Cottonwood Futons & Furnishing

Total Rip Off. They used to have an actual store downtown and then opened actual stores on the east and west sides. Through those years, they were great. I bought most of a bedroom set that I still love. But after I ordered a custom matching dresser from them and put $450 down payment, they closed their last store and stopped returning my phone calls. They still have my $450 and never delivered the dresser. They won't return phone or email messages. more

I wanted to share my experiences with Cottonwood because after reading some of these reviews I almost had a heart attack when I had a problem with my order. I ordered a ?Classic? all cotton futon in California king size from Cottonwood. Got my futon pretty quickly, hauled it up two flights of stairs, and discovered that they had sent me a regular king size. I went looking for the Cottonwood web site and saw a bunch of complaint sites on Google. My heart dropped and I privately got ready for a fight. Called them up and had pretty much the same experience as other people that had made complaints ? you get transferred to ?tech support?, no one seems to want to talk to you, if you call the lady on the order line she?s fairly gruff. I left a phone message and email. Nothing the first day. I?m nervous because of everything I?ve read and thinking different scenarios of having to fight for shipping costs, whatever. No response from them the second day until around 5, I get an email. It apologizes for the mistake, tells me they?re sending me another, and has a link to a free return FedEx label. I pack up the futon, which was a pain in the ass, and ship. Two days later I get my replacement futon (which means they trusted me enough to ship BEFORE they received my return), it?s the proper size and everything?s great. Regarding the futon, I?m pretty impressed. The second one came in a zippered cover, I opened it up and the futon inside had some minor black marks that looked like they happened in shipping. I?m cool with this, there?s no real damage, it?s new and the cover is fine. I?m using it as a bed, I can see where someone using it as a futon with no cover might not care for this, but I?m fine with it. I opened the futon and it is exactly as they described no foam or demin scrap, just untreated cotton. The futon has a garment/chemically smell to it that isn?t strong and seems like a type of thing that goes away quickly. I don?t think its 6? thick, but its close and they didn?t skimp on packing it full of cotton. In the large size the thing cost around $250/no shipping costs and I feel like I got a really good deal. Regarding the return. Don?t believe everything you read. Cottonwood would be well served to work on their people/response/courtesy skill, that?s true, but the facts are that they had an equal or better response to my return then a place like Amazon. I have absolutely no problem with the way they handled the entire transaction, they were consistently honorable. I?m writing because I?m a little ticked off that I spent brain space letting myself worry because of these postings. I would recommend Cottonwood to a friend. more

Agree - stay away from Cottonwood Futons, they are a rip off. I ordered a futon mattress, paid extra for rush delivery and it took over 3 weeks to get! It went out to the East Coast and back. When I called they were rude and nasty - I told the woman to look at a map - I live right next to Wisconsin. They would not refund the extra charge. Very poor customer service - nasty, rude and ugly on the phone, I don't think they want to sell futons. Plus, after 2 years the mattress was worn through and lumpy - they would not honor the warranty of 5 years. Cons: Extremely Poor Customer Service more

Ordered a mattress on Saturday using email. Canceled on Monday when they were open to find out it already shipped. I was charged over $65 for shipping which included a restocking fee. Poor and rude customer service. more

Stay away from Cottonwood Futons, Madison WI. more

I ordered a Berkeley futon frame, futon mattress and cover set. The advertisement read: EASY TO ASSEMBLE. When I received the frame, I discovered that it did not arrive partially assembled, which is the industry practice for futons. Typically you need only hinge the two platforms together and then attach the arms. In the past, this process has normally taken me about one hour. Cons: Misleading Advertising, Poor Quality, No Customer Service more