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Im having an issue with off gassing from my Burkesville "Hamlyn" dresser and night stand? (Made overseas!!) Has anyone else had this problem? The furniture has been in my home for well over a year. When the furniture was originally delivered, I could smell something strange!!! It was almost like an extremely dirty, musty sour smell.. I did open the windows and let it air out for a week or so and the smell was less noticeable. The furniture is for my extra bedroom.. I do not sleep in this room and keep the door closed most of the time. I do have a sewing machine in the room that I sometimes use. Every time I would sew my eyes would burn and water.. Just thought it was tired eyes!!!

Then my husband fell, he fractured his back and required surgery.. As my husband healed, I stayed with my daughter for 2 months to be closer to the hospital. I would only return home to pick up mail and so on. The house stayed locked up during this time. After being released we took my husband home and my daughter came to stay for his recovery. She began sleeping in the spare room and right away had severe headaches!! On the first night she complained about the strange smell, so we completely cleaned and aired out room. We used lemon oil on the furniture and placed boxes of baking soda around the room.... Nothing helped!!!! She kept the windows open, but still had headaches, dry eyes, dry mouth and trouble breathing!!! Needless to say she moved to the couch and we closed the door. We began calling Ashley furniture and still don't have a solution... Because I've had the furniture for over a year the warranty is gone! I do understand the store policy, but I was only hoping to exchange for something useful. I can't afford to throw this furniture out nor would I sell to someone else.. I have a conscious and could not stand the fact that I exposed someone to this toxic mess! We've called and spoke to the manager over and over.. He is a great guy and has been extremely nice to us...BUT nothing has been done!!!

I can't believe out of all the pieces of furniture sold this was the only set with toxic off gassing fumes!!! This extra room is now useless for my family and friends... I think there should be a law against distribution of furniture containing toxic material. Where is the EPA when you need them???

Please, please share if you've had any of the same problems. Thanks

Monetary Loss: $1500.

Location: Santa Clara, California

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Jakye Vnb

I have been feeling unwell and have been sleeping in the guest room since I bought my bedroom set from Ashley. I slept in the bed and awakened 3 nights in a row the chemical smell was overwhelming.

Clothes in the dresser smell the same.

What on earth is it? Not sure what to do.

Guest
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Likely formaldehyde and other toxic VOCs. If you cannot return it, then some things to try: baking soda, keeping humidity down, keeping windows open for now while you sleep elsewhere, plants that absorb VOCs like ivy, bamboo balm, ferns, snake plants, aloes, etc, ammonia (wear a respirator mask with a filter cartridge during this treatment).

It will take time even with all these. Serious effects on your health though

Guest

Iโ€™ve had the same problem with off gasing with a recliner from Ashley furniture.. three months has gone by and the toxic smell makes my eyes burn..

I want to put a match to the chair..

wish I would have read these reviews before my purchase.. terrible..

Nicole87
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Hello, Please email me at cole2687@***.com I would love to talk to you further about this. I had a terrible experience with their furniture too.

Malky Kxy

I'm experiencing the same situation with a desk we purchased recently. It is currently in an unused room because we can't place it in our home office as we had intended due to the unbearable smell!

The moment we unpacked it I felt stinging in my eyes, scratchy throat, and a headache. I didn't realize that it was the desk until the next day when I went into the room and experienced the same thing along with lightheadedness.

Something has to be done to correct this problem with the company. The fumes are so toxic it can even lead to cancer!

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Email me at cole2687@***.com

Guest
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If you would like to discuss this please email me. Iโ€™ve experienced terrible symptoms from Ashleyโ€™s furniture. My email is cole2687@***.com

Nicole87
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Feel free to email me

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Diona Uni

I received my Kaslyn Dresser about a month ago and have yet been able to sleep in the bedroom. If I'd know it was going to smell so bad, I would have had the delivery people put it in the garage.

I have wiped down the inside and outside with vinegar and water and sprinkled baking soda in the drawers as well as leaving open boxes in the bedroom. I leave the windows open when I can or shut the door.

I'm going to get plants to put in the room but I'm guessing the fumes will kill the plants! i'd read online where Ashley has stopped using formaldehyde but it sure doesn't smell like it!

Nicole87
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Please contact me to discuss further action my email is cole2687@***.com

Ciarah Mbw

Anyone having these off-gassing serious health related issues after purchasing furniture from Ashley Home Store, please respond to this post. I too as well as my family have had this issue and I am concerned that health related issues I have experienced is extremely serious and will love to seek legal action against the company.

Again please respond to this comment so work together to seek justice.

This is absolutely inhumane and unacceptable. Thank you!

Nicole87
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Please contact me if you want to talk about this. Cole2687@***.com

Jorene Kmb

We have completely the same issue. Unfortunately, we got this for our bedroom.

I have been having pretty bad health issues ever since and I had to miss work several times solely because of the extreme sinus irritation and allergies caused by this furniture. The headaches are also a problem and an issue I never had before getting this furniture. My nose is constantly stuffy. I do not even recall what it feels like to breathe normally.

My husband, who's in his early 30s, started to have arthritic pain with no such family history of arthritis. We didn't know what was making us sick at first and tested all the variations by taking things out of the room and testing levels. Their warranty does not cover poisoning you (only defects). This absolutely should be illegal and it is disgusting the government and EPA allows these corporations to poison its citizens.

After several baking soda treatments, and even an ammonia neutralization, the VOC tests both with kits as well as a meter show dangerous levels in our bedroom. This has affected our quality of life and health tremendously and we will never buy a single thing from Ashley ever again nor do I recommend this company. We want to sue but toxic torts require you to show health damage and to link it.

If anyone has an idea of how to do this properly I'd love to hear it and we are willing to take part in a class action law suit against them as well since this is likely affecting many people out there and Ashley Furniture needs to beheld accountable. Monetary Loss: ~3000k

Nicole87
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Please contact me to discuss further action my email is cole2687@***.com

Guest

I have purchased some Ashley furniture in 2018 a sectional sofa and it is off gassing really bad. It has made me very sick to the point I am not sending it to the city dump to be destroyed so no one else will have to go though what I had to deal with now.

Ashley furniture lied they are still selling this kind of furniture and now they are even selling it to a store call Big Lots for distribution to consumers. I hate them and will never purchase from them again.

Nicole87
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I am experiencing terrible long and throat pain since getting my new couch on Fatherโ€™s Day! I am In the process of filling a claim but after reading so many comments about Ashley Furniture I want to begin a law suit claim.

Please contact my email if anyone is interested in sending over their stories.

I really want to get this going. Nicole Cole2687@***.com

Nicole87
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Please contact me to discuss further action my email is cole2687@***.com

Guest

I am also having problems with off gassing bedroom furniture. It's the Catalina bed set. It has been in the room for at least 2 months with the window open during winter, and it hasn't helped.

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