On December 1, 2012 I contacted the Customer Service line to request the exchange of the king size mattress that i bought five years ago after the coils were broken from the both side of the mattress. These broken coils has caused injuries to both myself and my two and half years old son. As requested I sent costumer service the pictures of the mattress showing the broken coils. It was explained to me that the matter should be resolved within two weeks at maximum. Two days later i called again to obtain a confirmation that the pictures were received ok and if everything in order. A CSR answered and advised me that there will be no exchange since the mattress had stains. I was surprised since the mattress did not have any stains. So i called again and spoke to Tyler and sent him better pictures because the first set of pictures I took them with my cellphone camera so maybe the lights and poor quality of the pictures contributed to the idea that there are stains when there is non. Couple days later I received a call from Customer Service advising me that there will not exchange the mattress due to stains. I was shocked and angry from the response and i felt that Sleep Country do not stand up to their commitment and they are trying to get away from their responsibilities toward their customers. The mattress had no stains, the broken coils are sticking out from the sides and a hazard. Later in December 4, 2012 I received a call from the manufacturer regarding the matter. I advice them that there was no stains on the mattress and took pictures of the mattress as we were speaking and sent it to them. They advised me that they can not see any stains on the mattress and will recommend that someone physically to come to inspect. The next day a CSR from Sleep Country called me to advice me that i should expect a call from the person who will inspect the mattress within two to four weeks. Since it was over a month and did not receive any call from the inspector, i called sleep country again to find what is going on. I was shocked by the answer from the CSR that this inspector "attempted" to call me in December and no body answered. First, the phone number on file is my cellphone which I have it all the time. Second if anyone would have called me and hypothetically didn't answer there is an answer machine which he or she could leave me a message and I would have called back. Long story short no one called me at any time except the calls that I mentioned above. I emailed the president of this company, who did not even had the courtesy to acknowledge my email. Finally, the "inspector" came in mid January and it did not take him five minutes to confirm the defect and that there was no stains. I went to the store to pick another bed set, to find out that when I purchased the old set I also had extended warranty for stains, tare and wear.. At that point I so angry for the lack of integrity of this company. I called costumer service to ask why they did not tell me that I had this extended warranty and to complaint about their service. It was like talking to a dead wall. This was my third purchase from sleep country and I was planning to buy another but after this experience I lost my faith in Sleep Country and changed my mind. I am disgust of the way that I was treated, their lack of integrity and how sleep country wash their hands from their responsibilities towards the customers. I would never recommend Sleep Country to any one.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,100.00
- What could this company do to improve their services?
- Change Management from top bottom, especially that so called president, head of Customer Service and warranties department. Have integrity in dealing with consumers.
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- Buy your mattress any where else, because if something happened you will be in tears before they fulfill their warranty obligations.