Bensons for Beds Milton Keynes Reviews Summary

Category: Bedroom furniture store

Address: Unit 1b, Winterhill Retail Park, Milton Keynes MK6 1AJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441908732029

Rating: 4.0
based on 88 reviews.

Sales Experience

Pros:

  • "I went to Dreams first... so I left and went to Bensons and after 2 mins ALI approached me he had top class customer service 10/10."
  • "The assistant was caring, knowledgeable and made the purchase very simple."
  • "The shop staff are great at selling beds."
  • "They're all very knowledgable and go the extra mile to make sure everyone feels welcome."
  • "Sales was pretty good as salesperson remembered me from previous visit."
  • "Salespeople were very friendly, but respectfully left us alone when we said we were only browsing."
  • "The salesperson Ali was very patient and honest to answer our queries."

Cons:

  • "Very good at Sales and terrible at after sales customer service, constantly chasing ordered a wardrobe came with wrong colour doors."
  • "The manager wouldn’t honour the advertised price insisting the sales assistant used her family discount."
  • "Great at trying to get you to spend your money but once done Benson for Beds couldn't care less."
  • "Decided on a mattress in store but the price when purchasing was different than advertised."
  • "I am quite dissatisfied with the sales people."
  • "However, he seemed keen to steer me away from these to higher priced options and at one point suggested a mattress at more than double my budget."
  • "The reviews speak for themselves. Stay clear of this company and this store."

Delivery Service

Pros:

  • "The delivery guys were very kind, polite and efficient."
  • "On delivery, the product was well packaged and placed in the correct room."
  • "Called before hand and delivered in timeframe offered."
  • "Delivery was made on preferred date and was excellent."
  • "The two delivery people were friendly and polite but were rushing."
  • "The younger person removed his trainers completely to which I was happy."
  • "Around end of February we were contacted by Benson for beds to say the bed was in STOCK."

Cons:

  • "Was promised a 2 hour window the day before delivery, this was not given."
  • "The delivery truck arrived with half the goods. Nobody answers calls."
  • "Absolutely disgusted with the aftersales and delivery."
  • "Hidden excessive delivery costs and they would not even assemble it for the amount they were asking for."
  • "The distribution department are awful. Keep promising a delivery date then cancelling the last minute three times."
  • "Our delivery has been delayed twice and we were only notified on the day."
  • "Inaccurate delivery estimate at the point of sale which resulted in us waiting a lot longer for our bed than expected (10 weeks wait)."

Product Quality

Pros:

  • "Everything was on point. The store's layout and ambiance were inviting."
  • "Bensons for Beds offer a good range of beds and mattresses and the store is well presented."
  • "Everything looked luxurious, which is fantastic for anybody who wants to buy a good quality bed."
  • "Goods perfectly wrapped and excellent condition."
  • "Nice place to explore comfy bedding."
  • "A bed and furniture shop with a great variety of contemporary and good quality items to choose from."
  • "I found the beds and mattresses in store were a lot higher in quality than all the other furniture shops in the retail park."

Cons:

  • "We purchase the bed in Feb which it cost us £1k in total, but the brackets that hold the matters is broke 2 months later."
  • "Bed finally arrived damaged and the instructions were incredibly poor and seemed outdated."
  • "After paying almost two thousand pounds and the damage they caused I am extremely upset."
  • "The headboard on both beds is fitted wrong - too low down which means the mattress does not fit under it causing the mattress to hang approximately 2 inches off the base of the bed."
  • "Sadly delivery and quality of beds and organisation is a real let down, they don’t care about the service they deliver after the sale."
  • "The mattress feels nothing like the one we tried in shop."
  • "We were unimpressed by the drop in quality of the workmanship and materials when compared to the original."

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "We entered the shop mid January 2020 we were looked after brilliantly throughout the order process."
  • "The staff was friendly and knowledgeable who took the time to explain varying mattresses."
  • "While Ali at the Milton Keynes branch was very helpful and efficient in sorting out our replacement."
  • "Staff in the MK store are really helpful and professional."
  • "The lady that works there is lovely felt like I had known her all my life... would highly recommend Bensons for beds."
  • "The staff where very nice and really friendly... wasn't pushy at all to buy anything but helpful if you needed assistance."
  • "In store staff: very friendly, professional and helpful."

Cons:

  • "Some of the worst customer service I received from an organisation leading to the cancellation of the order."
  • "Not worth your time or money."
  • "Most frustrating company I have ever dealt with."
  • "You'll get through to customer service after a 90minute wait, if you're lucky."
  • "Worst service I have ever faced in my life. Don't go for them, they never deliver order on time."
  • "The gentleman I spoke to Hazam Shahid was very poor with customer services wanted to talk over you when trying to explain the issues."
  • "Even asking for compensation was told £100 and that's it, have now gone to furniture ombudsman don't use these guys they don't know what after sales customer service care is."

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