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Find a Location

Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers has 11 locations, listed below.

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    • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

      8317 N Armenia Ave Tampa, FL 33604-2733

    • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

      8010 Grand Blvd Port Richey, FL 34668-6659

    • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

      1170 1st St S Winter Haven, FL 33880-3924

    • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

      3571 S Florida Ave Lakeland, FL 33803-4860

    • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

      21385 Walmart Way Lutz, FL 33548-5010

    Business ProfileforFamous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

    Major Appliance Dealers
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.48/5stars

    Average of 23 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    32 complaints closed in last 3 years

    10 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    We're an independent appliance & mattress dealer, serving the Tampa Bay area since 1954 with 11 Tampa Bay Area Locations Bosch, GE, Frigidaire, Electrolux, LG, Maytag, KitchenAid, Samsung, Whirlpool, Jenn-Air, Sub-Zero, Viking, Wolf, Thermador, Serta iComfort, Tempur-Pedic, Stearns & Foster & more, including adjustable beds & memory foam models

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers has 11 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

        8317 N Armenia Ave Tampa, FL 33604-2733

      • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

        8010 Grand Blvd Port Richey, FL 34668-6659

      • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

        1170 1st St S Winter Haven, FL 33880-3924

      • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

        3571 S Florida Ave Lakeland, FL 33803-4860

      • Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers

        21385 Walmart Way Lutz, FL 33548-5010

      Location of This Business
      8317 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33604-2733
      BBB File Opened:
      1/27/1989
      Years in Business:
      70
      Business Started:
      1/1/1954
      Business Incorporated:
      4/7/1980
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Famous Tate Electric Co.
      • Famous Tate
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. William "Bill" Webber, Director of Operations

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. John Horst, President
      • Mr. William "Bill" Webber, Director of Operations
      • Mr. Claude Ward, General Manager
      • Mr. Bruce Wolfson, Customer Relations Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (813) 931-7569
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      32 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      07/02/2024

      So back in i believe it was June 2023 we bought our entire kitchen from famous Tate for our new home. We had the appliances delivered to our home in August before we moved in. Moved in in September, everything was fine till one day the freezer stopped working! Had ******* come out 3 times, told us it was a famous Tate problem. Had famous Tate come out and they agreed it was the delivery peoples problem and told me they would order us a new freezer door. And that was the last i heard from them since March 2024! Originally i was in communication with a man named ***** from customer care. He was the one who sent the guys out from famous Tate what the problem was and his guys were the ones that said they would order me a new freezer door. Then there was silence. I have called ***** number multiple times since and it goes straight to his voicemail that says due to high call volumes, etc. so then i called up to the store and have talked with **** (our sales lady) and have talked to a lady named *******. I think Ive talked to ******* about 5 times and **** maybe 4 since March 2024 its July 1st. Ive asked what the status is on the freezer door and no one can give me an update! Its always the exact same response Ill send an IM right now and you should hear from them maybe by the end of the day but most definitely by tomorrow and literally havent heard a thing. **** actually sent me a picture of the notes on my account and its documented that the guys who looked at the door said they would order it but i have no proof of actual order confirmation. Also, she had mentioned on 5/29/24 that the only additional phone call about this situation was on 3/12/24 and that upsets me because *** called NUMEROUS times and it wasnt documented. Im very aggravated because its Famous Tate! I love famous Tate but this entire experience involving this freezer door has made me scratch my head. Im very upset and would like my replacement or a refund so i have a working product!
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      Customer Reviews

      23 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      MAUREENA A

      1 star

      07/18/2024

      The customer service is awful. The people will sell but not stand by the products.ZERO stars

      Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Centers Response

      07/19/2024

      In response to Mirley's A******** customer review, #283246, we are sorry that they feel Famous Tate does not stand behind their products. The A******** refrigerator (Frigidaire model FGSS2335TF) was purchased from Famous Tate on 8/04/2019 and delivered 8/14/2019 (sales order NT08049053). Frigidaire provides a one year parts and labor warranty and Ms. A******** purchased a 2nd year warranty with her refrigerator from Famous Tate that is underwritten by Bankers Warranty Group (BWG). That warranty expired on August 14, 2021, almost 3 years ago.
      Ms. A******** called Famous Tate on March 22, 2020 and spoke to her sales associate, Mr. R****, to report the refrigerator making a "loud metallic" sound at which time Mr. R**** provided the contact number to arrange for no-charge service. That was the last documented correspondence we have. We are not sure what Mr. A******** is basing her opinion on that Famous Tate does not stand behind the products that we sell and are sorry that she feels that way. Since our last transaction with Ms A******** was in August 2019 where she bought 3 Frigidaire products (Range, Microwave and Refrigerator), and all products are out of warranty, our assumption is there is a problem with one of them and it will be an out of pocket expense.

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