We purchased a micro fibre sofa and love seat recliner from the Ashley furniture store in Fremont in August. The furniture when it arrived was as expected. But within a few weeks we started noticing micro fibre elements sticking out from all parts of the furniture - this was not fibre leaking from the seams but rather fibre magically leaking from within the fabric all over.
I opened a case with their customer service in Southern California back in Feb. An Ashley Furniture technician came home in April to look at the leaks and stated that he had never seen anything of this nature in his entire tenure and was going to recommend the quickest possible resolution. After waiting for a couple of weeks and still not hearing back from their customer service, I called them and to my surprise was told that the technician had stated in his report that the leak was "normal" and we "may have" used a high power vacuum and caused the same.
After many more conversations, their customer service agent "Jamie" called me up in early May to state that Ashley would take back the furniture and would give us store credit to buy an alternate set. I
Waited for a couple of more weeks to get the credit - but nothing happened. On May 17th, I again called up Jamie who indicated that her supervisor "Ron" or manager "Tran" were supposed to have gotten back to me by now - and apologized profusely for the delay. Two more weeks go by and nothing happens. I called back on the 7th of June and to my surprise was told by "Kim" (another customer non-service rep) that "Jamie" had quit the company and had thrown all her case paper work in the trash.
After being asked to speak to the manager, I was transferred to Tran who wanted me to send him pictures of the leaking fibre (to start the process all over again) for him to make a decision on by Tuesday (6/10). I posted a youtube video and sent him a link. Till date - as expected - no response. I am quite sure they have no intention of fulfilling their warranty. We paid $1800 for furniture that looks like a camel going thru puberty.
Store Purchased From: Ashley Furniture - Fremont, CA
When Purchased: August
What was purchased: Microfibre Sofa & Loveseat Recliner
Amount Paid: $1800 (approx)
Ashley Furniture Customer Service Phone #: 1-866-512-7453
Customer Service Contact Name: Jamie (originally), VTran (manager)
Youtube Video of the Leaking Furniture:
Http://www.youtube.com/watch? V=P8hKRgNBp3g
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