Terre L.
Decent Mattress but Deceptive Sales Process
We were sold both a mattress (Beautyrest Black Diamond series) along with the metal "900 adjustable base" that was heavily promoted. Every mattress looked low profile in the store, and the adj. base seemed a nice feature. The salesman assured us Mattress Firm wants our complete satisfaction and we could return or exchange within 4 months (he never mentioned a 'no return' policy on the adj. base). When the delivery guys set up our mattress and base, they placed it on top of our existing bed frame, which meant our nightstands were now 6+ inches below us, and our bed looked like it was floating in the middle of the room - ridiculous. And it was now obvious what a safety issue the metal adj. base was, with our two cats, or if you have small children or pets. This type of adj. base is appropriate for a hospital or medical facility only. But on reading the fine print I discovered no returns on the adj. base - so all that sales pitch on 100% satisfaction and a liberal return policy were for the mattress only. So...I researched online and found MANY complaints on Mattress Firm and this specific issue, and one attorney weighed in and said that just because their policy is 'no returns' on the adj. base, doesn't mean they won't take it back. So, we went back to the store, met with the salesman, and we told him how deceptive this was, and we won't abide a safety issue, which was real. They should not be selling and presenting these adj. bases the way they are. They did take the adj. base back, came to the house for free pickup-return, and while they were slow to credit the $900 back for the adj. base cost, once I called my credit card company to file a dispute, that apparently woke Mattress Firm up and they did issue the credit. Very happy with the Beautyrest mattress - don't get sucked into what you don't need, and read everything.

