Chris
Post-Delivery FeedbackJan 28, 2026
Holy shit, words cannot describe how bad this experience was. My wife and I have always loved Bassett (half our house is furnished in it), so when we needed new couches we didn't really consider anything else. We had just purchased a set of coffee/end tables in store a few months earlier and were shocked by their poor quality relative to our older Bassett items, so should probably have known better based on that. Our own fault for not going with our gut, I suppose. Our couches took about as long as expected to arrive, and appear okay post-arrival (minus the delivery damage that made me unwilling to ever purchase from Bassett again). However, the delivery was absolute shit. Bassett sent two out of shape men in their late 50s in a "Budget" brand rental truck to deliver two $3500 couches each weighing (by Bassett's own estimate) well over 100 pounds. This was a paid delivery that I did not have the option of coordinating myself with a competent team, mind you. Not unexpectedly (including by Bassett leadership who chose to cut costs in this manner), they delivery team struggled to get my couches into my house. Despite abundant clearance, the team smashed the couches against my walls (damaging them), and rested the leg of the couch on my dining room table (which cost twice as much as both couches combined), damaging it. The couches were scraped against the marble of my stairway, minorly damaging their upholsterly. The worst part? I expect no better outcome were I to deny delivery and request the damage be remedied: Bassett spent as little as possible to ensure my items arrived intact the first time, why would they do any differently on time two? The delivery team was outfitted in Bassett branding, and clearly were Bassett affiliates. They did their best, but should never have been sent by a customer-conscious management for this delivery. Absolutely atrocious on Bassett's part. Clearly this is not the same Bassett as it was five years ago. I do not expect that these couches will last as long as my others that are older. I will learn from this experience what I should have from my coffee/end table set purchase and use a better brand.