Brandon C.
Yelp
I'd give zero stars if I could, but the single star does at least give me the opportunity to compliment the first member of the customer service team - a group which, unfortunately, I've spent substantially more time speaking with than the sales or delivery teams.
I ordered living room furniture years ago, and delivery of the entire set was delayed a week or more. Nothing was their fault, of course, and their offer of compensation was "free in-house delivery and set up"...of a chair and a couch. How one goes about "setting up" a couch is a fabulous question.
Fast forward eight or so years - moving into a new home, looking for bedroom furniture, and willing to give NFM another shot. We make a purchase (paid in full) and select a delivery date from the options they offered. Two days later we're advised that the delivery date we chose would no longer be an option due to shipping delays, and that our order would be delayed two weeks. After a call to re-set and confirm delivery, I find out that only the bed will be delayed two weeks, and the other items only one week. Customer service was nice enough - they offered to upgrade to in-house delivery and set up for free (how one goes about "setting up" a bedside table fairly boggles the mind), but added that this would add an additional week delay - essentially taking us back to square one. Not wanting to live out of suitcases and boxes scattered about our floor any longer than we had to, I waived the offer and asked for my things as soon as possible.
As we hit the week of delivery of the bed, I noticed that I hadn't received an email with details regarding the upcoming delivery. I checked the NFM website to find that the bed had been delayed again, and that I would be waiting at least another week before my fiancée and I could sleep in the bed we purchased a month earlier for our new home. Customer service was abysmal - the shipping dates "aren't guaranteed", they said, despite being dates that they offer, and the lack of notice was unfortunate. I could speak with the sales team about other options (to replace the bed from a full bedroom set), but that was about it. I was provided with my salesperson's contact information, and after requesting it, contact information for management, and wished a good day.
Are the continued delays the result of production issues on the vendor's side? Maybe. Stocking/ordering issue on NFM's side? Also maybe. What I know for sure is that it the order isn't delayed for failure to pay for it, and still it's us, the customer, out the money and still waiting on the product, being made to endure the pains of it, and being told to sit back, be patient, and take it in the rear until the whole thing is over...if ever that day should come.
Don't shop at NFM - an acronym I've learned also applies to their deliveries, which "Never Freaking Materialize".