Bel Furniture
The Furniture Store of Texas
San Antonio Discount Furniture Stores
If you’re living in San Antonio, you’ve likely seen the Bel Furniture store. For people looking for furniture shopping on a budget, Bel Furniture is often the best option that you can consider. However, there are other discount stores in the area, and we figured it was worthwhile to take a moment and go through the various options. If you like any of these stores or have your own secrets to share, let us know.
For those looking for low priced furniture stores that have been well-received by others, there are some great options in San Antonio. Furniture in the Raw at 1552 Babcock Road, and Furnish 123 at 8352 Agora Parkway are both solid options in the area. Other options that have a fairly eclectic taste include Armoires & Accents at 355 West Sunset Road, and Cost Plus World Market at 125 Loop 410 NW. Though keep in mind, between their low prices and great selection, these stores are dangerous places to enter if you’re not okay with making a purchase.
For people wanting more unique shopping experiences, there are some other great discount furniture stores in San Antonio. In this domain, some great options to check out include Cris’s Bare Wood Furniture at 2313 NW Military Hwy Ste 109 and Furniture For A Cause at 5254 Blanco Road. To put it into context, one woman went to Furniture For A Cause and bought a sofa, end table, desk, and tv stand for 400 dollars, even after delivery was factored in.
Bel Furniture's store in San Antonio isn't the only discount furniture store.
Some discount furniture stores don’t receive that strong of ratings but still offer low prices for people searching for bargains. San Antonio has a decent number of these with stores like Rooms to Go, Roomstore, Ashley Furniture and Furniture Row all have locations in the city. Rooms to Go is at 14434 IH-10 W, Roomstore is at 5219 De Zavala Road, Ashley Furniture is at 12493 W I-10, and Furniture Row is at 1538 Interstate 35 N. These stores are all chains with a number of stores nationwide.
Overall, for shoppers in San Antonio, there are a lot of options if you’re looking for a deal. Bel Furniture is a great discount furniture store, but don’t feel like they’re your only choice. If you have any recommendations for great stores in the area, let us know and we’ll give them a look!
BBB Gives Bel Furniture an F Rating
As we like to provide customer reviews on our site, we try and keep track of what we hear from around the industry to keep you informed. One recent newsworthy story surrounding Bel Furniture has been an F rating given by the Better Business Bureau (BBB). This rating is incredibly harsh and piqued our interest in what was going on. Unfortunately, it’s hard to follow all of the details about what happened and so, we’ll try and give you the best overview we can.
Evaluating the issues that caused the F grade for Bel Furniture, it seems that the big focal points were trouble with advertising, delivery, and the overall quality of the merchandise found at Bel Furniture. These issues tend to be the same ones we find at every furniture store, but the problem with Bel Furniture seemed to be the severity of the issues that were described. We read up on a few of the complaints and the problems were certainly disheartening.
From readings on the company, one concern we saw was that advertisements either weren’t honored, or required work to get honored. The common example involved a promotion where you would receive a free HD television with a purchase at Bel Furniture. A man bought 1,100 dollars in furniture, and when he inquired about the television, was told it was expired. This response was in spite of a banner on the front of the store, and the newspaper ads distributed by the company that promised otherwise.
Not the grade you want to see when shopping for furniture, so what happened?
Where things get interesting is in the response by Bel Furniture regarding the BBB claims. According to Bel Furniture, the company has provided evidence to the BBB rebuking the claims by the customers regarding the HD televisions. According to Bel, you’re only allowed to choose one of their various promotions with your purchase, and can’t choose all of them. They also provided evidence that they responded to the customers complaints that the BBB took into consideration promptly and with generous actions.
Bel Furniture believes that the BBB has some bias in the issue, pointing out several rivals in the area that have received significantly more complaints with the BBB and yet have a much higer rating. Their examples include Rooms To Go which has 1723 complaints, Roomstore with 265 complaints, and then their own stores which have just 108 complaints. These numbers stand out considering Bel Furniture has an F rating while the other companies have received an A+ and B- rating respectively. These claims have legitimacy, and it is hard to say if the BBB just didn’t try hard enough to talk to Bel Furniture and find out the truth behind a lot of the complaints that were made.
With these details in mind, it’s unfortunately hard to know what exactly to make of all of it. We will try and keep everyone informed as we read more about the story and hear additional news about Bel Furniture’s placement with the BBB. While we don’t see a reason for the BBB to be biased, they haven’t addressed the concerns with the ratings that Bel Furniture has introduced. As such, we continue with our recommendation that people take these ratings with a grain of salt and ultimately make their decisions based upon friends and their own experiences. If you have any insight to share, please feel free to let us know!