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Cost Plus Sofa & Colossal Clearance

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    #122
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    did you pay cash?

    Unfortunately yes but I still have not found out if they are definately gone or what. Does anybody know for sure ?


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    #123
    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,286 ✭✭✭emo72


    I heard today that they were gone. Again! No doubt something will start back up in there, bit you would be mad to trust them.


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    #124
    Zeppi
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Zeppi


    The company is still live but not trading the directors have closed the doors on the 23rd May and they never opened them again.

    The staff are owed two months wages, holiday pay, notice and redundancy and they can't get the P45 because they didn't go into administration and according to one of the staff the solicitors told them there is nothing that the staff can do.

    Zeppi


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    #125
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    emo72 wrote: »
    I heard today that they were gone. Again! No doubt something will start back up in there, bit you would be mad to trust them.

    Yep. It's true. They are gone ok and even more annoying is when you ring their number an automated message keeps playing over and over asking you to hold even though you are not going to be answered. The guys behind these type of operations should be put out of business for good.


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    #126
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    Zeppi wrote: »
    The company is still live but not trading the directors have closed the doors on the 23rd May and they never opened them again.

    The staff are owed two months wages, holiday pay, notice and redundancy and they can't get the P45 because they didn't go into administration and according to one of the staff the solicitors told them there is nothing that the staff can do.

    Zeppi

    Its turning in to a horror story. I feel sorry for the staff. Is in only in Ireland that guys like this get away with this sort of carry on ?


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    #127
    hdowney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    No unfortunately it isn't only in Ireland. I know of companies in the UK that have played the same games. Directors with fat pockets screwing with staff and customers. And they'll go off and set up again somewhere else under a different name and play the same game again and again. It should be an imprison-able offence. And the CAB should be able to seize assets from these cowboys.


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    #128
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 69,059 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Eventually, businesses that do the resurrection job once too often end up finding nobody will to offer them credit card merchant services due to how often the card insurers get burned along the way.


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    #129
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    After researching the Cost Plus saga and can't figure out how they were allowed to open up again. Loads of people are telling me now that they knew about these shower. We will have to keep the very old couches that are in the house already for now as we can't afford to buy again so soon. Thanks all.


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    #130
    delahuntv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭delahuntv


    Just saw this and will give you some info.

    Courts Furniture collapsed into administration in 2004 and <SNIP> thousands of people.
    Cost plus went bust in 2013 and <SNIP> thousands of people
    Now Colossal Clearance centres has gone bust and <SNIP> off thousands of people.

    Guess what?

    There's a connection with all three!


    google "Belfast telegraph Belfast Furniture Mall" and you'll see the articles.

    Its amazing how the press here haven;t picked up on one of the biggest <SNIP> for many many years - maybe they are hoping for advertising revenue from the next incarnation.


    To anyone thinking of buying furniture - don;t be sucked in by utterly false price reductions or "after event prices" they are <SNUPS> and have no bearing on real prices.

    Use a good local furniture store that has been in business for years - you may pay a little extra, but good service and quality product comes at a price.


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    #131
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    delahuntv wrote: »
    Just saw this and will give you some info.

    Courts Furniture collapsed into administration in 2004 and <SNIP> thousands of people.
    Cost plus went bust in 2013 and <SNIP> thousands of people
    Now Colossal Clearance centres has gone bust and <SNIP> off thousands of people.

    Guess what?

    There's a connection with all three!

     google "Belfast telegraph Belfast Furniture Mall" and you'll see the articles.

    Its amazing how the press here haven;t picked up on one of the biggest <SNIP> for many many years - maybe they are hoping for advertising revenue from the next incarnation.

    To anyone thinking of buying furniture - don;t be sucked in by utterly false price reductions or "after event prices" they are <SNIp> and have no bearing on real prices.

    Use a good local furniture store that has been in business for years - you may pay a little extra, but good service and quality product comes at a price.

    That's really nasty. <snip> Hope they get what they deserve.

    I'm sitting here having my dinner and ITV is on and nearly every other advert is for some of these furniture shops. Its like a brain washing exercise. I will never trust any of these cowboys again.


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    #132
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    Directors of companies that go into recivership/liquidation are supposed to be restricted for a number of years, doesn't look like the system is working.


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    #133
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    Went to see my solicitor today and he advised me not to waste my money on this. He told me he had quite a few clients in to him when Cost Plus went and could get nothing back for them. Such is life !


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    #134
    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Solicitor is a waste of effort here. The best protection is to always pay by credit card.


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    #135
    paul71
    Registered Users Posts: 3,257 ✭✭✭paul71


    Bepolite wrote: »
    Directors of companies that go into recivership/liquidation are supposed to be restricted for a number of years, doesn't look like the system is working.



    There is no such rule, directors of liquidated have an absolute right to act as directors again. Volunteery liquidations happen all the time where all the creditors are paid, involunteery liquidations happen where companies simply fold due to poor results but the directors have dealt honestly with creditors at all times.


    What you may be confused about is the restriction on people who have been prooven in court to have traded recklessly.


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    #136
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,503 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Jimfo1970 wrote: »
    Thanks RangeR

    Thats the number for Colossal Clearance that I have been calling all morning and yesterday.

    I would not mind but another shop that I bought a bed from warned me about these and I did not listen. I thought they were pushing for the sale for the couch for themselves. How wrong I was !!!!

    You are not the only one to have been affected by this, I have heard numerous reports of people buying items from the Collosal Clearance Center Dublin store but have not received any items yet.

    They have now closed the Dublin store without providing any information as to what the story is with pending orders. Absolutely no information. If you ring the contact number for the store, including those listed by the administrators of Cost Plus Sofa's, you are just put on an endless waiting loop.

    There doesn't seem to have been any liquidators appointed, at least I can't find any information about any liquidators.

    Does anyone know how to get in contact with these <SNIP>?


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    #137
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    You are not the only one to have been affected by this, I have heard numerous reports of people buying items from the Collosal Clearance Center Dublin store but have not received any items yet.

    They have now closed the Dublin store without providing any information as to what the story is with pending orders. Absolutely no information. If you ring the contact number for the store, including those listed by the administrators of Cost Plus Sofa's, you are just put on an endless waiting loop.

    There doesn't seem to have been any liquidators appointed, at least I can't find any information about any liquidators.

    Does anyone know how to get in contact with these <SNIP>?

    Thanks. I hate to say it but I have just lost all interest in this matter. I don't want to waste more money on this but I have heard about others in the same boat as me. It's terrible what can happen. There is not much I can do I am told.


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    #138
    delahuntv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭delahuntv


    very little if anything, though if you are a creditor you can write to ODCE (office of director of corporate performance)

    Unlike some government bodies, they act on complaints and can take very draconian action if they deem things were not done right.

    Complaint form is here http://www.odce.ie/en-gb/formsprocedures/complaintsform.aspx

    However, even if all sign show a "this word would be removed if I printed it", the directors could use the "recession" word. Then again, as they simply seem to have ceased trading, the ODCE could arrange a winding up.

    Maybe worth it for someone to send in the complaint?


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    #139
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    delahuntv wrote: »
    very little if anything, though if you are a creditor you can write to ODCE (office of director of corporate performance)

    Unlike some government bodies, they act on complaints and can take very draconian action if they deem things were not done right.

    Complaint form is here http://www.odce.ie/en-gb/formsprocedures/complaintsform.aspx

    However, even if all sign show a "this word would be removed if I printed it", the directors could use the "recession" word. Then again, as they simply seem to have ceased trading, the ODCE could arrange a winding up.

    Maybe worth it for someone to send in the complaint?

    I have had a good read there, all very interesting. Thank you


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    #140
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Are they still covering warranties? I was going legal with them over quality issue and then they closed up. I got a 5yr warranty though and the furniture is literally falling apart.


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    #141
    Jimfo1970
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Jimfo1970


    smash wrote: »
    Are they still covering warranties? I was going legal with them over quality issue and then they closed up. I got a 5yr warranty though and the furniture is literally falling apart.[/QUOTE

    Don't know. I didn't even get mine to see them falling apart.


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    #142
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    smash wrote: »
    Are they still covering warranties? I was going legal with them over quality issue and then they closed up. I got a 5yr warranty though and the furniture is literally falling apart.

    They almost certainly won't as they would be the limited liability company thats in the process (I think) of being wound up. You're only hope is that the warranty is insurance backed you might be able to get some joy there.

    This is in no way meant to sound smug or condescending but never buy the extended warranty. Until such time as they start to apply after the six year limitation period of your statutory rights they are not worth a fraction of the price.


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