Wickes Furniture basically stole from me

Wow – I’ve surely had a fun experience with Wickes Furniture. I bought furniture – total – $2,083.41. Then I found out the salesman gave me the wrong information on the fabric so I cancelled it one week later (1-11-08). I kept waiting for my refund check but it never came.

My local Wickes couldn’t be bothered checking on it for me. Finally I phoned the corporate office in Chicago. They said they’d just filed bankruptcy and to forget any refund. When I asked if I could just go pick up the furniture (better than losing the total amount), I was told the check was frozen and NO REFUND. I feel so cheated and basically as though someone had stolen $2083.41 from me. I have no recourse – I paid with an electronic check.

Even though all this has happened, Wickes still has their doors open and you can go in and buy furniture – but do pray you won’t lose your money. I can’t tell you how sick I am. I’m not a wealthy person and had to save a long time for this. Can you imagine buying something and never getting your money back or your merchandise? It’s definitely robbery.