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Harlem Furniture Complaints - Damage done with no resolution

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Harlem Furniture

Posted: 2007-03-16 by Jonathan Walz [send email]
Damage done with no resolution
Complaint Rating:  89 % with 18 votes
Harlem Furniture is a member of the Better Business Bureau. They claim to be a business in good standing with the bureau but it is only because they have found a loophole, a way to exploit the system of checks and balances.

I made a purchase of an entertainment center from Harlem Furniture. It was a large piece and so I had it delivered. The men who delivered the furniture could not speak any English. They were in a big hurry and in their rush they put some large scratches in some brand new finished hardwood floors. This was going to be expensive to repair, so I called Harlem Furniture and they said they would open and trouble ticket on the problem and get back to me within a week. After two weeks and no word at all, I contacted the BBB. I filed a complaint that their movers had done damage to my floor and asked for some compensation to fix the damage they had done. Harlem Furniture responded quickly by stating that "we hire third party contractors and are not responsible for this matter, you must contact the movers in question." I looked at my original receipt with Harlem Furniture and nowhere did it mention that they used third party contractors. This explanation was good enough for the BBB. An honorable mention for Harlem Furniture for finding a clever way to dispense with all responsibility, use cheap labor and not be held accountable by anyone for the damage they caused.
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258 days ago by Cathie Stenisfield [send email]
I have purchased all of my furniture through Harlem, and have never had a problem with them. There customer service was outstanding! the delivery men were courteous, prompt, and friendly.
221 days ago by Gwendolyn Knowlton [send email]
I had the same type of experience as the first gentleman in question. I purchased a living room set from The Room Place which is the same chain as Harlem furniture. Within two weeks the fabric was actually pulling away from the frame. I had two professional uphosterers come out who both said that microfiber stretches, but not that much! I called several times, they ran me around the mulberry bush. At the point where I threatened to file with small claims court, they began harrassing me with executives who all told me they could send the same guy who was an evaluator out who told me that my furniture was: within manufacturer specifications. Finally a D. Kelton, told me to take pics and e-mail them to her. It has been about 4 months and I am still awaiting reply. NOT WORTH THE HASSLE OR RISK Here, you don't even get what you pay for!
203 days ago by Gina Wagner [send email]
harlem furniture lied to me from the start! I bought $3,000 worth of furniture at the orland park store.I bought a 7 piece bed set,king bed , queen bed, and 2 water proof mattres pads. So they say. Well hears the thing I have a three year old son who will have accidents on the bed. (the reason wht I wanted the pads) Well I was tlod from the sales guy that if anything would happen they would be replaced. I made a claim on my king in August of 07 ,they came out and said they couldn't do anything.I have been dealing with customer survice ever since, and stain save. Then a little while after that my son had several accindents on his queen bed. I did the same thing called stain safe and made a claim. They didn't even come out to look at it they just replaced the bed. I dont think that was right at all. Now if my beds are covered for 10 years why isn't anything being done with my king, and why was I told to purchase these pads ($120) that doesn't work and there not going behine there words. Ihavent slept on my bed since aug.I paid for everything with a halem furniture credit card that i'm still payingover $100 a month on a bed that Im not even using!I will never go to this store ever again.
197 days ago by Siddiqui [send email]
We wanted to purschase a living room furniture from the Harlem Store in Napervile.We decided on the living room set we wanted.The sales representative kept forcing us to take the protection coverage .We had bought a set earlier from Harlem and had bought protection for it but we havent used it in the past 2 yrs .On the whole,we didnt want to buy the coverage but he kept insisting.He took all the details and went to check for the availability of the model.He didnt seem to turn up for 30 mins.We were really frustrated ,we went to the customer service center at the store and inquired why he didnt turn up .The manager comes and again tries to force us to take the proctection coverage and we told him tht we were not interested.Then he seemed to dissappear again for sometime.He finally comes and tells us that we have to buy the protection coverage in order to buy any peiece of furniture.When we told him we didnt want it he refused to seel s the furniture.Its up to the customes if he/she wants the coverage or no,they cant force it on us.I was very angry ,i came back home and called the other Harlem stores and they said tht it is not madatory to buy the coverage.The guys at the Naperville/Aurora store are big cheats.
109 days ago by Denise [send email]
Very dissapointed with Harlem Furniture in General, I will never spend another dime at this retailer. I bought 4, 000 dollars worth of Furniture in May of 2007 and within months the bed rails had bubbled up and the vener was pulling off also the slats to hold the mattress gave out and the mattresses fell through, I've had the rails replaced 3 times in the past year. Also my coffee table and end tables are coming apart and the veneer is pulling away, called them and they told me sorry but we can only give you a discount of 47.00 dollars for all three pieces, "What are you kidding me?" I paid over 500 for them less than a year ago, anyway they brought me three new pieces to replace the damaged ones today and guess what? They were in worse shape than the ones I already had. This place is a joke and they treat their costumers like crap, if anyone is thinking about buying from harlem furniture please think twice. Their furniture is sub par and they do not in any way stand behind it or their costumers. I would give them an F-.
68 days ago by Martin Kraus [send email]
WE PURCHASED A SECTIONAL SOFA AT THE ROOM PLACE IN ROCKFORD, IL ON 2/25/08. IT WAS DELIVERED ON 3/1/08, BUT WITH TWO LEFT FACING ARM PIECES, NO RIGHT FACING TO MAKE IT COMPLETE. ON 3/29 THEY DELIVERED ANOTHER LEFT FACING PIECE, AFTER MANY PH. CALLS TO CORRECT THIS THEY AGAIN DELIVERED ANOTHER LEFT FACING PIECE ON 4/5. JUST TO PROVE TO ME THEY ARE ABSOLUTE IDIOTS AT THE WAREHOUSE AND 3 PHONE CALLS LATER THEY DELIVERED ON 4/12 (SURPRISE SURPRISE) ANOTHER LEFT FACING PIECE. I BEGGED THEM TO JUST PUT A RIGHT AND LEFT FACING IN THE TRUCK FOR THE 4/19 DELIVERY. THEY DID, BUT IT WAS THE WRONG INTERLOCKING MECHANISM. SO THE SECTIONAL CANNOT INTERLOCK. WHEN I CALLED TO COMPLAIN THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF WORK FOR A SERVICE MAN TO COME OUT AND ASSESS IT AND TAKE OFF MORE WORK FOR HIM TO FIX IT OR THEY WOULD GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. I SAID GIVE ME THE $$ BACK. THEY PICKED UP THE FURNITURE ON 5/3 AND CREDITED THE ACCT. MINUS $102 DELIVERY FEE. I AM STILL FIGHTING THEM FOR THE $102. SINCE IT WAS THEIR FAULT THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THE DELIVERY CORRECT. I WILL NEVER SAY ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT THIS PLACE OTHER THAN THEIR DELIVERY MEN WERE ALL VERY NICE. THEY SHOULD BE RUNNING THE PLACE

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