My sofa was sold and delivered to another customer
I ordered a sofa from DFS on 24 February 2021, then mid-April received text messages saying it had arrived and was ready for delivery.
I arranged for my old sofa to be collected by the Heart Foundation. No one turned up, so I arranged for it to be collected on 10 May and donated elsewhere.
I arranged with DFS for my new sofa to be delivered on 12 May 2021. Waited all day, but no delivery and no call from DFS. I telephoned on 13th May 2021 and was told that the sofa was in the wrong depot and couldn't be delivered until arrangements were made to transfer it to a depot that could deliver it to my area.
I subsequently talked to various staff at DFS over the following weeks who seemed irritated I was demanding that someone call me back (no one did) to explain what was happening and when I could expect my sofa to be delivered. Finally I asked for a full refund.
A week went by and on 1st June 2021 I wrote a letter of complaint to DFS Head Office saying that I felt I was being given the run-around because my sofa had been given to another customer and I was being strung along until a new one arrived. Never a truer word.......
I couple of days later I received a call from someone at DFS Head Office, who apologised profusely and said he would look into the matter.
The following week I received a call from someone else at DFS Head Office who explained that my sofa had been delivered to one of their stores, then sold and delivered to another customer. I was given time to think about whether I wanted a full refund or wait for a delivery of a new sofa.
I researched similar sofas (not too small, not too big, but just right) and they either had bad/very bad reviews or would take the same amount of time to be delivered as waiting for the re-order from DFS.
I received a call from DFS Head Office again a few days later and said that I would wait for a re-order, but wanted a loan sofa until my order arrived (sitting on my dining room chairs for long periods of time is exacerbating a recent back injury).
I was advised that someone from the DFS Maidstone depot would contact me regarding the loan sofa and I would receive a 20% reimbursement of the sofa cost as "a goodwill gesture".
I have never received a call from the Maidstone depot. I sent an e-mail complaining to Tim Stacey (DFS CEO) on 10 June and the following day received a call from someone at the DFS Head Office apologising for the error in the order and informing me that someone would get back to me the following week. More than a week later and I am still waiting for a call..........
It is unfortunate that I accepted the apologies from DFS staff and trusted that I would be afforded some courtesy in acknowledgement of my patience over the whole incident. This has not been the case.
I took notes of the names of staff at DFS who I have spoken to about my order, but have not included them in this negative review.
I should have stuck with my demand for a full refund and taken my custom elsewhere. With hindsight, I bitterly regret my decision.
I have made a formal complaint to Trading Standards - let's see where that gets me - I don't hold out much hope......