Mattress Firm
reviews and complaints

Purchased a mattress from their on line site. Chose a specific model/style mattress - when it was delievered, I told the delivery people that it was the wrong mattress. They said they couldn't take it back and I had to call customer service. I called 1800mattress immediately to explain to them that they shipped the wrong mattress. They insisted that it was the correct mattress. Said that model names are changed depending on what warehouse the mattress is shipped from. I can understand that the model name may be different, but I own the exact same mattress - and IT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT than the mattress I received. The customer service rep, one of the 6 that I was transferred to durning my 1 hour wait, told me that I could make a "compfort exchange" to get a different mattress. That would require me to pay additional shipping and a fee of $99.00! When I said I wanted either the correct mattress or a refund, they refused. Later, I went on line and chatted with one of their representatives. I pretended that I was interested in purchasing a mattress from them. I inquired about the model mattress I had ordered and asked it's specifications/price and whether the picture on the site was the actual picture of the mattress. They said "yes". They also said it was 11.5 inches high. The mattress I received is 6 inches high and has a weird design on it with black pipping around the edges. The mattress I bought was all white - no design. I am in the process of getting my bank involved and have contacted the BBB. Oh, the mattress they sent also smells of gasoline or oil - some horrible odor. I now have to sleep on my pull out couch! I will NEVER buy anything from these people again. Also, I will NOT give up until they make good on my purchase. I'm surprised they've been in business for as long as they have.

Went to compare some mattresses at Mattress Firm the other day before making final decision on a mattress. Within the first 5 minutes I made a comment to the sales rep that their displayed prices seemed much higher than other stores. I was not rude, just made the comment as I was surprised at the prices, way high. The young salesman turned his back and said "Good Luck in your Endeavors" as he walked away. I couldn't believe it. I had to think about what just happened. "Wow, and then after a minute I asked him if he was the store manager, he responded yes and then "I commented asked him "Is this what you call customer Service?". I just couldn't imagine that a sales rep would act like that. Another salesman came out of the back of the store and began to try to help us. Not sure if he overheard the conversation, he was polite and showed us several mattresses, but now I am worried, as he explained that their mattresses had a free exchange policy with no fees and even said we could bring the mattress back for full refund for free if in the end we really could not find one we liked. This had my husband convinced we should try to buy from a Mattress Firm to have that option. I am glad I read your comments to avoid future disappointment. Just makes me so mad that they would lie and tell consumers that they could return it just to sell a mattress and never disclose the true policy. We need to demand better consumer rights and that companies stand by their word and warranties. The consumer continually loses and has to rebuy items that cost so much to begin with only to learn that the product is junk and the warranty does not apply. If we continue to accept these terms without making a stand we will never improve situation. I hope this helps other consumers about to purchase a mattress set to ensure they disclose any promises in writing.

Wow! If you are a woman, don't shop at the Mattress Firm at the Forum in Selma, TX. A manager by the name of Pete was very rude to me. I went into the store to ask if I could make the installment payment at the store. He nastily told me no one is accepting payment at the store any more due to robbery. Then I asked him a question about the mattress cover. Instead of giving me simple answer, he lectured me about reading the instruction and the labels, etc. We got into an argument and he started to yell at me. I left the store while he was yelling behind my back. I am planning to return the $4, 200 mattress ASAP,

There were no other customer in the store at the time; just him and one of his helpers. Amazing that this sort of behavior is condone by the Mattress Firm company.

My experience at the Mattress Firm in Southpark Meadows in Austin started out great. I had to have a check sent from out of town, get a note from my doctor stating my need for a new bed because of my back and the delivery was all but set up. I was not a potential customer -- I was a certain one. However, on the day I went in to deliver my check and paperwork, everything changed. To begin with, I had an appointment to meet Suzy Saturday at 10 AM when they opened. Her associate told me she wouldn't be in for an hour so I tried to deal with him. However, he told me that they wouldn't accept the paperwork; it had to be on a prescription pad, not a letterhead. I had specifically asked Suzy; "I was told they if I had a note from my doctor on his letterhead, that I won't have to pay any tax. Is that correct?" to which she replied yes, that was correct. I was sitting right beside her as I called my brother to arrange the check and my doctor to arrange the letter, and I know she was aware of my conversation as she made a comment about something I had said to my brother.

I would like to tell anyone even thinking about buying a mattress from them to stear clear and avoid at all costs. My experience has been painful physically and mentally. I had to send back my first mattress due to a defect in the pillow top. Shortly after ordering I found what I call a lengthwise speed bump. When I called to inform them of the problem they told me I had to take pictures and complete a return form and they would review to see if we qualified for a new mattress. Well, after countless phone calls (manager is never at his desk)his hours are 9-2 and he is often on "coffee break" I was fianlly after one month and horrible back aches able to exchange the mattress. The new mattress pillowtop is starting once agian to wear unevenly and causing tremendous discomfort. My husband and I are once again sleeping in seperate beds. I am not looking forward to dealing with this issue again so small claims court may be our only option. NOT SURE WHERE THEY GET THE STAR RATINGS...becuase they are simply not at all accurate.

Ordered a queen size mattress and box spring-Luxembourg set. The set was defective from the beginning, it is now -6 months later- sagging in the middle at 4 1/2 inches. This according to the expert 1-800 mattress sent out. They also found that the box spring was defective also. I called 1-800- Mattress after they received the experts report only to be told they found a stain, which the expert never told or showed me, and said the entire warranty is void. In other words, they agree both the mattress and the box spring is defective but a stain, I can't even find, voids the entire warranty. 1-800-mattress said you're stuck with the defective mattress and box spring because of a stain, that has nothing to do with the sagging mattress and box spring and a stain I can't even find. I have read elsewhere that 1-800-mattress will find anything they can to void a warranty and not be held accountable for the defective merchandise they sell and now it's happened to me.
It took me 6 months of calling them just to get an inspection done. I was told they had no record of my purchase and they doubted I even bought the mattress from them at all. I had to send them a copy of MY receipt because they did not have a copy of one. I was told they were taken over by Sleepy's and they weren't able to access any records from 1-800-Mattress. It took me months of calls (waiting at least 20 minutes on hold each time) and numerous faxes of my paid receipt just to get them to admit that I even purchased the mattress from them. They said unless we find your receipt in our records we don't consider this a legitimate purchase. Keep in mind this went back and forth for about 6 months. Now I finally get an inspector to come out, he admits the mattress and box spring are both defective but like other customers, they won't do anything about it. I'm stuck with a 6 month old mattress and box spring that are both defective and 1-800-Mattress gets to rip-off another customer. NEVER buy from 1-800-Mattress or Sleepy's EVER! Like me you'll regret it !

delivery was scheduled for July 3, 2009 between 1-4. deliverymen showed up at 1 with no mattress. Was told by deliveryman, mattress would be delivered at 4-4:30. they even called and said they were on their way. they showed up at 8:20. Called the store and complained, and man by the name of Joe just did not understand why i would be angry. Who likes to wait for a deliveryman. This is why all businesses give you an idea what time to expect delivery. A company such as MattressFirm should understand my anger.

We purchased our mattress set in June of 2006, while I was pregnant. I demanded a firm mattress, mostly because I'd had bad experiences with squishy mattresses, and I couldn't get out of the bed as big as I was getting with this pregnancy. We were shown the Katherine Firm set, and purchased it. About a year later, both my husband and I were complaining of back pain when we woke. I could not believe that after only a year, my mattress was hurting me the same way my 10 year old set had done before we had gotten rid of it. No way! I started going to the chiropractor, and just chalked it up to getting older.

Fast forward to about 2 months ago. We are unable to sleep more than 6 hours at a time, because the pain in our backs would wake us up. I decided this was ridiculous, and I contacted the Mattress Firm where we purchased our set. The salesman gave me paperwork to fill out, which I did, and mailed in. A week later, the home office called to set up an appt. for the inspector to come and take pictures and check the indents. He noted there was not a single stain, nor discoloration on the mattress. The inspector found the sag to be 3/4' on both sides. He told me I'd hear back with the decision in 24-48 hrs. 2 weeks later, nothing. I emailed the home office and asked where the results were. They said they had been mailed the week prior. I emailed back and asked them to simply tell me what the report said. Instead of that, they asked me what my address is. Um hello, you sent someone to my house to measure the mattress, of course you have it! They offered to fax the report to me, which I received today. So, even though my back HURTS and I am seeing the chiropractor regularly, I am screwed out of $1400 for this craptastic mattress set.

I purchased what I thought to be a new mattress from Mattress Firm only to find out it was a sanitized mattress aka used. Mattress Firm advertises their used mattresses as clearance. No where does it say that clearance is used. I have never heard of clearence being a code word for used. They sanitize their own mattresses in the back of the store using the wet method when the mattress should be sent to a sanitization plant for the dry method of sanitization as required by the Clark County Health Department.

The wet method only cleans the surface of the mattress. If there have been any fluids that have penetrated the surface of the mattress then you are laying on these dried fluids. If there is enough moisture then these fluids are no longer dry. I have seen many complaints on various websites of consumers complaining about their Mattress Firm mattress becoming lumpy after a month or two. These lumpy mattresses are more then likely used. If the consumer tag that should be white is yellow then your mattress is used.

I purchased a bed from mattress Firm and tried to exchange it using my 90 exchange warranty, I am a single mom with fibromyalgia and desperately needed a top of the line therapeutic mattress to help my condition, when the bed didn't work and i was in more pain then before i got it I tried to exchange it for a different bed within my ninty days, when I got there I decided to get a bed that was much cheaper but seemed to feel better so I also got my brother in-law a bed. I paid the difference but when it came time for delivery they refused to exchange because they said there was a stain on the mattress. There is no stain I have pictures and proof however they still refused I asked them to come out again and when they did they refused the exchange because there was a hair on the mattress they also charged me another 65 dollars for the second attempt. while they were inspecting my mattress i noticed their clip board had notes to "Find a stain!" written on my order form! it also said do not exchange, so I was screwed out of a total of ninety three or more dollars to be harassed by people that had no intention of ever giving me the warranty. I am disgusted by the entire chain of command and the way I was treated. the regional manager called me a liar and i was told i would not be reimbursed any money at all. I will be taking this to court however i am fighting a lage cooperation so chances are ill just be out more money for wanting justice, and a good nights sleep.

We purchased a $4000 Tempur-pedic mattress and ergo adjustable base from Mattress Firm on Friday, 3/13/09, our 10 year anniversary. Our sales person, Ben, was very nice and informative. We were on our way to buy at Gallery Furniture. Ben promised that Mattress Firm provides Red Carpet delivery, they have everything in-stock, and, since they are just down the street from us, we thought okay, we'll buy from these guys instead! Well, we were assured the delivery would take place the next day, Sat, between 6 and 9 pm. They had the mattress protectors we purchased brought in from another store which we stopped in Sat afternoon to pick-up. I talked to William and he assured us everything was set for the delivery today. He was working with a couple who also purchased a ergo adj bed for delivery tonight. Anyway, at 7:30 pm we get a call from a lady at the store, who said they could not deliver our bed today due to a paperwork error, and the soonest would be Sunday from 4 to 7 pm. We had already stripped our old bed of the mattress pad, sheets, blankets etc. and took down pictures and moved things - it looks like a bomb went off in our bedroom - in preparation for the delivery. Now we will have to put things back together to sleep tonight, and it just spoils the anticipation we were expecting from the purchase. We gave up our Saturday night invites from friends to be home to get our new mattress. We have yet to hear from our sales person, store manager or anyone of authority. So, what does this mean about their customer service if we do have other problems.?

Damage Resulting
We lost an evening of fun with friends, and they spoiled the excitement we felt about our new bed. Next time, we will go to Gallery Furniture, as I know Mattress Mack would not let this happen to his customers!

My wife and I went into the Mattress Firm looking for the least expensive Twin mattress set. The sales rep Jaime, showed us the stock mattresses. The cheapest mattress had absolutly no padding and cost $179. The next cheapest cost $238. They seemed a little pricey. I told Jaime that we wanted to go look around at a couple of stores to compare quality. Jaime said they had the best quality. Then continued to offer a "deal". He stated he would try to get a friend and family discount for us. I said I would still like to look around, and would maybe be back if I could still get that deal. Jaime said that if I left he didn't think he could get the deal. (seemed a little fishy) So we let him call, of course he got the discount. It did save approx $40 off their normal price. So we decided to buy. We spent $220 after taxes. On the receipt, it stated they had a 110% low price guarantee. So I decided to continue to shop right after we left. I found and advertised price with Big Lots for a Serta Arrington twin SET, both mattress and box, for $109.99. I called up Jaime to let him know. He said there is no way that it is as good quality as the mattress that we had already picked out. He went on the internet to the Big Lot website, and saw the ad. When he called back he offered to give us the "el cheap-o" for the Big Lot price. I became very frustrated with this, because their receipt said 110% refund. Then Jaime asked about the warranty. The Big Lot assistant manager Chris in Auburndale, said there was a manufactors warranty, but nothing else. I asked Jaime if he knew what warranty that would be. He said no. But that the mattress at Mattress Firm was a 1 year. I figured that the warranty was at least that. Jaime then wanted to speak to Chris from Big Lots. Chris pleasently agreed to on my cell. We of course canceled the purchase with Mattress Firm, and got the Big Lots mattress. Thanks but no thanks to Mattress Firm for their OVER-PRICED help!

I recently purchased a mattress set from 1800mattress.com. Using a combination of their live chat and telephone, I selected my set and they billed me that night. They said that I would need the cards to provide a rubbing for authorization of purchase upon delivery. At the time of delivery, they attempted to charge me again. They eventually did charge me twice, taking the money from my debit card. After spotting the problem, I arranged with my bank a conference call to clear up the situation. That day, the problem was seemingly taken care of and the right charges were made to the right places. However, today I just found out that they had made another charge of my debit card, illegally taking money without the proper authorization or my approval, effectively charging me double the original amount. When I called to clear up the situation, I was met with some of the nastiest customer "service" I have ever experienced in my life. After the problem was seemingly cleared up again, and I was told that all the proper charges were made and that I had been credited back the wrongfully charged moneys and the money would be in my account. I checked my bank statement several hours later to discover that the money was not credited back. I called again and was told that the paperwork was submitted to the finance department and that they'd get to it in 3 or 4 business days. My account is still short the money which was illegally taken!

They state on their website that they are proud of their "high level" of customer service and that they treat all their customers "honestly and fairly". I have yet to experience this.

Needless to say, this experience has been no bed of roses and I will never buy another mattress from them again!

I was looking for a good night's sleep and visted a man named Sam Alba at 1800mattress on 86th street. He was poorly dressed and seemed to have no interest in me or my problem. He was SMOKING in the store which i found appauling and as soon as he mentioned I wanted to shop at Sleepy's around the corner all he did was bad mouth them and products they have that he does not carry. TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL!

I found a great sales person at Sleepy's today and am typing this from my new cozy comfortable SLEEPYS mattress.

Thank you SLEEPY'S !

BOO 1800MATTRESS - for mud slinging tactics !