I had seen ads from Housefull over a period of time and wondered how they were selling so cheap. I finally got an opportunity to go to Housefull at Marathahalli, Bangalore on 1st October, 2013 as I wanted some simple and inexpensive bookshelves and wardrobes for my children.
I can say with certainty that nowhere else in Bangalore have I seen such a wide array of affordable furniture in one place. I picked up two bookcases, a wardrobe and a cabinet. Only while paying was I told that two of the items were discontinued and display models would be sent.
Though it was a let down, I accepted it because the display pieces were quite good and I also got a small discount for it. I was told that the items would be delivered on 14th October. In fact, they were delivered earlier (13th October). However one piece was missing and the delivery boy told that it would be delivered in a week
when the stock was expected.
The carpenter came and assembled it after 4 days, but his work was good and fast and I did not pay anything extra. Yesterday, the last piece was delivered (24th October) and it was assembled today (25th October) by the same carpenter.
Overall, It was a good experience and I am very happy with the products as the meet my requirements exactly in terms of size, usefulness and price. The staff at Housefull were good and helpful. The reason I am writing all this is because, while I was waiting for the delivery, I happened to read the reviews in MouthShut_Official and panicked.
REALLY panicked. However my wife calmed me down and told me that if the store was as bad as was written, surely they would not be still alive and advertising. She specifchandru021y forbade me to call up the store and
told me that it would come in its own time.
Anybody who wants value for money in furniture and is willing to wait for 3 weeks before it being available for use, please go to Housefull with confidence.Three things to remember -
1) Have faith and trust
2) be patient and
3) do not be obnoxious.
I have seen some of the young techie software engineers (yuppies) of Bangalore who have probably been on one or two trips abroad, behaving in extremely boorish and unacceptable manner.
Going through some of the reviews again, I can easily see how much they must have harassed the staff of Housefull and they definitely deserved what they got.
Raja S Krishnaswamy (rajaskrishnaswamy@gmail.com)