Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Someone really dislikes Mattress Mack's Business Practices

Believe it or not people are so dissatisfied with Gallery Furniture's business practices that they had the time to do this. Pretty creative.


After reading the latest reviews on Yelp and Google Places its no wonder people are starting to dislike how Mattress Mack handles his customers. Not even all the money he spends on PR and advertising can help him from pictures like this from his customers.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

People Dislike Shopping at Gallery Furniture

The other day I was browsing the internet and came along some interesting stuff on Google and Yelp. It turns out that Gallery Furniture in the 6006 North Freeway is a ... somewhat.. lackluster place to shop for furniture. I kept on seeing various post from many customers complaining and it left me with the impression that Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture are just out of touch with their customers.  I took a couple of screenshots of the comments so you can see for yourself.  

What do you think? Personally I have heard to many horror stories of Mattress Mack being rude and smothering sales people for me to go there. But im not alone. People warn other people about Gallery Furniture. Google even ranks the store a mere 16 out of 30 points.  

Would you still shop here after reading all these negative comments? 

Source: http://www.yelp.com/biz/gallery-furniture-houston-2

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Mattress Mack's Daughters dislike The Houston TEXANS

BREAKING NEWS!!!MATTESS MACK'S DAUGHTERS DISLIKE THE HOUSTON TEXANS!!!

This picture is from this years Houston Texans vs Greenbay Packers game.  Laura Mcingvale Brown and Elizabeth Mcingvale are shown here wearing Greenbay Packer jerseys.  YUP, Houston Texans fans should be sadden that a local business and Houston Natives would support another city's team.

What do you think?

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Houston's Dirty Secret

 
Let me begin by telling you that not everything in the Internet is true. It is every other month when we read about a celebrity or person of interest that has passed away; but the story turns out to be a complete hoax.  Just the other day I read about Morgan Freedman, a beloved American actor famous for Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption had passed away. However the story turned out to be nothing but a complex trick from an “internet troll”. 

But the stories I am going to tell you in this blog today are real. None of the people were invented and most of the stories have credible sources that I will withhold their names for obvious reasons. The story I am going to tell you is about an incredible Houstonian whose fame and power are unprecedented in this city. The man I am speaking about if Jim “Mattress Mack” Mcingvale.

Many will see this blog as an attempt to slander or a smear a good man. However my goal is to simply deliver more transparent information about a man whose life has been completely concealed by the local media because of their advertising bias. I read somewhere that “journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations”.  I believe that local media in the City of Houston has fail to expose some secrets in the McIngvale family. 

He Really Doesn’t Save You Money
It is no secret that the Mattress Mack is a successful millionaire. His advertising deceptions have catapulted him into wealth thanks to his year round “sales”.  It doesn’t take a genius to figure out his advertising deceptions. All anyone needs to do is listen to the radio and hear how he promotes his stuff.
           
Come on come all to the Pre-Thanksgiving Sale going on right now at GF”
            “Come on come all to the Thanksgiving Sale going on right now at GF”
“Come on come all to the After Thanksgiving Sale going on right now at GF”
“Come on come all to the After Thanksgiving Extended Sale going on right now at GF”

What I really loathe is how he incorporates any tragedy to sell his furniture. A couple of years ago after Tropical Storm Allison, Mack was running ads with fictional customers  (thanks to his Advertising Agency)! Then after September 11, 2011 Mattress Mack ran a “Shop Here To Keep The Nation Strong” campaign. I am pretty sure on the next national or local tragedy, Mack will run something with the XYZ Remembrance Sell-A-Bration Sale.

Mack’s constant advertising bombardment on Houston’s media waves does not come cheap. Gallery Furniture is probably if not one of the biggest ad buyers here in Houston. This constant bombardment of advertising hurts the bottom line for customers shopping for furniture. An inside source at Gallery Furniture has confirmed to me that the standard mark up for any product is 50% to 75%.  To put that into perspective the average markup nationwide for used cars at any given dealership is 9%.

It is the standard practice (according to my source) at Gallery Furniture to print out price tags with “Last One” and “Markdown 50%” on any given merchandise the store is selling.  These kinds of labels are misleading and borderline illegal (false advertising). The labels give to customers false facts about the products availability and trick the customer into believing it’s the last one in stock.

The bottom line is that customers at Gallery Furniture do not really save money on furniture nor does their money go to help out local business (As they clearly state in many of their current commercials). What customer really spend their hard earn money on is supporting the continuous bombardment of Gallery Furniture ads in Houston, a Austin Mansion, a Failing Business, Luxurious Suits, and much more. Do not get me wrong some money does help out local programs and an occasional business here and there but nothing to what its Advertising/ PR Company says.

So customers beware! Gallery Furniture is a high-end furniture store with soaring prices.

Working For The Man
Before I meet my source at Gallery Furniture I had heard many myths and stories about working for Mattress Mack.  A few people that used to work there used to say that Mack was the greatest boss in the world; in the other hand the majority of Gallery Furniture employees strongly disagree. I myself had my opinions of Mattress Mack. He seemed like a nice guy and the media was always portraying him as a humanitarian.  But it was not until my source had showed me a video of one of Mattress Mack’s screaming rampages at a store meeting that I truly begun to believe him.

According to him, “Mattress Mack is the biggest micro-manager (he) have ever met”.  My source stated to me that he manages every aspect of his business from the janitorial work that Mack’s sister does to the Warehouse operations to how his life is portrait by the media. Yup! you heard that right, Mattress Mack constantly watches what the media says about him, his store, and his family. Anyone in the media that doesn’t represent his brand the way he likes gets cutoff (He stops buying media, commercials, etc.  from them).  And since he is usually is the biggest buyer of air time, radio staions, newspapers, tv stations, etc. tend to skew information to Mattress Mack’s desire. A perfect example of Mattress Mack extending

But why believe me. A simple Google search about Mattess Mack and you can quickly discover forums and blogs about him and his family. GlassDoor.com a leading website for an inside look at companies, gives a 50% approval rating to Mattress McIngvale as the President and CEO of Gallery Furniture. One person gave this review:
“Extremely autocratic management style. Professionals are not allowed to do their jobs. You must become a "Yes" person or you are labeled a "non-team" player. There is no work-life balance. You must be married to the job and put family in second place to be viewed as a contributor.”

(Source: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gallery-Furniture-Reviews-E17469.htm)

Family Bio

The following section details certain aspects about the McIngvale family life. SPOILER ALERT! This article/blog has yet to discover the truth about the rumors of Jim McIngvale’s drug past usage & money laundering to start his successful business in Houston. Rumors are that Mattress Mack was a “big time” drug dealer in Dallas and the money he made was used to start Gallery Furniture.  

Linda Mcingvale
She is the wife of Jim Mattress Mack and runs the Westside Tennis Club and manages various operations of it. She currently lives in the Westside Tennis Club with Jim Mcingvale. Sources say that she has financially supported her son’s business in Dallas. Rumor has it that she earns over 60,000 a month operating the Tennis Club.

James Mcingvale
Currently lives in Dallas TX. and owns a spray paint business. Many sources say that his business is unsuccessful and Linda Mcingvale supports him financially when times are tough.  Contrary to many people’s beliefs he is not a Catholic like his father; he has changed his religious beliefs to Judaism.
Business webpage: http://oinkartltd.com/

Laura McIngvale Brown
Currently lives in Austin TX. She is now married to Phillip Brown who is head chef at Vince Young’s Steakhouse.  Her involvement in Gallery Furniture has increased over the years. Laura seems to be replacing her father as the face of the store as evident by the new ads. After getting in banned in High School to attend her senior prom, Laura threw a counter prom the same night her High School had theirs.  Sources say that the school lost money due to Laura’s party. She is also a avid spender like her mother.

Liz McIngvale
Liz is the youngest of the McIngvales children. She is well known for the OCD she obtained at the age of 13. She has been on the Dr. Phil Show with her father to discuss her problem. Close sources had stated to me that she constantly changes her vehicle for a new one because of her OCD.  

The End?
I know that some people will bash me for not having credible sources listed in this article. But as I stated before I am protecting the names of people because some of them are still employed by Gallery Furniture. And to the people that want me to delete this post I will do no such thing. I believe in freedom of speech! I will continue to post! Check back and subscribe!