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  American Rental Home Furnishings

  1416 S Liberty Dr Bloomington, IN 47403-5118

  
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  American Rental Home Furnishings

  1320 Indianapolis Rd Greencastle, IN 46135-2406

  
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  American Rental Home Furnishings

  1430 Wabash Avenue Terre Haute, IN 47807-3316

  
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  American Rental Home Furnishings

  11 12th St NW Linton, IN 47441-6682

  
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  American Rental Home Furnishings

  1416 James Ave Bedford, IN 47421-3578

  

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/22/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  We have been customers with American Rental a long time, we have gotten familiar with the employees and have grown to have a good relationship with them however our lift bed quit lifting and the legs came loose. They have had our frame since April 18th, 2023 its now June 22,2023. I am 5 months pregnant and the frame we have while we wait for ours to be fixed is not the same quality that our lift bed is on top of that I have asked for updates every 2 weeks when I make a payment. I al getting very upset that my frame has been gone for 3 months almost and still no word on when it will get back to us. I dont know that this is the stores fault but someone has dropped the ball and needs to get our frame to us, we are told that they dont have any replacement frames, why would you sell a frame you cant replace or fix. If this isnt resolved soon we will not be coming back to this business.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/24/2023

  We are deeply sorry to hear about your negative experience and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please know that we take customer feedback seriously and we launched a thorough investigation into the matter to understand the root cause of the issue. Our team has been working diligently to replace your item and to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
  To rectify the situation and ensure your satisfaction, our store Manager, *********************** will personally reach out to you. If for some reason, you do not hear from him in the next 48 hours, please call the store at ************. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we look forward to resolving this matter and restoring your trust in American Rental. 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:05/26/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  We were a few days late to paying our bill, even communicated with the store manager regarding this and the fact were where in the hospital with our daughter being born, we were assured everything was okay and good and to pay it the following week. Well it wasnt. They came to our door knocking repeatedly, threatening to call the cops and *** us. We gave them their stuff back. Come to find out that if youre dating one of the employees they will let you get weeks behind and even rent more stuff to you while youre weeks behind. Talk about favoritism.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 05/30/2023

  The corporate number on the website is not in service. Wheres the number that works??

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/07/2023

  We apologize for the inconvenience. We deeply regret the misunderstanding and the distress it may have caused. Please contact our District Manager, ****, at ************, so that we can address your concerns and work towards a resolution.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:04/18/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I started with American rental with a freezer and paid it off in full. I then started to rent a TV and PS5. One time the payment didn't go through and I got messages from them threatening legal charges against me. I wasn't even a day late. I had to clock out of work early to pay them. Costing me wages. After I lost my job I called the store and spoke to *********. I told her I lost my job and could only pay once a month due to me being disabled. A month later I got a charge on my card. I thought everything was fine, because I told ******************** lost my job. 2 weeks later and I get a call my payment didn't clear. They explained that it was only for 2 weeks. I told them again I only get paid once month. And I will pay what I owe on the 3rd. Nope that doesn't work for them. That was yesterday. Today I got a guy show up and threatening to press federal charges against me. I'M 1 DAY LATE! Now we need to get this straightened out because this is not how you run a business. I'm willing to pay, but they need to quit acting like this. I'm 1 day late.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 04/24/2023

  Hello ***,
  
  Thank you for reaching out to us, weve been looking into this to give you an accurate response. I have looked into your account and see the store does have you on track to make payments on the 3rd, the next being May 3rd. It appears that on February 3rd you made a payment to take you out a month to March 3rd, and then a full month March 3rd to April 3rd. There was a payment since for a 2 week payment, but the store has bumped your date to be on May 3rd,for a normal monthly payment, as youve requested. It is always our goal to accommodate you and make ownership as easy as possible. Again, we love working with you and if you need anything else please call us at ************.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 04/25/2023

  Better Business Bureau:

  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this response/resolution is satisfactory to me. 

  On another note as their records shows I was making payments once a month on the 3rd. I paid 1 month in February, and March on the 3rd of those months. Then in April I got charged only for 2 weeks instead of a month. ********* the store manager said I only paid every 2 weeks, and I have never paid monthly. She first refused to work with me even though it was all due to her error. It took all of this to get her to work with me.

   

  I now refuse to talk to ********* anymore. As she has proven she lies, and refuses to work with some people.
  
  
  

  Regards,

  *****************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:04/17/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Disclaimer: Not a complaint!Hi! I have been trying to get a refund for my recent purchase (April 12, 2023) for a ******* electric stove. I did not realize it was not in stock at the store I chose until I went down there for the rental agreement papers (I ordered online) and they told me it would be a month to get that exact stove. I simply cannot wait a month to receive it as I do not have one. I am requesting an order cancelation and a full refund on the order. The order ID is 502. Thanks!

  

  Business Response

  Date: 04/24/2023

  Thank you for reaching out! We can most definitely process that refund for you. You will receive an email tomorrow with the refunded invoice. We do change inventory often so if you're every in need in the future we offer same day free delivery. Have a wonderful day!

  Customer Answer

  Date: 04/25/2023

  Better Business Bureau:

  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this response/resolution is satisfactory to me. 
  
  
  

  Regards,

  *******************************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/02/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I rent a TV living room furniture and I moved and they are called them they come made my furniture from my old place to my new place and i when and rented a refrigerator and put the down payment on so they delivered it but mess the doors up trying to get it in so they take it back to the rental place and I try to give him back out and they said I had to have a lease agreement and I haven't had them before they were in there so they kept my down payment so they can't get back and so I'm out of refrigerator and down payment and every time I go in the store to ***************** payment the hall and we moved your furniture up here and we didn't and they moved it up here. But they keep my down payment on my refrigerator it won't let me have refrigerator are at my **** payment back. . They said they got a,call saying we can be where we live even the landlord trying talking to them **** at the kingsport store told the landlord to shut up he didn't want to hear his mouth . **** and the other guy who is the so called boss who sit at the table with his wife and kid he brings you work every day is rude and has nothing but bad thing to say to and about ppl. I need something done about the ************** store. Thanks , *********************.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 03/04/2023

  I need my refund and they need better employment 

  

  Business Response

  Date: 03/06/2023

  Hi ****,

  
  Thank you for taking the time to reach out. As to the payment on your previous refrigerator, wed be more than happy to refund the initial payment you made on the fridge since you never got to use it. If youd like to call us at ************ or come into the store so we can process that refund for you. We can also continue to work to find a refrigerator that works in your space if needed.

  
  When we went to deliver the refrigerator,we were asked to leave the fridge on the porch. We do install everything we deliver to ensure quality, safety, and completion of delivery to the customer. While out there we were told that the customer did not have the lease on the residence. We do try and keep up-to-date and accurate information on our customers and so we reached out to the landlord to verify the information we were given. This is something we can do and utilize from time to time. If you have anymore questions we ask you please give us a call at your convenience.

   

  Thank You Very Much!

  Customer Answer

  Date: 03/07/2023

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 
  
  [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

  No the business hasn't responded at but one they called today threaten to pick my furniture up. And I have already paid on it . But I would like a refund on my refrigerator I never got from them or my down payment back. Also I would like to know why they started acted mean to me

  
  Regards,
  
  *********************

  
  

  

  Business Response

  Date: 03/07/2023

  Hi ****,
  
  At your convenience please come into the store or call us and we can get the refund squared away for you. We appreciate your business and want to get this settled for you as quickly as possible. We never want to come across as anything but caring so we apologize if we didnt meet that expectation.Again, at your convenience, call us and we will get the refund on the refrigerator complete. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/31/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I started paying payments on a Ps5 at the Greencastle American rental October 30th 2022. Just a day after getting my Ps5 the **** port started having issues I took it in and they sent it off to get it fixed. They gave me a loaner that had the same issue. Its now almost February and I only got to use my Ps5 1 time to set it up and they still dont know when my Ps5 will be fixed.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 02/01/2023

  We are sorry you are experiencing this problem. It is always our want to get you an item without flaw, but sometimes issues occur. That being said, we have reached out to the said customer and have worked with them to get them a new PS5 with good HDMI ports. If they experience any further issues, we ask that they reach out to us again at ************.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/30/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I am upset cause I went in to pay a bill and we were behind and I told the clerk that all I could pay was 250 and she told me that if I paid 257 that I would be caught up to 1-23-23 which was the date I went in. Then she proceeded to ask if I would be making another payment and if I wanted to make it Friday or the following Monday never once saying that I would be charged a late fee for paying it on Monday. So I called today to make a payment and informed that I am still behind on my payments and that I needed to make double payments on a couple items to get me up to date and that I was charged a late fee on my current weekly bill because I am paying it today which again was never informed if I paid it today that it would be considered late or I would have paid it on Friday to avoid that fee. So I am trying to figure how its okay to tell someone they are all caught up but then the following week tell me that I am behind and I need to make more payments to be caught up. This is location in Richmond *******

  

  Business Response

  Date: 02/01/2023

  To resolve this, we had our District Manager, who oversees that location, contact the customer and work to come to a resolution on the account. The customer is a long-time customer, in great standing and we want to work to make sure the account is current. The DM will be bumping up the account due dates and making sure it is current and back on track.Hopefully this resolves the issue and we ask that the customer reach out to us if there are any further issues.  Thank you!

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/26/2022

  Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Our insurance used American furniture rentals to provide furniture for the rental home we are in.Back story we are a family of 8 who ************* in ********* and moved to VA as there was no housing which could accommodate my entire family while our home was being repaired.We were provided furniture through no selection of our own American furniture rentals. The quality of the furniture provided was very low. The beds were hard, and dirty looking , the box springs had no backing , the furniture was scratched up.We elected to purchase ********************** as the beds were very uncomfortable and there was not enough room in the couches they provided for the entire family. When we advised them to come and get the furniture they did so bringing only two men. Each man was in a certain area of the home. They did not help each other as they should have causing damage to our hard wood floors as a result of dragging furniture across the floors and down the stairs. They were shown the damage with they attempted to try and repair but you cant repair scratches and missing pieces in the wood flooring. I asked the guy whats next about fixing the floors as we do not own the home. He advised me someone will call me. I asked for an inventory list of what they took or some kind of paperwork to my surprise was not provided. Two months went by and there was no word from then about the damage they caused. I called CRS who hired them and advised what happen to my surprise it was never reported.Once we get the vendors the photos showing their guys attempting to fix the damage they had caused they said its not too big of a scratch but they have not agreed to fix the floor. This happened in September 22, its now about to be the first of 2023 and I have yet to get anything back from them. We dont have the kind of money they are asking to fix these floors and yet no response from this vendor. I need them to own their mistake and stop delaying and get this resolved.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 01/09/2023

  Hello, wed love to help get this all resolved for you. We have some questions on our end to make sure we address the issue as correctly as possible.First off, we are American Rental Home Furnishings based out of *******, with one store operating in ************************, **. We wanted to make sure you have the correct business as well as to make sure we have the correct ****************.We rent furniture out in-store, or through online purchases, but dont use a third-party to put rental furniture into homes.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/31/2022

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  The employee ****** at the *********** ** branch has been nothing but unprofessional and rude on multiple occasions and Im tired of it. I cant get ahold of anyone from corporate and Im at my wits end. She calls and threatens to come pick up a product that we are making payments on THE *** THE PAYMENT IS DUE because I havent gotten the time to come up there yet (it was 12 noon when she done this today) shes taken our payments not once but twice and put them on someone elses account and has also called and harassed from her personal phone number after business hours when we fell on a hard time and was a payment behind. Shes nothing but unprofessional and refuses to tell me her last name so I dont even know if her first name is actually ****** or not. This has been going on for the past two months. We make biweekly payments and she will call everyday before the payment is due threatening us and harassing us. She has laughed in my face when I called to apologize for the late payment when we did get behind and said well if you need a job that bad come work for me no thank you.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/02/2022

  We do strive to be as professional and courteous as possible with every customer we interact with. We held that same standard for the individual leaving the complaint and would like to clarify a few points. The individual filing this complaint is not currently a customer of ours, nor do we call them since theyre not listed as a co-renter on the account, we call the account holder. The account belongs to her husband who since March of 2022 has been renting a bike from us. In that span of time the account holder ran behind 8 times, and it is our policy to contact a customer to let them know their payment is due. This is not a form of harassment, but rather us attempting to get the customer back on track and move them towards ownership.
  

  I spoke with the manager of the store, and she did clarify that once, not twice, an incorrect payment was taken. The account holder came into the store and gave his name to the manager.The manager had two people of the same name, renting similar items, on her system and she did make the mistake of charging the wrong account. This was quickly remedied by the manager and when the customer called to ask about it,she gave them a free week on their account to apologize for her honest mistake.The manager has since made sure to ask those individuals of their last name, so this wont happen again.  

  The customer has chosen to pay bi-weekly, what has happened in certain instances is theyve made partial payments, thus moving their due date an incomplete two weeks. They then wait two weeks and make another payment which has them behind. The manager at the store has made them aware of this and has frequently offered to help them get the account back on track. When the account manager calls its only because the account is due, we do not call on an account not yet due.
  

  Whenever we call a customer,it is not from a personal phone. We have a third-party texting service we use to send customers payment links and to let them know their account is due. If we call, we call from the store phone. We do this to avoid having customers information on our personal phones. Additionally, our store hours do change day-to-day.We close at the earliest 5pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and at the latest 7pm on Mondays and Fridays. So, throughout the week our business hours do change, and we can call customers at different times because of this. We have this staggered schedule to make it as easy as possible for customers to make their payments given their busy schedules.
  The manager did offer the husband a job as well. It was said in *******, as the husband was in the job market and came into the store saying this. We are always looking for new employees and believe our customers can be great additions to our team.

  
  Additionally, our DM over that location has called the customer and talked with them. At that time the customer said they are happy. The DM assured them that if any other problems arise to reach out to him. We hope going forward we can continue to provide the best service possible and maintain a great customer relationship.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 09/07/2022

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 
  
  [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]
  
  Regards,
  
  *******************************
  

  
  

  The manager of the *********** location called me, not the DM, who is a man, did not. And I have phone records of being called from a ********** area code number, answering it and it be ****** FROM AMERICAN RENTAL. I had talked to ******(manager) the other day and was told she was sorry for ******* behavior and she had talked to her and sorted it out and she apologized for ****** CALLING THE *** OF DUE THREATENING TO TAKE MERCHANDISE. And they do call my phone, repeatedly. I have phone records to prove that as well. I was initially fine after I submitted this and ****** had called to apologize for ******* behavior but after seeing the response Im not happy since none of that was what me and ****** talked about. It was true being called from a personal number, got an apology for that, got an apology for the fact she called the date of due and was saying she was coming to pick up, and she apologized because it YOUR SYSTEM it needed to be fixed about our biweekly payments because she couldnt fix it, it was an UPPER MANAGEMENT issue. So fix it. My husbands name may be on that account, but when I get calls saying this that and the other, Im going to involve myself. Dont call my phone then.