Alied carpets gone bust

[SIRandyraven]

Just been dealing with Alied carpets and they went into liquidation Monday.
Seems my £129 rug will now not arrive.
So now for to go via hoops to get money back from credit card company.
However not all stores are shut.
Some will continue to trade ??
Be very nervous using one of these.

What annoys me is it turns out they canceled the order for the rug last week !!
They knew they were going to default.

So be warned

[SIRandyraven]

Can yo trust any stores at the moment ?
I was nervous when I gave DFS £3, 000 of my money last year.
But sofa did arrive some 5 weeks later ...
They seem stable ...but you do take a chance

[mightyWBA]

I'd be worried about DFS...Wait till they get their advertising bill!

[merciasounds]

We were caught out like this years ago when I was first married - we'd handed over £400 cash for a king sized bed, a single bed and a small chest of drawers, and were promised delivery within 3 weeks. The following week the shop was shuttered and locked and never opened again, and we never saw a penny back. If these companies know they're going under, and have no intention of delivering what you've ordered, and taken money, how come they're not charged with fraud?
If some shops are still trading and you've paid by credit card, you at least should get your money back. Good luck with that!

[ubasses]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8156111.stm

Have a look at the above, says they have gone into administration not liquidation and that all orders should be fulfilled o you may still get your rug.

[sandyRoe]

I believe if you buy with a credit card you've extra cover if anything happens to the retailer.

[SIRandyraven]

I was called by the store Reading ... And they told me the rug will not arrive and contact the credit card company for my money back ...
Was told this by two sources at Alied carpets ...

I would like the rug to be honest ..
But hey ho ...

[SIRandyraven]

Oh yes ...
Gold Amex card was used ...
Step 1 - sign a legal form to say I never got rug
Step 2 - email retailer to ask about rug
Step 3 - email from retailer so they will not deliver it
Step 4 - copy of invoice

Send all above to Amex ...

What a load of hassle ...

[SIRandyraven]

"We are currently working to secure a going-concern sale of the remaining stores in the Allied Carpets portfolio."
Allied Carpets is the second biggest carpet retailer in the UK, behind Carpetright.
BDO sold the 51 stores and the Allied Carpets brand to a new firm, Allied Carpets Retail Limited, set up by Allied chief executive Clive Hutchings.


So they will still trade under the same name.
Good luck with buying from them ...
Hope they are secure lol

[starone]

What a shame. Apart from your problem sirandy how many more are we going to see like this in the near future? I remember a heating engineer near me going bankrupt and they still kept taking orders and deposits the night before they closed down. No thought for anyone else except themselves.

[wolf63]

I have to admit that I thought Woolworths going bust would be impossible ......

It is sadly missed in my town (hopefully to become a city) - for household goods, pick and rubbish you didn't really need but you buy anyway.

I hope your carpet flies in soon.

[SIRandyraven]

Well I called the Allied Carpets head office and they are going to send a mandatory credit note for the value of £129. I can then use this at one of the stores that has been bought out by management (51 of them). These will still be called Allied Carpets.
I called one of these stores this evening and they have the rug in store I wanted and have reserved it for me. It's the same price also. I will then drive the 40 miles to the store Saturday or after i get the credit note and collect the rug.
What a bloody hassle !
Still less hassle than trying to get a refund via the Amex card ....

[alexanderd]

Sounds like alls well that ends well

[SIRandyraven]

Well to be honest it's only £129 and with luck i will get the rug or worse case money back via card company.
Imagine people who have paid out £1'000's for carpets and now will not get them.

I think lot's of stores are going to go bust in the next few months ...
Carpet Right must also be at risk ....see the profit drop recently ...

[Dee Sa]

Sirandy I hope things go well for you and you get your money back soon, its cruel the way stores take the money knowing full well they wont deliver the goods and there should be a law to stop this, its fraud.
Dee