Olinde's Furniture/Ashley Furniture Home Stores - DSG Group

Do I need to say it again? Olinde's Furniture's two locations and our seven Ashley Furniture Home Stores are NOT going out of business! Not sure exactly why we keep getting this question? In fact, I know that with the resources that Dufresne Spencer Group (DSG) will provide us with will make Olinde's an even stronger retailer in Louisiana. For all of our past guests, current guests and future guests, rest assured that Olinde's Furniture and our seven Ashley Furniture Home Stores will be here to serve you as we have always done.  

I will give you three reasons why I think the DSG acquisition of Olinde's Furniture/Ashley Furniture Home Stores is a good thing. One, DSG are good people who say "honor God" in their mission statement. Two, they are growing very quickly. In just sixteen years, DSG has grown from one store in Memphis, TN to over eighty retail locations. Finally, DSG will bring technology into our locations that will provide our guests with more information and an even better retail shopping experience. 

We are excited about DSG, and we look forward to serving Louisiana as we have always done. So, tell a friend. WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS! As always, feel free to email me at andrew.olinde@gmail.com if I can help you with anything. 

Olinde's Furniture is NOT Going Out of Business!

Olinde's Furniture is not going out of business. Dufresne Spencer Group (DSG) has acquired our nine furniture stores, but they have told us to do business as normal. Why would we be running one of the best sales of the year with 33% OFF any one furniture item, plus 15% OFF all other items and 24 months no interest financing if we were going out of business? We've been in Louisiana for 133 years and with DSG we plan on being here another 133 years!

What will happen to Olinde's Furniture in the future? Personally, I am not sure. However, I am 100% confident that we will be in business serving the furniture and bedding needs of South Louisiana. I am very proud to be part of the DSG team as I will continue to work for our location on Airline Highway. So, do not hesitate to contact me at andrew.olinde@gmail.com if I can help you with the purchase of any furniture or mattresses. 

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank all the wonderful customers who have done business with Olinde's in the past! There is ZERO need to worry. Our DSG team will assist you in anyway that we can in the future. The Olinde family has done what is best for its customers for 133 years, and we know that DSG has the same reputation of doing what is best for their customers as well.    

The Acquisition of Olinde's in Louisiana

As you may or may not know, Olinde's has sold its two Olinde's Furniture stores and its seven Ashley Furniture Home Stores to Dufresne Spencer Group (DSG) out of Memphis, Tennessee. The Olinde's company will still operate its three bedding stores in the great Baton Rouge area. 

It was quite the bittersweet day when I found out the news. It was bitter because our stores have been operating for over 133 years in South Louisiana, and it was bitter because I have spent the last six years of my life working for my uncle by running the three bedding stores. However, it was sweet because the DSG is an amazing company who will continue serving the people of Louisiana. Furthermore, the DSG people that I have met are good people. 

Knowing that this was coming I did my fair share of research on DSG and I have yet to hear any bad things from former employees to current employees to vendors. Mr. Chad Spencer, the CEO of DSG, came down and spoke to all of our employees. He requested our trust because it was one of the key components to our future success. Trust is earned, and DSG has earned trust in the furniture industry. 

With all of that being said, I want to assure all of our customers that Olinde's Furniture, Ashley Furniture and DSG are committed to taking care of you, our customer. Any customer who has done business with us in the past will have the same (if not better) customer service, and their warranties and protection plans will be honored. In conclusion, I have always been a glass half full type of person, and DSG will allow us to better serve the people of South Louisiana and their furniture needs. As always, feel free to email me at andrew.olinde@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments or concerns.   

Olinde's Low Price Guarantee

Did you know that Olinde's Furniture and Olinde's Mattress Superstore has a low price guarantee? We even have a low price guarantee versus huge online corporations like Amazon and Wayfair. All you have to do is show us an apples-to-apples proof of the price our competitor is offering and we will match it, even if it means that we are losing on the deal. 

Why does Olinde's do this? Because at Olinde's we care about our customers enough to earn your business. We know that once you have a good experience at Olinde's, then you will be a repeat customer and you will tell your family and friends. So, feel free to come into one of our five locations and show us an apples-to-apples proof of a mattress that is 60% OFF and we will match it.

At Olinde's, we are confident in our non-inflated prices because being upfront and honest with our customers is the right thing to do. Feel free to email me at andrew.olinde@gmail.com with any price you find on a mattress or piece of furniture, and as long as we have an apples-to-apples comparison, then I will beat that price with Olinde's Low Price Guarantee!

FREE Adjustable Base with Purchase of Queen or King Mattress Set*

While supplies last, Olinde's Mattress Superstore is giving its customers a FREE adjustable base with the purchase of a queen mattress set of $699 or more, or a king mattress set of $999 or more. Olinde's Mattress Superstore can offer 24 months no interest financing in addition to the FREE adjustable base. For example, the above mattress is a memory foam mattress called the "Turin," and the king mattress set is $1,959. With the FREE adjustable base AND 24 months no interest financing, this mattress would only cost $89 a month. 

What are the benefits of an adjustable base that raises the head? 

1) HELPS WITH SNORING. When you elevate your head it opens up your airway and helps to reduce snoring. 

2) HELPS WITH ACID REFLUX. Again, elevating your head helps keep all of your acid from coming up to your throat.

3) HELPS ELIMINATE THE COMMON COLD. Everyone has had a bad cold or a post nasal drip, and an elevated heads helps all of that disgusting stuff drain. 

4) PROVIDES MORE STABILITY. A lot of customer will tell me, "I'll just use more pillows to elevate my head." Do you really want a pillow to support your body?

5) READ, WATCH TV, AND WORK ON A COMPUTER IN BED. Some people will refer to an adjustable base as a "lifestyle" purchase, because it provides your head and back with the proper support to easily do more things in your bed.  

  

John "The Mattress Man" Perkins

Without being too salesy, if I were in the market to buy a mattress, then I would go see John Perkins at Olinde's Mattress Superstore on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge. In only two years as the Assistant Manager, I have seen John become one of the best mattress consultants I have ever had the privilege to work with. I think it is John's life experience that has enhanced his success at his job.

John grew up in Baton Rouge as the son of a nurse and a Baptist preacher. After graduating high school in 2003, John went into the Army Reserve. For eight years he served his country and rose to the rank of sergeant. While in the Reserve, John obtained a B.A. in Arts and Humanities. In 2016, I was working on some paperwork at the front desk of our Olinde's Mattress Superstore when John walked into the door asking about the Assistant Manager position we had open at the time. Impressed, I asked John to take a sit for an interview. 

During the interview, John mentioned that he was wanting to go to medical school. One week later we hired John and he immediately became a student of bedding. John asked questions, and listened intently to anyone who would give him advice on how to sell bedding. Just like his studies for medical school, John was a sponge who soaked up all the knowledge. John has become such an expert on bedding that when family members and friends want to buy a mattress from Olinde's Mattress Superstore I refer them to John Perkins on Perkins Road :)  

   

IT Guru, Yvette Hurst :)

In recent years there have been many funny skits about the IT (Information Technology) person in business. One of my personal favorites was Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live - https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/nick-burns-your-companys-computer-guy/n11524 

Olinde's Furniture's IT person is Yvette Hurst, and she does not resemble the stereotypical nerd that comes mind. Yvette is extremely intelligent and she has worked for Olinde's Furniture for over 33 years. I am sure she does not like to hear from me, because when she does it normally means that I cannot figure out how to run a report or a mysterious pop-up has shown up on my computer. Yvette has always done a great job in helping me at work, but Yvette has also helped me a ton in my personal life as well. How? Well, six years ago I called Yvette to ask her for her niece's telephone number. Why? Because I wanted to ask her niece out on a date. Now, Yvette's niece, Mary, is my wife :) Therefore, I have the pleasure of referring to Yvette as my aunt!

You think of it, Yvette knows the answer from how to run an available inventory report to installing firewalls on computers to running the ancient dinosaur retail software that Olinde's employees affectionately refer to as "GERS." Yvette, thank you so much for your many years of work at Olinde's Furniture! You are the best! 

As always, please feel free to email me with questions, comments or concerns at andrew.olinde@gmail.com