Great Mattress, Horrible Build Quality on the Foundation
on August 26, 2020
Posted by: Anonymous
from United States
Recently bought a new king size mattress and purchased the foundation to go along with it. Upon receiving the shipment, my wife and I unboxed the foundation to get started, only to notice split slats, pieces of wood that barely fit and the shipping box appeared to have been walked on, which may have led to the broken wood pieces. I did receive a full refund on the foundation, so that's done. The mattress on the other hand looks well made and we've been sleeping peacefully so far.
I like the bed, but I have tried numerous times to contact you get put on hold and also a call back number and never have heard back. As of right now I will not recommend this to anyone because of the service.
Foundation was broken when it arrived Concidering it took weeks to get decided to get out my glue clamps n screws n fix it. After it dried I put it together n found the corner brackets were not installed correctly so took it apart n re installed them correctly n put it together again. All my other items were of good quality but the foundation was not. Think we need a little quality control
GhostBed's ad reads: ... "You want simple, no-frills support for your mattress without sacrificing quality." ... DON'T BELIEVE IT!
on August 22, 2020
Posted by: Keith C.
from United States
I just finished setting up my GhostBed. It took me a whole day to get it completed. The reason was that the GhostBed Foundation was my worst experience ever (for a 'some assembly required' product). The assembly more resembled a DIY project. Materials used in the foundation frame were substandard, warped, split, broken and cracked lumber. Slats are supposed to be 2 3/8" inches wide, but if they are cracked, or missing some width, with bark still attached, GhostBed will still use them. Manufacturing tolerances don't exist since Corner Bracket connectors between end rails and side rails, as well as center rail connectors were misaligned, out of square, and up to 5/8" off from where they were supposed to be. The slats to hold up the mattress weren't long enough, and any pre drilled holes (if they were drilled at all), weren't in the right place to intersect and connect to the center rails below. When assembled (as manufactured), neither of 2 center braces, and one of side rails did not fit. Three of the rails (out of 4) were a full 5/8s of an inch above the end rails when they should have been completely flush. how
After calling GhostBed customer service twice on the matter, I told by their on line voice mail, that there would only be a 3-minute wait (and on my second call, a 4-minute wait), but I was disconnected both times after waiting 20 minutes or longer before being disconnected. Realizing that it took 11 days for the bed to arrive after I ordered it, and I didn't not want to wait any longer for another foundation to arrive that may be in a similar state of poor quality, I decided to take the foundation all apart and re-drill, and rebuild it myself from scratch. I needed to re-glue several load bearing rails because they were cracked completely through, and re-drill more than 1/2 of the predrilled slat holes that hold the mattress up. I also had to re-drill and remount corner brackets and center rail connectors so that the frame would fit together properly and sit flat on flat bed frame.
GhostBed may make great Mattresses, and that's why people buy them, but don't buy a GhostBed Foundation for their Foundation will not meet your expectations. Most buyers would be appalled. I suggest that GhostBed be more selective in its lumber sourcing, and start using a Jig in its Foundation manufacturing process to ensure that there is some semblance conformity and quality that comes from your factories.
The mattress is amazing, but don’t waste your money on the base. The base is cheaply made. It’s made of wood that they poorly cut so it doesn’t lay flat. The first base we got was missing pieces and the Second one had everything, but still wasn’t flat. The screw holes for the slacks weren’t even aligned properly. My advice buy the mattress, but don’t waste your money on the base.
Took a chance and bought the GhostBed after reading some reviews. It was easy to assemble and the bed’s comfort level is terrific. Would not hesitate to purchase another GhostBed in the future.