Ashley HomeStore

My name is Roslyn Alterescu.  I’m a Senior Citizen over 70+.  My daughter, Felicia and I, ordered on May 3, 2019.  Our Order Number is [protected].  You delivered about Sept 2019.  We purchased a lot of Bedroom Furniture and all the Extended Warranties.
I’m going to keep this short and simple, since all parties are fully aware of the issues that have led us to seek advice of our State and Federal Government and filing Consumer/Antitrust Complaints against Ashley Homestore and Risk Assurance Partners.
October 2021 my furniture was falling apart, but the biggest problem was the Loveseat.  The Arm on the Loveseat was Broken and almost falling off and the USB Port wasn’t working properly.  Here is the scam.  First Risk Assurance Partners says file with Ashley Homestore and Ashley Homestore says file with Risk Assurance Partners.  I filed with Risk Assurance Partners, LLC dba Platinum Warranty.   I’m going to make this short…
-Douglas Wright sends Tech 1 out.  Tech 1 says Arm on Loveseat is broken and needs to be replaced.  I waited and then call Risk Assurance Partners, was told that “Tech fixed.”  No he didn’t.
-Douglas Wright sends Tech 2 out.  Tech 2 says Arm on Loveseat is Broken and needs to be replaced.  I waited and then I call Risk Assurance Partners, again told that, Tech fixed.  No he didn’t.
-Douglas Wright sends Tech 3 out.  Tech 3 says Arm on Loveseat is Broken and needs to be replaced.  I waited and then I call Risk Assurance Partners, again told that, Tech fixed.  No he didn’t.
 
-Douglas Wright sends Tech 4 out.  Tech 4 says Arm on Loveseat is Broken and needs to be replaced.  I waited and then I call Risk Assurance Partners, again told that, Tech fixed.  No he didn’t.  Really, each time the Tech tells me that he will ask that it gets replaced but when I wait and call Risk Assurance Partners, they tell me that the Tech fixed it.  I was like, no he didn’t!
 
-I was able to get Douglas Wright to send out a 5th Tech.  This time I Video Recorded the entire Tech visit.  I video recorded the conversation and how the tech stated that this is definitely damaged and needs replacement, etc.  When I call Risk Assurance Partners again.  Guess what they tell me, The Tech said it was repaired.  I was like really?  You are Lying and Scamming Me.  They were using Fraudulent Business Practices to Victimize Me and Breach our Contract.  Breach the warranties that I purchased when I bought the furniture.
 
Risk Assurance Partners LLC asked for a copy of the Video Recording, so I provided it.  All of a sudden, I was offered a Replacement.  Only after, I Video Record to Catch them scamming Me.  I’m a Senior Citizen, over 70 years old.  This isn’t just a crime, it a Special Victims Crime Against the Elderly.
 
It’s sad that I had to use my legal right to video record Risk Assurance Partners LLC.  I had to catch them scamming me.  I will provide the Video to each of your Respective Agency, for your review.
 
Now, Eugene Chrinian Factory Direct dba Ashley Homestore and Douglas Wright Risk Assurance Pratners LLC dba Platinum Warranty, partner up and agreed to replace the Loveseat.
 
Now the next scam!  Ashley Homestore Sold Me This Scam!  They knew this Extended Warranty is a Scam.  You can join the Attorney General Offices of Connecticut and Missouri who are now investigating Ashley Homestore/Ashley Furniture for Fraud of this exact issue with selling Warranties that are scams, which they never planned to honor.  Not only are those complaints filed with the States of Connecticut and Missouri, but you can seek out the Better Business Bureau, Google, YELP, Reddit, TrustPilot, ComplaintsBoard, FTC, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DOJ, District Attorney, Consumer Affairs, and so many other Agencies and Social Media Reporting Pages.
 
After these two scammers got caught, they offered up a replacement Loveseat.  Now they are trying to scam me again!  Now they refuse to deliver my Replacement!  They are Badgering Me and Continue to try and Scam Me.  They refuse to Deliver my Replacement unless I Pay Hundreds of Dollars.  They are Abusing me and Scamming me.  I already paid for the Extended Warranty that was to cover anything that happened.  When Eugene Chrinian Factory Direct dba Ashley Homestore sold me the Warranty, they told me it will cover everything, if something happens to my furniture.  There was nothing, in our Sales Contract, that states I have to pay anything extra.  They also threaten that they will not pick up their damaged item.
 
If they refuse to pickup their damaged furniture or any furniture, I per the laws of the Federal Trade Commission has the legal right to ship it back to Ashley Homestore and they will need to reimburse that expense back to me.  Ashley Homestore and Risk Assurance Partners, can verify that information with the FTC.
 
I am now asking the State of New York and Florida, along with our Federal Government to do a Full Investigation of both Ashley Homestore and Risk Assurance Partners LLC for Fraud, Antitrust, Actively scamming Senior Citizens over 70.  Bring in your Forensic Accountants and investigate all Business Dealings, Files and All Complaints.  Subpoena all complaints from each Social Media Site, Contact all consumers, join the States of Connecticut and Missouri and join their fraud investigations.
 
Due to Ashley Homestore’s Breach of Contract, selling Warranties that are operated as a scam to Victimize the Elderly, Using Fraudulent Business Practices, Bait and Switch Scams, and Antitrust Violations, I am demanding a Full Refund!  Every penny. 
 
Ashley Homestore and Risk Assurance will contact me via Email Only!  I will not accept a phone calls.  If they call, we will not recognize any Verbal Communication.  The only acceptable communication is Email.
 
Cancel my Full Order for a Full Refund.  Since this is a Breach of Contract, Fraudulent Business Practices and a Crime against the Elderly, you cannot charge me any fees.  You will pick up your furniture within 20 days.  Failure to pickup your furniture in that 20 day timeframe, I have to the right to ship it back to you and per the FTC you must reimburse me.
 
You will contact me via email, acknowledge the cancellation of a Full Refund and provide me at least 3 dates/days for you to pick up your furniture (from both delivery schedules).
 
Once you pickup your furniture, you will issue a Check Payable for a Full Refund inline with State and Federal guidelines, and ensure that my Full Refund is sent to the Address of Record, to be received within 10 days of your pickup.
 
You will email me a Tracking # for the check that you mail within 24 hours of processing the Full Refund, so I can follow it’s delivery.
 
I will also video record the entire pickup visit, to ensure the safety from your scams.  This is to protect me, and show proof that you did pick up your furniture.  This way you can’t lie or try to scam me and say, “We never picked up any furniture.”  I will video record the truck, license plate, and DOT # along with each item being removed from each delivery location and your drivers placing it to your truck. 
 
Ashley Homestore and Risk Assurance Partners LLC, you will only Contact Us by Email, Only!  We do not recognize any Verbal Communication, Texting or Chats.  Email only.  This way everything is documented and thus keeping you honest and protecting my Consumer Rights.
 
 
Roslyn & Felicia Alterescu
[protected]@gmail.com
Order #: [protected]
 

Ashley does not honor their warranty and does care about customer service. I purchased a sofa in 2020 and at the beginning of 2022 the frame broke. Per their warranty card they provide a limited lifetime warranty on frames used in upholstered and leather products. Whenever I called the store, I was told to call one of their warranty providers, none of which could help me. I spoke with a supervisor at the customer care center about a month ago who stated that my claim would be processed because the furniture was manufactured by Ashley and the frame broke, which was covered by the lifetime limited warranty. They were supposed to come out today to look at the couch but now I am being told my claim was closed. I have had two claims which were closed without any notification to me about the closure or the reason why... I just spoke to two customer service supervisors at the customer care center who stated that I would need to pay the inspection fee first before a technician could be assigned, a fact that has not once been shared in my two previous conversations with customer care (where my service requests were scheduled) or on any of my many calls to the store. Their response was, "sorry, there is nothing we can do but you can go to the store, pay the fee and schedule your service (I had to wait three weeks to get scheduled the last time); Also, there was no one else I could speak to... apparently, the supervisor is the highest position in the organizational chart. No manager works at the customer care center? I would not have minded paying the service fee if I had been told about it when I first called, but I have been trying for about three months to get my warranty claim addressed. After being a loyal customer for over 20 years, I am done. They have lost a customer.

I spent over $1,800 on a mattress, box spring, and frame on 12/20/21 and got subpar merchandise that broke after only 3 days! In person, their technicians would tell me it was a manufacturer’s defect but customer service would tell me otherwise and say nothing could be done (no repairs/replacements).

Their salespeople are pushy and dishonest. I was told I couldn’t just purchase one item (mattress), that all three HAD to be purchased as a package or it’d void the warranty...why then was the broken furniture not covered under the warranty after only 3 days of delivery? For months, I called and all I got was “we’ll call you.”

Luckily, I found Facebook group "AF Home Store Complaints Issues Advocacy And Resources LLC" and got help. Ashley is actually communicating with me now and a resolution is currently in the works. *fingers crossed*

Maybe I should have been thankful I got all this at a bargain...almost half off per the salesperson...what a great deal for crappy furniture!

Sept. 25, 2021 we ordered couch, loveseat, recliner, 2 lamps and 2 end tables. They were delivered Jan. 29, 2022. The love seat was missing the hardware to attach the back piece of the center console, we were told someone would contact us. A couple of weeks later we had our beige carpet taken out and wood flooring installed. Sometime after that I was able to see a small area of sawdust near one end table. After watching and searching I noticed more spots showed up. Through the internet I found it was powder post beetles. The other end table has the same issue inside the storage area. After a few phone calls, 2 emails and a few trips to the store we were informed that the store does not refund money once the furniture is in the house and it will not exchange the tables after we have had them for 72 hours. Now, after 2 months we are still waiting to have the center console back installed (we received the hardware in the mail) and we have 2 brand new end tables sitting in the garage waiting to be disposed of because we don't want the beetles to spread in the house. The moneRepalcey we paid for extra protection is wasted and the quality expectations of your products is worthless.

I ordered my Sectional on 9/11/2021. I was told it would be on back order for 12 weeks. That took us to mid December. December came they said January. January came then given 2 dates in February. February came and now March. 6 months after ordering it arrives and one of the powered recliners doesn't work. It was documented on the delivery paperwork. I immediately got a phone call from Ashley saying the furniture doctor would call me on Monday. It's now Friday and when I call they have no record of it. They state I need to send 3 pictures of the furniture before a ti ket can be opened. Pictures of what? It doesn't power on. Now waiting to hear back. They say another 7-10 business days and someone will call after review. I'm livid! 6 months for broken furniture that then they don't even want to repair. This has been the worst experience with a store ever. I will tell everyone and anyone not to use Ashley. . All I want is my new furniture that works. Why pay for an electric re liner that doesn't recline

Ordered furniture ([protected]) September 6 of 2021. Had to keep calling to get partial shipments of anything that finally came in. Finally, they called me and said that because they had not been able to deliver the furniture in a timely manner that I would need come in and do more paperwork. Since I have already paid the finance company the full contract price, as I agreed to in the contract, I told them they could not make this my problem and they needed to find another way to get the furniture delivered to me as contracted. The rude woman on the other end of the phone said fine I will cancel your order and hung up on me. I spent a lot of time calling trying to get someone to help me with no luck. I was finally able to get to the store where I purchased the furniture and once again there was a rude woman behind the counter that told me corporate had canceled the order and it was my fault for not coming in. I asked her to fix the problem because I held up my end of the contract and paid for everything as per the payoff dates in the contract. She then said I did not know what I was talking about and that there is no way I could have paid for it, it was not possible. She then proceeded to walk away.

Bought a dresser for my daughter that was 327 and sum change. I also purchases handy too which was an extra 100 or so. Ended up canceling handy because my husband said he’d assemble the dresser. No need for them to take the extra money for handy. It seems like each week they are trying to pull a random amount from my account. At first it was 74 and sum change. Next it was 90 and sum change. Now it’s 122 and sum change. They’ve ended up putting it back the last two times, but these mutha [censored]ers shouldn’t be pulling anything from my account. Mind you there is no option to pull your card info from your Ashely account. They simply keep taking. Their customer service is trash, I was communicating with them via chat and the lady told me they did have a customer service phone number? When they clearly do and I will be calling today about them trying to pull the recent 122. And I have screenshots of all their [censored]ery. Don’t buy anything from this store… unless it’s with cash, because they may attempt to keep charging you for absolutely nothing.

We purchased a very expensive Tempurpedic California King mattress at the Fiesta Trails store in San Antonio. The salesperson neglected to put the old mattress disposal on the original order form, so the delivery guys would not take the old mattress. They moved it out to my front yard, and I called customer service to resolve the issue. They stated that we had to go to the store and deal with it there. My husband has been to the store 3 times, where they gave us a ticket #, and a phone number to call. Three weeks later, there is still no action. Upon calling the phone number given, I was told that they would not take the mattress because it was “heavily soiled”, yet it’s been covered by a tarp this whole time. Why would they take it on the original delivery day for the new mattress, but won’t take it now? I find it ridiculous that the corporate offices can’t resolve this issue! The corporate supervisor Dominique stated that we had to deal with it at the store level, there’s no corporate website to lodge a complaint, and that even if we paid at the store for removal, they wouldn’t pick up the mattress. What good is having customer service, if they won’t fix customer issues?

I purchased a reclining sofa in October 2021. I didn’t like the narrow legs on the 3 seat sofa I wanted to return they said I had 48 hours to return so I decided to give sofa to my son. Then I purchased a 2 seat reclining sofa. It was sooo uncomfortable and not sturdy, but it had been more than 48 hours. I explained I had too sofas from there and I wasn’t using one. My son did not want the other sofa. So they agreed to send a person out to look at sofa, guy came out took pics of the sofa said they would be in touch by Tuesday. This was Tuesday before thanksgiving I didn’t hear a thing I figured holiday I’ll wait. Got another call said they were going to send a guy out to check the sofa. I asked if the pics the one guy took was not good enough? They said they neverrecieved pics. So they offered me a credit to buy another sofa they would pick up the uncomfortable sofa. I went in to look at sofa and customer service lady was extremely rude but the sales rep was nice. So I picked out the new sofa. Was to be delivered March 6th no delivery. Finally came on March 13th I was finally done then I realized it was the WRONG sofa it didn’t recline. Call back was told well the ticket said it was supposed to be a reclining sofa they would schedule an exchange for correct sofa. I thought they would call immediately but they did not now I have 2 sofa’s in my house neither one is to my liking. Very disappointed expected better

I’ve been waiting on my bed since July 2020. On March 4 2022 at 10:42am your staff contacted me stating they secured a portion of my order and could complete a partial delivery. Even if I elected not to, they stated they would notate my account so the items would be secured. I responded on March 4, 2022 at 11:17am requesting the partial delivery so my items would not be redistributed, as evidenced by screenshots below. Your staff neglected to respond. I AGAIN took the initiative to contact your company to follow up and am being told that you basically take back your offer to complete a partial delivery due to my lack of response? Which is completely bogus.

I have time stamped written documentation (emails) documenting all of this, including my response. I have attached this documentation.

My delivery needs to occur, as offered by your staff. Inconvenience is an understatement. Lack of accountability, integrity, and communication is a better description of this situation. I am requesting your company take accountability and make this right today. Your solution of waiting and or canceling my order is insensitive. I’ve been sleeping on an uneven bed with rails that are uncomfortable, patiently awaiting my items that I trusted you to deliver since July 2021 and the best you say is I can cancel. You don’t even offer a comparable item that’s in stock. That is not in line with the mission statement on your webpage, I certainly don’t feel you’re Attempting to enrich my life or inspire the love of my home.

I ordered a small couch from Ashley online. February 2022. Upon ordering it was a 3 to 5 months backordered item. Received an email on early March 2022 that my delivery was coming. The next day I received an email stating my delivery would be here March 6, 2022 by 5 p.m. we stayed home all day and no delivery. One hour and 15 minutes on hold calling customer service. Transferred two times. Customer service rep said to expect at the end of May. Rep was very rude. Said I may get other emails and they can change at any time. Trouble is I never received a change email, so we waited all day. Rep Over talking and when I asked to speak with a manager he hung up the phone. Reps Must have no concern about customer complaints on them

I have been waiting for almost 5 months to get my bed, dining table, kids' bed, sofa and so on. When I first order and pay I was told they going to deliver within 4 to 6 weeks, but they change the delivery date so many times, after so many times phone calling and they deliver the bed with wrong piece and leave the bed unassembled and I still waiting for them to came and do it, no one is coming it is more than 2 weeks. I will post the picture here it is so frustrating, you cannot even get the manager to talk, they hung up the phone on you. I wish I was not into their store that day to deal with them and I will never be there again.

Purchase 11.27.21 paid delivery scheduled for 12.01.21

12.03.21 received call ops on back order will deliver 03.03.22

02.27.22 received call ops still on back order will deliver 04.17.22

03.01.22 went to store Assistant Mgr. said “wow I’ll see what I can do, will call you” NO call tried to call and Assistant Mgr. busy and Manager not there.

I work in logistics so I know ALL about supply chain issues. This is ridiculous that Ashley feels it perfectly acceptable to wait 5 months foe an end table we were told by sales manager on 11.27.21 was in stock ready to deliver the following week. As of today 03.01.22 we are told the soonest it can deliver is 04.17.22. Totally UNACCEPTABLE!

bought sectional along with ins., then had some spots during holidays and recliner did not work. placed claim for recliner repair and cleaning. well, guess what happened, same as everyone else complaints. spent many hours emailing and uploading pictures and talking to people and emailing to set up claim and recliner repair was ok, but cleaning I was given so much bullcrap and disconnect and then said too many spots, not within 30 days, which try to prove that one, but then cause had more than one, entire claim denied, was told I need couch completely cleaned, basically have to start over, then when I have just one spot stain, then call to place claim which then takes over month for service! So then serviced and repaired my recliner, and then was told I can not have a service report or any info of any kind from the repair, as it was proprietary! Thanks a lot Ashley F!

Good Afternoon,

My Wife and I tried to make a purchase online with our Ashley card, we tried several times , but did not receive the merchandise, this created several pending authorizations on our card, We are trying to have these removed , however we are getting the run around , the store is telling us to call the credit company , for the Ashley card, the card company is telling us to call customer service and no one is helping us get the authorizations off. We are moving in two weeks and need to purchase furniture and we need the authorizations on the card removed , so our spend amount will go back to $5000.00. How can I get these removed so we can spend money in your store.

We have been at this for over two weeks. Please help me get this resolved.

Thank you,

Sean Flood

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