Warning over rogue mattress sellers

A leading carpet and mattress retailer has warned consumers to be wary of rogue traders selling ‘bargain mattresses’ from the back of a van.

Ben Warrilow, who owns a chain of Factory Carpet Superstores across Cork City, issued the ‘rip-off van-scam’ warning yesterday after getting several reports that men in vans with Limerick registrations were calling door to door and using his company name to sell fake memory-foam mattresses.

He said the men, reported to use aggressive sales techniques on the doorsteps, were telling people they were selling mattresses at bargain prices because the firm was closing down.