my arrival time. The girl took my number and said she would call me back. She never did. She went home for the day. I called again an hour later only to find out that my couch is on back order until December and the other furniture would not be delivered until then.

    Needless to say I am quite upset. And no one was going to even call me to let me know this? When I informed the girl that I would be in in the morning, she informed me that since I paid in cash, I couldn't get my money back right away. I would have to wait two days for a check from the corporate office. Really? So I get no furniture and can't have my money back? I had heard things prior to going to your store about these problems but I figured these instances were far and few between. I guess I was wrong.

    I am going to the store tomorrow to try and resolve this. In the meantime I will contact the Better Business Bureau and anyone else that will listen, including Marshalls and Tj Maxx since they are part owners of the company!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2010

    Where do I begin?! I put a 3-piece cocktail table set on layaway. I came to the store to make a layaway payment a week later. They couldn't take my payment because of computer problems. Customer service never answers their phone. Put on hold for 30 minutes if you call.

    I paid off the table set and went to the warehouse to pick it up. I open the box at home to see a huge piece is broken off the large coffee table. I tried phoning again to no avail. I went to the store in person. I had to wait 20 minutes to talk to a supervisor. She told me to return the table to the warehouse and get the new one that Saturday.

    My husband lifted the very heavy table into his truck on Saturday and we brought it to the warehouse. They took the damaged table. Opened the box with the new one. That one was all scratched up. We told them to order us another one! They said they would, but take the first broken table back home! My husband told them he is not lugging this broken table around again. He told them to keep it, and they did. We went in person again to the store since they never answer their phones. We told the supervisor this time we are having the Bob's truck deliver our table to our home free of charge. We are not going back to the warehouse. She agreed to do that. The truck delivered the 3rd table.

    Finally, it was not damaged! Is this any way to run a business? I should say not! We will never buy furniture from Bob's again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2010

    On October 16, 2010, we went to Bob's Furniture. I was giving a $210.00 credit from Guardsman warranty. They don't make the chairs anymore to match my kitchen set so I was to pick out new ones which I did paid the tax and got the goof proof warranty. The first delivery was on October 22, 2010. They were picking up the 4 swivel chairs. This included the broken one and was leaving 4 Steve BR300SN-Branson Natural Chairs. It never came so I called. They did not receive the credit number from Guardsman so we waited. I called Dylan back and said that he would clear it up even on his day off. And for being so understanding, we would receive a gift card. Now, I called again the first week of November and they said that they were sorry but their computer system was crashing. They set up the delivery for November 9 and I will get a call on November 3. They have to change the date for the delivery until November 10, though what’s one more day so I thought.

    My husband calls me at work that Bob’s came to pick up the old chairs but did not have nor did they have knowledge of my new chairs. I told him not to give them the chairs. I was told that when they delivered the new, they will pick up the old. Now it’s 2:30 pm, I called on my lunch hour to be told that the store managers are in a meeting and one will call me. I asked for them to call me at 5:30. There was no call. I called at 6:30 to be told that they are having dinner and there is only one manager left. I asked for Dylan, he gets on the phone and said that he is sorry. They can't be delivered until the 15th of November. I get told that on my next purchase, for being so patient, they will forego the delivery charges. I'm still waiting for a store manager to call me and for my chairs.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2010

    I was a customer of Bob's Discount Furniture until today, November 9, 2010. I am writing to you because I am extremely disappointed in your services and as an experienced consumer, I thought I could help you help your future customers by providing you with a break down of my terrible experience with your website as well as my horrifying experience with some of your employees.

    My nightmare began on Sunday, October 24, 2010, when I placed an order for your Classy sofa on **. I provided all the necessary information and under delivery instructions, I indicated that in order for my to building to accept delivery of my furniture, a certificate of liability (CL) would have to be provided prior to delivery. On Monday, October 25, 2010, I received a call from sales associate Scott in Paramus, NJ. Why my order was assigned to your Paramus store when I live in New York City, I don't know and neither did Scott. Scott informed me that he was calling me about my delivery instructions. He asked me to specify what exactly it was that I wanted. I wasn't sure how to make myself any clearer. I had indicated on my order that I needed a CL. I wasn't sure what Scott didn't understand.

    Regardless, I asked Scott for a fax number where I could fax a sample CL so that there would be no room for confusion. Before hanging up, he told me there would be no problem with satisfying my building requirements. He also told me delivery of my sofa was scheduled for November 9, 2010. Immediately after hanging up with Scott, I faxed him the sample CL, the times/days when my sofa could be delivered, and I also requested that he confirm receipt of my fax.

    I never heard from Scott again.

    A week of me trying to reach Scott and the Paramus, NJ store went by. I called numerous times and no one ever answered the phone. I left numerous messages and no ever returned my call. To this day, no one has called me back. I'm not sure if your employees are aware of the fact that customers want to make sure their orders are processed as requested. They would also like to be called back when an associate tells them they are going to call them back. I wasn't asking Scott for a favor. I paid $793.68 for the sofa and I wanted to make sure delivery of my sofa would go off without a hitch.

    Since I couldn't reach Scott or anyone in Paramus, I decided to call your Secaucus warehouse. I can't remember the name of the woman I spoke to but she was the only person I spoke to at your establishment who seemed semi-concerned about the issues I was having. She too was perplexed as to why my order would be assigned to Paramus when I live in Manhattan. She transferred my call to your NYC store. Marissa answered the phone and I explained to her my frustrations with Scott and your Paramus store. I told her all I wanted was a CL because otherwise my building would not allow me to accept delivery of my furniture. The first words out of Marissa's mouth after I explained my situation were, "I'm not sure if I can help you, hold on."

    After taking me off hold, her tune changed a bit and she apologized for the situation I was going through. I felt relieved when she told me she was taking over my order and that my delivery was still scheduled for the 9th . She also told me that someone would be contacting me 48 hours prior to the delivery date to provide me with a time. Marissa provided me with a fax number where I could re-fax my sample CL and she also provided me with her manager's name in case I had any further issues. I was able to ignore Marissa's poor grammar and poor phone etiquette because I was overwhelmed with joy that I had finally reached someone who could help me.

    Before hanging up with Marissa, I asked her to please call me as soon as she received my fax so that I could make sure my paper work would be in order. I would have made her pinky swear but at that point in time I still believed in people and their word. So again I faxed the sample CL as well as a cover letter indicating exactly what it was I needed. My fax not only included an email address and a fax number where the CL could be sent, but it also included a reminder for Marissa to confirm receipt, and a plea for someone to please check on your Paramus store for I feared and still do that something is fundamentally wrong with it. Little did I know that something was and still is fundamentally wrong with the entire Bob's Furniture Discount store operation.

    Marissa never called me back.

    I couldn't understand why it was necessary for me to babysit Bob's store employees. As a customer with a request that was neither irrational nor preposterous, I don't understand why I was ignored, especially when I stressed the importance of the CL. I'm not sure how much clearer I could have made myself: No C, no delivery.

    Sunday the 7th of November began the 48-hour time period prior to my delivery when I was supposed to be contacted with a delivery time per my conversation with Marissa. I waited patiently all day expecting to hear from a Bob's representative. When I saw it was 9:00 pm on Sunday and hadn't heard from anyone, I began to worry. Had Bob's forgotten about me? I asked myself. Are we still on for the previously scheduled November 9th delivery date? I wondered. I was stressed out. Again, I just couldn't understand why I had to be on top of your employees. I'm not getting paid to make sure they do their job. Quite the contrary, Bob and friends, I shelled out quite a lot of money and wasn't getting anything in return. I get that Bob's is a discount furniture store, and perhaps my expectations are a bit high, but last I checked a certificate of liability is pretty standard in the furniture industry and is not by any means considered an exorbitant request.

    On Monday November 8, 2010, I called your Manhattan store to inquire about my order. The first time I called, I was hung up on, and though I can't say it was intentional, Nikia answered the phone in a less than enthusiastic tone. I, however, understood it was Monday and decided to give her benefit of the doubt until I began to realize she really couldn't care less about my situation and what I was going through. I have lost count of the number of times I have explained to various Bob's employees that in order for me to accept delivery of the sofa, my building required a certificate of liability. I explained this to Nikia and also told her how Marissa was supposed to confirm receipt of my fax and never did. I also told her I wasn't sure if my delivery was still scheduled for the next day for I hadn't heard anything regarding my CL request.

    Nikia sighed and put me on hold. When she came back on the phone she informed me that the CL request had been sent to corporate and was taken care of. I was relieved that someone at your Manhattan store had indeed received my fax and had taken the necessary steps to ensure my sofa could be delivered. Before hanging up with Nikia, I asked her if it would be possible for the driver delivering my sofa to call me when he was close so that I could meet him at my apartment. She told me that it was probably too late to put said request in. I'm not sure why or what that meant, but she informed me that I could track the delivery online anyway.

    Nikia provided me with my customer number for tracking since I never received an invoice from Bob's, only a receipt with information that wouldn't help me locate my order. I wrote it down and hung up without thanking her which is extremely unlike me. I was just genuinely upset by her attitude and lack of interest in my situation. I'm really sorry for calling you at your job and asking you to assist me, Nikia. The nerve of me to expect you to fulfill your responsibilities. After hanging up with Nikia, I felt a little better even though she was rude and unsympathetic. I remained a bit wary though for my prior experiences with Scott and Marissa proved I couldn't really trust Bob's employees.

    Tuesday morning arrived and I woke up excited to finally have reached the day where I would have a place for guests to sit when they visited. I went to track my order online since the 3-hour delivery window assigned to me was inconvenient and I had to go to work. I realized I had left the customer number scribbled on a piece of paper at work and as result could not track my order. I pulled up Bob's website to see if there was another way to find out where my sofa was. A customer service number was listed under the state-of-the art tracker.

    I called and waited for 15 minutes. No one picked up the phone. I was already late for work so I had no choice but to hope my sofa wasn't anywhere close. Again, I was never emailed an invoice, only a receipt that didn't provide me with any tracking information. I'm not sure why my customer receipt number is different from my customer number. Perhaps someone can explain that to me? Anyway, I arrived at work and tracked my delivery. I saw the ETA was 10:42 am, so I arranged to take an early lunch break. I got to my apartment at exactly 10:30 am. I kept tracking the delivery and saw some fluctuation in the time. I waited and waited. 10:42 had come, yet the state-of-art tracker informed me my delivery would now be arriving at 10:36 am. I didn't know Bob's Discount Furniture was capable of time travel.

    At 10:50, your tracker told me my sofa would be here at 10:55. At 11:00, it said it would be arriving at 10:54. I thought maybe your driver had located his missing flux capacitor and was going to attempt to travel back in time again. By 11:10, I felt it was necessary for me to inquire about the way your state-of-the-art tracking system worked. For the second time in one day, I called your customer service line. I was on hold for 22 minutes before I decided to hang up and call your Manhattan store. Marissa answered the phone and didn't care how upset I was. I told her I just couldn't comprehend the tracking system. I begged her to explain it to me. I understand your customers are provided with a time window, but why the tracker Bob? Why?

    Marissa tried to use the 3-hour delivery window excuse and I told her that I have a job and can't afford to sit at home and wait for Bob's employees to show up when they feel like it. That is precisely why I asked Nikia to provide the driver with my contact information so he could call me when close. Nikia told me she couldn't do that, only she and God know why and so I had no choice but to rely on your self proclaimed state of the art tracker. I suspect there is nothing state-of-the-art about it but that's an entirely separate issue and 6-page letter. I asked Marissa for the driver's phone number so I could call him myself and find out what his situation was. She told me she did not have his phone number and told me that only customer service could help. I begged her not to transfer my call because I had just wasted 20 minutes of my life on hold. Nobody likes to answer the phone at your place, Bob. Perhaps your employees would be interested in carrier pigeons as an alternate method of communication? Apparently holding a phone up to their ear is just too much. Let the pigeons do all the work.

    Marissa insisted there was nothing she could do for me and transferred me to customer service anyway. I was on hold for about two minutes when an automated message informed me that no one was available and suggested I try my call at a later time. Furious, I called your Manhattan store back and this time David, the manager picked up phone. Do you guys have caller ID? I'm pretty sure he knew it was me. David informed me that there was nothing he could do for me either and again insisted he would have to transfer me to customer service even though I explained to him that I was told they weren't available.

    What kind of a world do we live in when people responsible for entire stores can't even help a customer? I remember the days when people actually cared about their customers and didn't make them wait on hold only to be turned away by an automated system. Again, I was transferred, but while on hold for the fourth time that day, I received a call on the other line from my doorman who told me the supervisor of the building wanted to see me about my furniture delivery that had just arrived which was an hour and a half after the state-of-the-art tracker told me it would mind you. I met with my supervisor only to have him inform me that he never received a CL from Bob's Discount Furniture and that Ghassan, the driver had no idea what he was talking about when he asked him for one.

    Seething with anger, I called David, the Manhattan store manager back. I asked him why on earth one of his employees would dare to assure me all my paperwork had been taken care of when clearly it hadn't. Speaking in double negatives, it was a bit difficult for me to comprehend exactly what it was he was saying, but I believe he explained to me that he had no idea why Nikia told me I was good to go. The best explanation he could up with was that maybe she had worked with a different manager. I had to explain to him how ridiculous he sounded. And again, I explained to David what I had explained to every Bob's employee before him: No CL, no delivery!

    Perhaps you should spend less money on acclamations and more on formal employee training. David didn't even apologize. All he said was that it would take him some time to contact corporate and have them fax a CL over. I told him to forget it. I wasn't going to waste another minute of my life on Bob's Discount Furniture. I told David I didn't want the couch anymore and told Ghassan to leave. I don't know what kind of managers you hire at your stores but David didn't even try to calm me down. He didn't apologize. He didn't try persuade me to keep the couch by dangling a possible discount for my troubles or inconvenience in front of me, not even a coupon to the International House of Pancakes, nothing.

    I asked David when I would be getting my money back. He told me that once the sofa is returned to the warehouse, the money will be refunded back onto my card. I know that your main warehouse is in Connecticut and I know the sofa was most likely bere turned today, the 9th, so I expect to see a full refund no later than Thursday. I hope you take something away from my experience Bob and friends. I really hope you do. I lost complete faith in humanity after dealing with your inarticulate, oafish staff and you have lost a customer for life. And just so you know, I'm young. If things would have been different, who knows? I could have been buying a bedroom set for me and my unknown future husband, then a few years down the line a bedroom set for the twins I plan on having, a couch for the family room, a dining room table for holiday dinners ¦the possibilities could have been endless, but are no longer options. I will never even bother browse your website ever again. That is how displeased I am with your store and your people.

    Also, please note that as a former journalism major and current blogger, it is my duty to share my experience with the world. I have already prohibited all of my family members from ever ordering from Bob's. I will also be posting my experience on Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Tumbler, and the Consumerist. If that doesn't get my point across, I also plan on standing outside of your Manhattan store and handing out flyers to potential customers. It's their right to know.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2010

    On September 24, 2010, we put a down payment on a dining room table, with another table on stand-by, since we were not sure of the measurements. We chose the other table since our first choice was to big and would not fit. Mr. **** said it would not be a problem and told us the change was made and would be delivered by the end of October and when full payment was made.

    On October 15, 2010, only day available to take off and go to store and pay in full, Mr. **** said it would be delivered on the 18th. The 18th came and went with no avail. After spending 45 minutes waiting for customer service, they told me that the table was on back order until December and did not know why someone would tell us otherwise.

    I chose another table within the same measurements and color and said that would be delivered on the 26th of October. I took off another day to wait and to my surprise, the warehouse calls around 2pm that the table they had was damaged and would not be delivered. I called customer service again and waited again for another 45 minutes, because calling the store you never get any help and they don't call you back. This time they said that it would be delivered on November 3, 2010.

    Granted they actually made it to my home but brought the wrong table. This happened approximately 1pm. It is now 4:30pm and still no one has called back from the store. God help me!

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2010

    My sister, who lives in E. Orange, NJ had just purchased a condo. I wanted to provide her with all the furniture she needed as a new home owner. I went into Bob's to purchase several rooms of furniture and finally settled on a flat screen TV wall unit, 2 library lamps, a 5-piece micro-fiber/leather living room set. The first problem arose when we were prepared for delivery two days after the purchase. When they didn't show up at the expected time, we called and learned they had actually scheduled it for one week later.

    They didn't say that in the store when they took my AMEX. Then to top off this miscommunication when they delivered the furniture, it was repackaged good. The wall unit had been damaged and repaired, and we paid full price for it not knowing. So they came back and got this damaged unit and to date, they still have not credited my AMEX card the $545.

    I have a customer dispute in with AMEX, but my expectation is that Bob's do the right thing. I will never purchase anything from them again and don't recommend others unless they know upfront what they are getting. Inspect the goods before they leave your premises.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2010

    On October 3rd, I bought a dinning furniture (1 table, 4 chairs, 2 armchairs) at Bob's Furniture, they delivered it on October 8th at 8.00 am. When I came to my house, I saw a damage in a side of the table (in the join), when I sat on the armchair the arm came out and I noticed that it was assembled by plastic.

    I called Bob's Furniture Costumer Service and its answer was a recorded message that told me that I have to wait, I was waiting for more than 30 minutes, I went to its website www.mybobs.com, and I put my complaint twice but I did not receive any answer from Bob's. On October 14th, I went to the store in Freeport.

    I explained my problem to the salesman who attended me the first time, Keith **, he dialed the customer service and told me that I have to wait because somebody was going to attend to me. I was waiting for more than 30 minutes but nobody attended to me. So a salesman, Randy **, told me that he is going to solve my problem, that somebody from Bob's is going to call me in 2 or 3 days. I have waited more than 9 days but nobody called me.

    This transaction cost me $ 1,085.14. I can pay it in 6 months without interest. I have to do my first pay on November 8, but nobody solved my problem. I want to cancel this transaction and give back the dining furniture. I do not want to have any debt whit them because this company is not reliable.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2010

    Bob's Discount Furniture tells customers to drop dead! Well here's another of Bob's Discount's horror stories. I bought the Eldorado wall unit along with 2 end tables. Total sale was $1,750 system from the Yonkers, NY store approx. 1 month ago. This is after previously buying a dinning room table, which took 6 deliveries before they got it right. Well, the first 3 delivery attempts of the 3 wall unit pieces were damaged goods. Scratches, knife gouges, dark stains and blotches and doors that wouldn't close were among some of the various damages to this unit. Even the delivery drivers said don't accept it.

    Last Sunday, yes Sunday, I get a call from the warehouse from a guy named Paul. He tells me, in no uncertain terms, that Bob's will not deliver the furniture to us any longer. He said "I'm messing up his deliveries to other customers because I keep refusing delivery." He tells me that I should have accepted the pieces and they would fix them eventually. All this mind with a very condescending attitude. So I go the phone route, which I'm sure all of you other frustrated customers know about, speak to the General Manager Jeff in the Yonkers who assures me that I will get another delivery attempt.

    Last night, 10/21/10, Jeff calls me at 9:30 PM to tell me that Bob's will not deliver again. This is after a received email confirming delivery this coming Saturday. Jeff tells me that no delivery will happen. He ,as well as the condescending warehouse man Paul, tell me that Bob's wants to cut ties with.

    In other words, drop dead to the customer, go away and never come back. Now some of you readers may think we're very picky when it comes to purchases like this. Not true at all. All I want is a delivery that's not damaged. Little nicks, pin holes etc is acceptable, but not like I described earlier. l have so many damaged pieces that they can afford to throw away business. Why can't Bob's, in this case, want to get it right? They need to stop ripping off the consumer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2010

    My husband and I love shopping at your store, but the customer service is horrible; not the service in the store, it's after you make your purchase. I missed the call for the time frame, so I called the store. I had to wait over 45 minutes to speak with someone and still couldn't answer my question because he wasn't trained on the supposed new program you have. Then when they delivered, they built the bunk beds and two pieces weren't sitting right so I called again. I had to wait 45 minutes or more to ask for someone to come back out. My husband fixed himself because my kids couldn't be without a bed 5 more days, they were already without a bed for 7 days waiting for a delivery (ridiculous).

    Then when my husband fixed it, I had the courtesy to try to call back to cancel the guys from coming back. After waiting for 35 minutes, we hung up. The guy called today to come. I told him I called to cancel but since we didn't cancel, you can still come and make sure if it is safe for the kids to sleep on. He said, "no, it's okay". What's okay? For my kids to fall off the bed? I am not happy with your service and so frustrated. I regret buying your goof proof because God knows how long I will have to wait on the phone to report until someone who actually cares comes out.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2010

    It was supposed to be delivered Thursday, bot there was no delivery. Then on Monday, I took the day off and waited all day because they said it would be delivered. Tracking did not work, phones did not work properly. At 6pm, they said it would be delivered. It was not!

    Now they said Friday the 29th. I can not track it, it is not working and the phones are not working. My husband has to work, I am an hour away and will be there if I know it will be delivered, but how can we trust this. I would like my son to cancel and get the money back, paid by debit. Bob's is a very bad business, how do they run a business like that?

    This is for my son who just got divorced. I am sick about this. I don't know what to do. I read a lot online about the bad quality also. I want my son to cancel, I am so afraid of that store and do not trust them.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2010

    My husband and I went to Bob's Discount Furniture store. We purchased a micro-leather sofa. The sales person was helpful to us. He told us it would be wise to purchase their "Goof Proof Protection Plan", which we did for $69.99. They set the date for delivery the following Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010.

    The delivery came on time, but when my husband inspected the sofa. It was damaged on the back part of the sofa. It has a large tear in the micro-leather. So we refused the sofa and the delivery men put it back on their truck. The delivery guy, named John, said before I make a call to Customer Services, "Tell them it was the wrong sofa, or wrong color, but not damaged." I think they were covering their ***. He got in touch with Customer Services and told my husband a new sofa will be sent next Saturday, Oct. 23rd 2010. And we would be getting a call within three days before delivery.

    Wednesday, Thursday and Friday comes, no call for delivery. But that Thursday & Friday, my husband and I tried calling the phone numbers that were given. They put you on hold for hours, they give you another number that leads you to a recording of Bob, the recording tells you to leave an e-mail and they will get back to you or it says they are have phone problems.

    Then the Saturday the new sofa was to come. We get a phone call late afternoon. Telling us no delivery today. They have to stock their truck. We have to make another delivery day. We told them we did not want the sofa anymore and we are canceling the order. The person was not very nice to my husband. My husband said I will talk to a lawyer for some advice. So she said, I can not talk to you anymore and hung-up on him. My husband tried to call back the number. It was busy all day. I was upset on how they were treating their customers.

    I called my charge card company to put a stop on my purchase. I explained what had happened. I already had gotten my bill, so I worried that now I am responsible for the $739.24 and no sofa. Chase said they will take care of it and not to worry.

    I looked up complaints on the computer about Bob's Discount Furniture. They are all saying the same things as me. There are to many people having complaints on this company. They should be investigated. How does a company stay in business this long treating their customers like this? I read the the complaints from the people and I know how frustrated they all feel.

    We all work hard for our money. People cannot throw their money away like this. And people like Bob's Discount Furniture are taking advantage of his customers and getting away with it. He must be laughing all the way to the bank with our money! I also wasted our money on that "Goof Proof Protection Plan." All the people who had a complaint said it was worthless! Bob's Discount Furniture is a lie and he should be stopped ripping off people. They say you get what you paid for. I guess it's true. But it is still wrong to treat people like this.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2010

    The living room furniture I purchased ripped 2 months after I had it. A repair man came and had sewn it. It ripped again and another man came and also had sewn it. This is the third time it has ripped and now they won't give me my money back and they will only give me a store credit. The furniture is 3 months old.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2010

    My fiance and I purchased a sofa and love seat this past Sunday, October 9th 2010. The in store experience was quite well. Our salesman, Don ** was great to deal with. In today's market, it is tough to gain customers and their company showed us that we were appreciated for being in their store. Our poor experience happened during the order fulfillment process.

    I called their 1-800 number Wednesday night around 5:30PM. My fiance and I had been given a time-frame of 1:30 to 4:30PM and we wanted to find out where our delivery was. I do understand that the time frames provided are estimates. After I had been on hold for about twenty minutes, a representative came on the line. I had to explain my problem to him several times because he did not seem to be listening and therefore asked me the same questions repeatedly. The representative put me on hold for several minutes, and then returned to say he could not help me. I had to call back and was placed in the phone loop waiting for another representative. Needless to say, I was quite frustrated.

    Our delivery arrived around twenty minutes to 8:00PM! The driver and his helper looked much stressed. They did apologized and explained that the customer service phone system in place is very dysfunctional. In fact, the delivery men told us that they too must call the same number as I would if they needed to get a hold of customer service. The driver explained that this is why most of the times they arrive late and sometimes they could be on hold in a customer's home for more than a half hour. What I say to this, why would this man share this information with the public? This creates a negative picture regarding their company.

    Once the delivery men left, I noticed a scratch on one of the seat pillows. After the awful experience I had over the telephone with representatives, there was no way I was going to call their 1-800 number back. Furthermore, the information that the delivery men told me left me even more disgusted with the telephone service. So instead, I directly called the store in Orange and spoke to Kathleen. I explained to Kathleen all of the events that had just taken place and even she agreed that their so-called customer service telephone system was useless and ineffective.

    I demanded to speak with someone of authority at the Orange store. Kathleen then told me that since the furniture was now in my home, the store manager could not help me any further. At that point, my pressure was boiling! Where is the customer service? She did, however, credit me the delivery charge for the couches and stated that she emailed someone at the corporate office and I should hear from them that very night or at the latest, Thursday morning. I never heard from anyone.

    Once again this morning, I called their 1-800 number and received the same service as Wednesday night. An automated voice said, "We are having technical difficulties and we're sorry," and I was disconnected. When I finally was able to speak to someone and explained my story for the tenth time, she claimed she was the highest person I could speak with. This is completely false. I pressed it so much that she made the same comment as Kathleen stated. She will email someone and they will call me. I requested that whoever this person is to please call me today.

    I am very frustrated to say the very least. I expected a higher level of service from their company and I am quite disappointed. Because I do not want to spend any more time on this problem, I am returning the product immediately, and I expect a full refund. As word of mouth is the best form of advertisement, I will be informing my friends and family about this awful experience. Also, keep in mind that we acquired our home a month ago and need to furnish more rooms. Unfortunately, we will not be making any more purchases from their company. We will be shopping with their competitor.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2010

    I placed an order for my daughter's much needed bedroom set online, at Bobs Furniture. I was told that a rep from the Woodbridge store would call me in 24 hours to confirm. 6 days later, I called the Woodbridge store to check on my order, and was put on hold for about 30 minutes in total. I found out I left one number off my telephone number, so they voided out my order.

    They had my correct cell number, and email address, yet they still cancelled my order. I told the store, they never refunded the amount I paid, when they voided my order. They told me to call corporate, because they did it. I called corporate, who called the Woodbridge store, and told me I had to come in, and talk to the manager if I want my money back. So they cancelled my order, but keep my money? So now, we have to go to the store, and get our money back. Their customer service was terrible. I will never deal with this company again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2010

    When I receive my delivery, my husband went to show the delivery guys how to enter the building. He just happens to look inside the truck and there he saw a disgusting bed bud cover mattress. The mattress cover was ripped and torn in the truck along with our new furniture and other people’s furniture. He asked the guy if this if for real? His answer was they just got the mattress. I called the customer service and I was given the run around. I did not accept my delivery and I was not given full refund right away. Never will I shop in this store again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2010

    Over a year ago I purchased a bedroom set from Bobs in Totowa, for my 15 year old daughter. Right from the start, there was a problem. Every time they delivered the set, something was broken, and they would have to take it back, and redeliver. This happened many times, and finally we changed the set thinking that, it would be a sturdy set. Anyhow, it is now over a year, and the bedroom set is falling apart.

    The draws are broken, there are chips, pieces are cracking off, the bed frame broke etc. My daughter is about 100 pounds, so this should not have happened. I am very dissatisfied with the quality of this set. I guess I should have taken out the insurance, but did not think I would need to. Her old bedroom set was over 10 years old, and everything is still good. No broken draws, bed etc. I am not sure what I want to accomplish with this. She likes the set, so do I ask for a new one, or do I ask for my money back.

    I sent them an email about this on July 24th, and it was ignored. I am so unhappy and so is my daughter. This set is a piece of junk, and they should not be able to sell merchandise that does not hold up. I cannot afford to go out and by her a new set, and this one just makes her room look so bad, because it is falling apart.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2010

    I purchased a marble top pub table with four leather chairs two weeks ago. I paid in full and added on their goof proof protection plan. I opted on picking it up from the company warehouse because I couldn't wait two weeks for the delivery. When my husband assembled the table and chairs, he realized that one of the chairs wasn't balanced. Another chair had a hole in.

    The table wasn't balanced and the table top had about a 12-inch circle of dullness to it. I called in and they sent over what they call a technician who said it wasn't the table or the chairs, it was my floor (he didn't have a leveler) and I just had ceramic tiles put in and leveled 5 days before I purchased the table. He did something that he calls fixing the hole (I wish I could include a picture).

    I could have done better with a sharpie. Anyway, he said he couldn't fix the table, that it would have to be replaced because it was a manufacturer's damage. So I spoke to the representative who informed me that I have to drive back to the warehouse (1 hour and a half away) to pick up a replacement even though the product came damaged from their warehouse and that if I wanted them to deliver it to me, I would have to pay the delivery fee ($80). That made me very upset because it is not my fault that the table came damaged and I feel as though they should deliver me a new table and take back the one I currently have!

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    Reviewed March 22, 2010

    I bought a Micro Fiber sectional on 12/22/06. I called to have them come look at the couch because one side, they call the love seat and chaise lounge section, was all sunken in and you fall down between the back and seat. I don't remember the actual date I called but I do remember when I called the very first time, they told me it was still under warranty. I paid $100 for a one year protection plan and $199 for a goof proof protection plan. The technician that came that day, I didn't get his name, told me, "There was nothing he could do for me. I got what I paid for." I said "I can't believe you just said that."

    He then called costumer service and told them it was wear and tear and could do nothing. I got on the phone and argued with them. I did tell customer service what he said about getting what I paid for. They did at that point grant someone else to come look at it. A gentleman named Gilbert came and said, "Yeah, this needs all new stuffing but the chaise lounge, nothing I can do for you." This went on four different times. This is when I started asking for receipts and they all told me they couldn't give me one. I had to call customer service and request them.

    I called customer service for a receipt. They never sent me one. I just kept calling until finally of '09, they sent me three receipts but I argued with them that they aren't all here. I had to have a man come and fix the wood back part of the same couch. No receipt for that. Then he ripped the back while fixing it. They had to come back for that. No receipt. I only have three receipts today, one receipt a year. I called and they said on 3/13/08. It came 3/22/08. I called on 12/30/08 and it came 04/10/09. I called on 11/07/09 and it came 02/20/10. I've had more house calls than that. I've had Tim and Gilbert came twice, John, Robert and the men that came in the beginning, I didn't get their names, or the man that came to fix the wood or the rip in the couch.

    I spoke with the manager, Fred, on 11/28/09 who told me I need to get a second opinion and to request that Gilbert not come here. I just had a man, John, on 2/20/10 who stated the couch needs other work besides the stuffing that won't help this problem. I had a gentlemen come to fix it on 3/20/10. He stated this couch shouldn't even be fixed. You should have gotten a new one. I spoke with Sarah, the manager, who was on that day in customer service but she said, "No way to replace the chaise lounge because it's been over the one year warranty," and if they have to fix it, it will be a cost to me now. I asked about my five-year goof proof plan. She said that doesn't cover this particular problem, "Just if we damage it like burning the material, etc." They told me the chaise lounge is like this because we sit at the foot rest. I told them we do not sit at the end. My husband sits on it the correct way. I ended up arguing with her same as every other time I've had to call, they give me the runaround until I just agreed with them. I either want Bob's to either stand behind their products or their warranties. There is so much more to write about but I wanted to get to the bottom line.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2009

    I bought 2 recliners in 10/08. I called to have one repaired and the other was starting to act like the broken one. I called in 11/09. The repairman came out in 12/09. He said the chair was unrepairable, that it's manufacturer's warranty. Bob's refused to replace because warranty was up in 10/09.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2009

    I shopped in the store to purchase a dresser. I have allergies and chemical sensitivities and asked questions about the make of the dresser and any chemical process that might be used in its manufacture. I was told it was solid pine and there was no mention of any chemical process. The dresser was delivered and I went out of my apartment briefly and when I returned, a powerful chemical odor permeated the apartment and I immediately felt sick. I contacted Bob's about this and finally they agreed to pick it up but not until Saturday (this was after many calls) and though they finally agreed to refund my money, they refuse to refund the $64 delivery fee.

    I was not told until I called them that they use a shellac spray during the manufacturing process. The store was misleading. There was minimal odor on the piece of furniture in the store which was probably there for over a year. It smelled like pine. I had no idea I'd be getting a solid pine chest coated in what is basically poison for a person with multiple chemical sensitivities and who is also immunosuppressed due to Myalgic Encephalopathy.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2009

    I purchased a $1,200 table and chair set (South Hampton was the name) in June ‘08! When I received it, it was damaged! I had to wait another 8 weeks to get the damaged chair replaced. Then in Sept ’08, the two other chairs broke and the table top started to chip! So I called the 1800 number and sent out a service man! He said no problem; this was 9/23/08. I spoke to someone via the phone with the service man. They told me they will order a part and it will be shipped to me via UPS and when I receive it to call them to set up another service!

    Well, no one tells me it takes 8 weeks. So sometime in November 1, 2008-ish, I called the number again and said, “where is the chair stuff?” I got a nasty man who rudely told me it takes 8 weeks and I should have known that and it will be here in mid-November! Well three days before Thanksgiving and no replacement parts so I called again! And now they tell me they've no idea what I am talking about, and nothing was ordered but they will order again for me!

    Well, December 10, 2008 rolls around but still no part. I had on holiday with damaged table and chairs! And again they never ordered the part. But then Beverly tells me it’s on back order and that she’ll re-order and it’s the vendor’s fault. But it will be shipped to me on December 22, 2008 but most likely get it after the holiday, so another holiday with broken stuff! On Jan. 5, 2009, I called again and now they tell me they should receive it by Jan. 13 at their warehouse and they will contact me! Here’s the situation.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2008

    I had furniture delivered on August 5, 2008, which half was damaged and needed to be returned. My order consisted of : bedroom set (the mirror was broken, the two piece chest didn't match, foot board was also broken). I was told the foot board is on back order until September, 2008. Wonderful, sleep on the floor after paying all this money. I also had a 2 piece hutch w/buffet delivered (this was broken) and I had an entertainment center delivered as well. (Both piers were damaged as was the bridge).

    When I called to have this redelivered, it was scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2008. I waited for this, only to find out the driver went to the construction gate (chained and locked), called the office to tell them they were unable to enter. (The main gate is just down the next opening) waste of my time--this was then again rescheduled for Wednesday, August 13, 2008 only to find out the hutch/buffet and mirror were on the morning truck and the afternoon's delivery consisted of the two piers, no bridge. Another wasted day!

    On the phone AGAIN to find out about my 2 piece chest and bridge. I was told that the 2 piece chest would be delivered on Friday, August 15, 2008. They didn't see any bridge and I was told to call the store where I purchased the merchandise and speak to my sales representative. Again I called customer care and was told again, that they had no record of this bridge being returned to the warehouse, they were going to check and let me know. Two days passed, and no phone call as to the status of my bridge.

    On August 15, 2008 I called customer care AGAIN, and when I told the women what I was looking for, she said "oh yes, I see it's here , are you calling for a delivery date." Are you kidding me! What kind of business are [they] running? [They] want your money UPFRONT before the merchandise is delivered, and then you give the customers a runaround trying to get it delivered, and hopefully in one piece with no scratches or chunks taken out? You can mark my word; I will NOT buy from [their] store again.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2008

    Purchased furniture in Oct.2007. Armoire,Headboard,and footboard was delivered damaged. Redelivery of the mentioned pieces was scheduled but to no avail. Spoke with cutomer service supv and was told furniyure was going to be inspected before leaving warehouse but was not. After several more attempts I was tlod that they could get service techs out to fix minor damages and when they came they informed me the damage was too severe and they had to swap out the headboard. This is now December. By7 the way they scheduled service and never called to tell me the service date had been changed so I waited all day for them not ot show up.

    Later the back of the bi-fold mirror came loose and I was afriad that when cleaning the glass the mirror would come loose so I called for service again. The tech that came to repair the mirror saw that the stples had indeed come loose but he informed me that he did not have a staple gun and he was going to screw the panel into the back of the mirror. I told him not to because where the mirror was positoned you would see the big silver screws. I left the room and he glued the back of the mirror and put screws in the back so that the mirror would stay in place, he told me that I could remove the screws the next day. I told him that I asked him noy to screw the mirror in the back and he told me that he was not going to sit and wait for the glue to dry. I called customer care and was told that they were going to send me a new mirror. Well they did and the mirror was also decective. The bottom part of the mirror has a strip of glue along the bottom. A new mirror was sent5 again and this time there was a big slash at the top. I refused delivery and called customer service yet again. They were willing to swap out different furniture or get my money back.

    I went to the store in good faith picked another set and was told it would be inspected by the warehouse manager. This furniture came with pieces of wood missing on every drawer. The delivery people even noticed. I contacted customer serc=vice and I spoke to a Patrick in the dept. Iwas kept on hold for 20 mins before The call was disconnected. I called back and spoke ot a supv and told him the situation. I was told that if the delivery was not accepted they would take back the furniture for a full credit. The delivery people would not take the furniture back because they could not fit it in the truck. As it stands now as per the supv I am waiting for them to pick up the furniture for refund.

    I have missed appts that have been scheduled awaiting the various furniture deliveries. I have missed work and also it has taken time away from family obligations.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2008

    I had damaged products delivered to my home; and customer service did not follow any protocol, did not contact me, scheduled a new delivery date without even speaking to me, and as of this date has still not replied to my correspondence or complaints.

    This is strictly a customer service matter; however, people need to know that Bob's Discount Furniture does not care about the customer once they have received their payment. It should be noted that they are not a consumer friendly company.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2007

    I bought a dresser and a bed at Bob's in the pit, got someone to pick it up and take to my home. When we tried to take to pieces up the stairs it couldn't go up, we tried everything, so i called the store in the morning and spoke to someone who spoke to a manager, who said there is nothing he can do about it.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2007

    Purchased a bed on the 1st of December. As was paid...delivery/assembly commenced on the 6th.

    The item in question is a queen sized storage bed. It arrived with out parts of the drawers. They have been downright unreasonable in provided me the complete items and service they were contracted to do.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2007

    On August 31, 2007 I order funiture for my grandson with Saturday Sept 15 delivery for we at the time were moving. Which cost me $1,252.96. When it came the staples that Bob's uses to put his furniture together was sticking out all over and I refused it. They were to bring another set Monday Sept 17 first thing in the morning for I work. Well not only did it come at 3:00 (Which I lost a full days pay) this set was scratch. Now they are telling me I can't get my money back and they will get me another set for Tuesday delivery. I can not affored to lose more money so I will just hope they come after 5:00.

    This is so unfair for I am a Grandmother whose daughter died in May leaving me her children to raise that are 13 and 14. Between doctors, legal justice system,plus work how can I fight. I work for Fortune 500 company and they must stand up to wrong doing and make good their mistakes. They have no corp offices for I have tried to reach them and it just sends me back to the store.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2007

    i pruchased bedroom furniture and my armoire is defective so they sent a repair man to fix it and he said he counld not fix to get a new one. i am goning on the third time they came to replace it and each time the product doors are defective now im furious because i keep taking time off from work and losing pay and now they tell me they will contact me to let me know what they are going to do. i feel i'm getting a run around by these people i called there store to speak to mr klapkin the store manager on march 13, 2007 i had to call 4 times before i could speak to hi which he told me to call him if on tuesday the 13th the armoire was still defective which i did and no one would put him on the phone. finally i did get to speak to him so he could tell me thaat they would call me when they decide what to do with this matter what should i do.

    also when is called the store i ask to speak to him (4) times 1 time they transferred me to mass, the next new hampshire, the next time someone hung up on me the 4 time i said i was coming to the store and they told me they would call the police.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2007

    On November 13, 2006, my husband and I went to conn. to purchase furniture. We selected a set of furniture, placed an $800.00 deposit on it. We were told it would taake 3 to 5 weeks because we had the fabric changed. We agreed that would be fine. Sometime after christmas, when I had not heard from anyone from that store, I called to make inquiries. Someone there told me that they were waiting for a cocktail table to come in, sometime in the middle of January. Now it is 2 months, not 3-5 weeks, and now they tell me it won't be in until sometime in February. Meantime, they have my money and my furniture. I hope you can do something to help. This smells fishy.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2006

    My fiance and I purchased a sectional couch from Bob's Discount Furniture in Portland, Maine, and I am extremely dissatisfied with the entire experience. We purchased the sectional from one of the salespeople who roam around the store like sharks. We paid in full, and picked it up the following weekend. The staff in the rear of the store were extremely rude and shoved the furniture into the vehicle we had provided, as we opted not to pay for delivery to our home.

    We got the sectional home and attempted to set it up, but one of the pieces was not right. I had received two right-arm pieces, in spite of the fact that they were labeled correctly upon pickup. We went back to the store and found the salesperson who had sold it to us, explained our concern, to which he replied "That's impossible" and told us to call customer service as there was nothing he could do. I did so, and was on hold for 25 minutes. I was told that because I had not initially paid for delivery that I would have to return the incorrect piece to the store and pick up a new, presumably correct one.

    I was not satisfied as this was their mistake, not mine, and asked to speak with a manager, to which the "customer service" agent responded "They'll tell you the same thing". I was unable to resolve this first call to my satisfaction as I needed to go to work. I made a second call a week later and was told that it was my responsibility and that I should have inspected it upon pickup. I asked to speak to a manager and was once again told that they wouldn't say anything different; however, I was put through to a manager. She was at least civil and insisted that the company would not pay for delivery, but would refund the money I'd paid if I wished to file a complaint with Consumer Affairs or the BBB. I informed her that I did not want the money; I want the correct piece of my couch, in my home, without further effort from myself or my family. This is their mistake. I was told that it was policy, clearly outlined in the paperwork I was given, and indeed it is; however, I was unable to inspect the furniture upon pickup as it was quickly shoved into my vehicle and encased entirely in thick plastic, was not told to do so. I also purchased a table from them which was thankfully in its entirety upon pickup, but it was all encased in cardboard--am I supposed to rip that all apart and then transfer it to my home, just to make sure THEY haven't screwed up? Even so, they're not willing to correct the mistake if I hadn't initially paid for delivery.

    The manager said that it could be delivered to my home if I paid the delivery fee, but once again, this is not my mistake. I will never again purchase anything from this store--prices are reasonable enough, but customer service and satisfaction are sorely lacking. Unbelievable.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2006

    I ordered furniture from the store with the promise the furniture was to be delivered on February 20, 2006. After I had to contact the store to confirm delivery since no communition was made to me. I found out the items I ordered where not to arrive in the warehouse until mid-March. I proceeded to cancel the order but I have not received my money being one week later and have called to speak with the manager and they are giving me the run around. I am unable to speak to any district managers or bosses above the store managers.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2005

    I had ordered a Chest and a Dresser on 07/06/05 and it was costing me a total of $914.78. I was to receive the delivery on 07/08/05. The dresser was to go in the master bed room and the chest in the childrens bedroom. They could not deliver the dresser to the bedroom as the washer was blocking the passage and the delivery persons wouldn't move the washer. So I told them to cancell the dresser and keep the chest. When I went back to the store to get my money back the sales manager said he would only give me a store credit. As I do not require the dresser anymore I wanted my money back. I would request you to help me get my money back and also they change their store policy.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2002

    I went to Bobs to purchase furniture and put a deposit down. The furniture was delivered damaged and I did not receive all my order. I told customer service that I was not happy with the furniture and was treated rudely. I told them I did not want to do business with them and they sent someone to pick up the furniture. Their brochure says your 100% satisfaction is guaranteed . They refuse to return my deposit. The check was written in Feb.I have the paperwork and canceled check and none of their merchandise. Please help!

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    Bob's Discount Furniture
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    www.mybobs.com