Dreams - 'Promised' bed would fit, doesn't

Flyboy152

arcon5 wrote: »

o'come on now

OP: My house is a common size, will it fit in?
SALESMAN: Yes, sign just here & here

Surely somewhere here op should say 'wait a minute, how would he know this without measurements?'.

The salesman specialises in beds, not building houses.

I don't agree with their tactics but sounds like op got carried away and now suffering the consequences.

:rotfl:

Which is the very reason he should have asked. If he says "yes," he is leading the OP to believe he is an expert in house sizes.

Personally, I believe the responsibility is seventy-five/twenty-five between Dreams and the OP.

Flyboy152

arcon5 wrote: »

Actually, I now wonder if there is a way to dismantle the bed? I've only ever bought beds from ikea so not sure how ops will be constructed

(Also the reason its falling to bits )

Don't divan beds usually split in the middle?

skiddlydiddly

Yes, the ones I've seen split and the frame ones are broken down already so no problem with them either.Does seem weird unless there is another type of bed where the base is a solid frame which would be pretty impractical.

neilmcl

hcb42 wrote: »

of course it is unusual!!

who in their right mind is going to employ the services of a joiner to remove their windows to get a cheap bed delivered...:rotfl:

You don't need a joiner to take out a wooden, sash window. It's surprisingly common place to have these removed when delivering large items up to first floor and above premises.

d.ross_2

arcon5 wrote: »

Maybe what the salesman thought to be a standard sized house is different to what op thought to be.

When we had our sofa delivered the deliverymen unscrewed and took off the PVC window to get one inbut thats not always an option for some. At our current property we have a corridor which is currently the home of a 1.9m wide sofa as it wouldn't fit in the house. When looking round we jokily said 'I wonder if the sofa will fit in the door', the agent laughed and said 'it would be a stuggle but you should be able to' (we stayed with the same agent so they knew how big it was) --- who do we blame? Ourselves for not measuring up. Who don't we blame? The agent who didn't know the exact measurements of the house or the sofa.

So if the salesmen thought the 'common' size house was different to what op thought then who is at fault?

Okay fair enough people are mocking op a little (including me), but how on earth does anybody think these so called 'professionals' (first mistake) can make such a judgement without knowing the measurements?

This is stuff you just couldn't make up (unlike the Tesco posts ).

To start with super king size beds are too big for the bedrooms of most average houses.

Also if you know the typical terraced house in Lancashire (which the salesman would have done as it was obviously a local store), then they would know that there would be problems, and should have advised the OP to measure up first. But they were probably too interested in their sale.

d.ross_2

arcon5 wrote: »

o'come on now

OP: My house is a common size, will it fit in?
SALESMAN: Yes, sign just here & here

Surely somewhere here op should say 'wait a minute, how would he know this without measurements?'.

The salesman specialises in beds, not building houses.

I don't agree with their tactics but sounds like op got carried away and now suffering the consequences.

:rotfl:

Because there are 1000's of similar houses in Lancashire, and very few would fit a super king size bed.

d.ross_2

arcon5 wrote: »

Actually, I now wonder if there is a way to dismantle the bed? I've only ever bought beds from ikea so not sure how ops will be constructed

(Also the reason its falling to bits )

You can't dismantle a 6'6" x 6' mattress....think about it.

d.ross_2

Flyboy152 wrote: »

Don't divan beds usually split in the middle?

Only the base, not the mattress (unless it is a zip and link bed)

skiddlydiddly

d.ross wrote: »

You can't dismantle a 6'6" x 6' mattress....think about it.

No but you can bend them.

d.ross_2

skiddlydiddly wrote: »

No but you can bend them.

Only to a point, otherwise you will damage them. And if you fold or crease them then they are knackered.