05/08/2011 Door to Door Foam Mattress Sellers
Warwickshire Trading Standards Service is alerting residents to the activities of as yet unknown individuals who are reported to be selling foam mattresses from a large unmarked white van, door to door. Officers understand that the individuals have been stopping people in the street and offering the mattresses in addition to knocking on resident's doors. Reports have been received from Rugby and Southam (and Coventry) but the individuals could be operating elsewhere.
As with all door to door sellers, Warwickshire Trading Standards Service advises consumers not to buy from the first person who comes to your door. If you are really interested in the product, shop around.
Mattresses, like many similar products, must meet fire safety standards, so that if they catch fire they do not burn quickly or produce poisonous fumes. This is why is it is important to only buy mattresses from reputable businesses you know and trust. Look for a permanent manufacturers label saying that the mattress complies with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations together with the warning 'CARELESSNESS CAUSES FIRE'.
email. simoncripwell@warwickshire.gov.uk
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