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Dreams, the bedroom store have taken discriminated against the disabled?

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MrsjREwing · 26/09/2012 10:54

I have complex disability. I wanted to order an electric bed from the dreams sale, I wanted this bed due to disability issues.

Long post don't want to dripfeed, any ideas how to get money back?

I ordered the bed from X at a branch. X was putting in the order when I was filling out the VAT form. Y the manager on 15 September waded in, and took my card, I have cognitive issues, I was filling out a form and Y took card payment from me. After card payment was taken X said he input wrong info on the system and couldn't change it. I thought it was odd, said I wanted my money back Y refused said he couldn't give me money back. I said how do I get it back Y said he will do it Monday. In the carpark I phoned my bank who registered a dispute with Visa debit. I thought dreams would give money back, not been well, banking has not been top of my list.

Just got a call from Dreams, asking for Miss J Ewing, said he tried loads of numbers as number wrong on system, when do you want delivery Madam, I said I am not Madam as you have my name please use it, he kept calling me madam, eventually he called me Ewing, I said I am Mrs Ewing, he said ok Madam.

Anyway I then rang trading standard which put me through to consumer something or another whi want me to go to the postoffice or CAB. I explained I lost my blue badge and DLA being looked at again, I would have to go to carpark, get ticket, go back to car walk to postoffice, que and go back, the same for CAB, ablebodied people have no clue, next can someone do it for me, who would that be the invisable man? I said no. I said I will try to email dreams headoffice to get my money back. So I was given 08442259259 to ring to get email for dreams headoffice, was continually engaged up to point of this post.

Feel taken advantage of due to disability by firm that sell beds for people with disabilities.

OP posts:
IneedAsockamnesty · 27/09/2012 13:58

op i think shes just saying that dreams have had a fairly bad reputation for some time.

LadyBeagleEyes · 27/09/2012 15:50

But you were initially happy with the bed and the price weren't you Op?
it was the attitude of the salesmen that put you off.

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 27/09/2012 17:01

I think Dreams have behaved very badly here. They should have correct the error in the order and they should have given your refund as soon as you asked for it.

BUT if you want the bed and have paid for it I would accept it and draw a line under this matter. Somethings are not worth the shot of getting so upset. It is worse for you than anyone at Dreams.

toofattorun · 27/09/2012 17:39

Dreams is such a terrible place for customer service. I have had nothing but trouble from them in the past. I would never go back there again.

elizaregina · 27/09/2012 19:06

no i dont have inside knowledge - but dreams are horrific - they are a total rip off as explained.

would you feel happy with your purchase knowing - actuallly there could be as much as a £500 pound mark up on a bed - that is exactly the same as a bed from somewhere else but dreams have simply got an agrement to call that bed a differnet name - then say " you wont find this bed anywhere else for this price", then their sales look great as they shave hundreds off where as in fact they are actually charing you in the sale - the proper martket value.

if you google dreams you will come up with plenty of people saying how shite they are.....

MrsjREwing · 28/09/2012 17:35

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Bluefrogs · 28/09/2012 18:31

Mrsjrewing-why are you still using the names of these people?
Mnhq have changed all identifying posts with names mentioned-so why on earth are you continuing to name?
Did you mention to the CEO of Dreams that you had s thread on Mumsnet that named the actual staff members you were complaining about?
You are making your complaint open for the public to read and by identifying the people who served you are putting them in a very unfair position.
I am a retail manager and have recently had a complaint against a staff member with a very distinctive name-complaint was found to be cometely fabricated and was made on racial grounds.
If that customer had made it public on here it would gave had potentially massive implications for the girl involved if someone had read it and identified her.I'm not suggesting this is the same but you are calling someone disablist effectively and naming him potentially identifying him to anyone reading thus thread who might go into a branch of Dreams this weekend.
You do not need to name him,so please stop.
Will be reporting this thread again.

GoldShip · 28/09/2012 18:52

I'm reporting too. She shouldn't be naming anyone.

LadyBeagleEyes · 28/09/2012 18:56

I agree, the naming is all a bit Hmm.
And from your posts, it was more just a misunderstanding than anything more serious.

MrsjREwing · 28/09/2012 19:09

I had no email to tell me my posts were edited, I am not the sort to reread threads, had no clue that had happened.

Have a nice weekend anyway.

OP posts:
GoldShip · 28/09/2012 19:24

You too!

OliviaPeaceAndLoveMumsnet · 28/09/2012 20:11

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