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Mattress fault: 4 weeks to replacement!
[Slightly OT: we need a uk.home-furnishings news group!]
Just moved into a new house. On Saturday, I took delivery of a new divan bed + mattress from one of the big UK suppliers. On unpacking the bed,I found a spring sticking out of a corner of the mattress fabric. I had to tape this area over for safety reasons. As the spring did not stick out of the sleeping area, I was able to sleep on the bed at the weekend. This morning, Monday, I contacted the suppliers and asked for a replacement. They were happy to do this but quoted a lead time of 4 weeks until delivery of a replacement mattress. I was unhappy with this -- 4 weeks with a faulty and potentially dangerous product. The bed suppliers were unable to either speed up the led time or offer me any price reduction for inconvenience caused whilst I wait 4 weeks for a replacement mattress. The bed suppliers have got my money up front (debit card). I feel my only option is to cancel the order ASAP. Unfortunately that will leave me sleeping on the sofa... Any ideas? Bruce |
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Andy Dingley wrote: Personally I prefer latex foam anyway, but they're admittedly not cheap. Hijacking the the thread somewhat here.... We are in the market for a new bed in the next couple of months - thought we had decided on a half decent pocket sprung mattress but looking around this latex foam seems to be the thing at the moment. Is it that good then? Testing it in the shops it feels "odd" to me Opinions? We are looking for king size bed and mattress for something like 6-9 hundred quid... Darren |
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"Andy Hall" wrote
| You could of course threaten legal action etc. The trouble is that | by the time the whole thing was processed, you would have your | new mattress. ... | One option would be to ask them to take it away and refund. They | may not, and would you get a replacement elsewhere more quickly? There must be places that *stock* mattresses, even if not of equivalent quality. Argos have *one* single cheap one at £50 they will deliver 'usually in 48 hours' Owain |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:06:04 UTC, Andy Dingley
wrote: Foam For Comfort, Foam Direct and SafeFoam are some of the better known suppliers. I think mine came from FFC and was around 800 for a non-standard large king size. I'm making chairs this week http://codesmiths.com/shed/furniture/chairs/airchair/chair2.htm and I'm just ordering the seat squabs. PU foam is coming in at a tenner, latex foam at 20 and visco-elastic foam (like Tempur et al) is about 40. Funny you should say that. I'm after some foam, but the prices round here are ruinous (or perhaps they're not, these days, what with fireproofing etc.). I wanted 6ft by 2ft, 2 inches thick, I guess nothing special for the actual foam, and was quoted 40 quid. Is that high, low or just right? -- Bob Eager begin a new life...dump Windows! |
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Bob Eager wrote: I wanted 6ft by 2ft, 2 inches thick, I guess nothing special for the actual foam, and was quoted 40 quid. Is that high, low or just right? Should be about half that. For 6'6 x 6' x 2" medium density, I paid £60 IIRC in Nov 04. N London. It was £400 IIRC for a standard 5' wide Tempur(memory) 6" foam Mattress. Regards Capitol |
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On 10 Jan 2005 22:39:12 GMT, "Bob Eager" wrote:
Funny you should say that. I'm after some foam, but the prices round here are ruinous (or perhaps they're not, these days, what with fireproofing etc.). Foam isn't cheap. I don't know if it ever was - I thought it used to be, but every time I've personally bought it I thought it was surprisingly expensive. I wanted 6ft by 2ft, 2 inches thick, I guess nothing special for the actual foam, and was quoted 40 quid. Is that high, low or just right? B&M http://www.bandmlatexupholstery.co.uk £27 for cheap £37 for premium or for chipfoam (chipfoam is the entry-level for seat squabs) £47 for Reflex (top-end PU foam) £105 for pincored latex FFC are £35 for basic PU, £67 for superior PU, £107 for latex http://www.foamforcomfort.co.uk/ffcm.../superior.html You can hunt around the mail order suppliers a lot, but IMHE there's no difference in their core foam pricing. Their shipping varies, their accessories vary, but any apparent difference in foam price turns out to be due to an inherent quality variation. Vendor pricing |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:15:25 +0000, Capitol
wrote: It was £400 IIRC for a standard 5' wide Tempur(memory) 6" foam Mattress Where did you get Tempur for that price ? -- Smert' spamionam |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:24:32 -0000, "Owain"
wrote: There must be places that *stock* mattresses, Size. |
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dmc wrote:
Hijacking the the thread somewhat here.... We are in the market for a new bed in the next couple of months - thought we had decided on a half decent pocket sprung mattress but looking around this latex foam seems to be the thing at the moment. Is it that good then? Testing it in the shops it feels "odd" to me Personally I prefer latex, but if you are used to a sprung mattress then it will feel "dead" since there is no real bounce to it. Opinions? We are looking for king size bed and mattress for something like 6-9 hundred quid... Latex has many advantages, placed on an open based(i.e. slats for example) it will breathe better and allow moisture through (given that we sweat something like a pint a night, that can add up!) No squeeks, or boings in the night from springs either. Less roll together. (I find you get a feeling of being able to sink into it more than being "perched on top" like with a sprung one). -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Thanks,
Its a Slumberland 4ft 6in entry-level model. I would imagine they make 100's every week. There seems to be no leeway in the supply-chain for quick replacement of damaged goods. Bruce |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:38:15 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote: Your links to Ron Arad and the Rover Chair seem to be dead. Thanks! Bloody designers - don't understand the importance of stable URLs. |
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Try this link:-
http://www.expressfoam.co.uk/ Prices IME are more flexible if you collect. Regards Capitol |
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