So you’ve decided it’s time to purchase that perfect “buy it for life” furniture piece–that luxuriously-cozy couch, or that matching, elegant bedroom set, or that gorgeous dining room table. But how can you be certain that it will really last for a lifetime, especially when exposed to the chaos of everyday living?
Thankfully, that’s where our reliable Guardsman Protection Plans can help! Here at Moore’s Furniture and Mattresses, we know that guaranteeing quality and care ensures our customers peace of mind in the furniture buying process. If you choose to protect your purchase with Guardsman, you can “Furnish Fearlessly™” and rest assured that no matter what life throws at your furniture, you have a plan in place!
Guardsman offers protections for all ages and life stages–whether you’ve got kids, pets, family members, or friends who might put a little extra wear and tear on your furniture. Not sure whether the plans are right for you? Take a look at some common issues facing new furniture that Guardsman can handle for you!
1. Household Happenings
By far the most common sources of concern are substances staining your brand new wood, leather, or fabric furniture. Obviously, spilled food and drink are a major worry–wine on movie nights, chips and dip during sporting events, or milk or juice from an upended sippy cup! But household stains include far more than just food and beverages. Certain cosmetics, such as lipstick and nail polish, or stains from the great outdoors such as mud, dirt, and grass stains, are a worry, depending on your lifestyle. Even fluids like oil and grease stains (excluding biological oils such as hair and skin oils, or perspiration) can be a source of stress, especially if you’re having work done in the house, or have a mechanic living in your home. No need to cover everything you own in a plastic tarp–Guardsman has all the protective coverage you need with a Fabric or Gold Complete Plus Furniture Protection Plan!
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2. Furry Friends
Plenty of families have furred and feathered friends–but as much as we love our pets, it’s also natural to worry about the damage they can do to our furniture. Cats will often choose the worst place to stretch their claws, or dogs will try to dig up the couch cushions. Other pets such as birds, small mammals, or even lizards can puncture or scratch the surface of your furniture if allowed to roam around. And lest we forget any pet owner’s biggest fear: “biological” stains! Luckily, the Guardsman Gold plan keeps pet owners in mind with their coverage, no matter what sort of accidents your pet may have. So feel free to let your furry best friend cuddle up on the couch with the rest of the family! (Note that some plans only cover one incident per piece of furniture when it comes to household pet damage. Make sure you ask about your plan’s limitations when it comes time to choose.)
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3. Heating Up
Most homeowners think of heat damage as something they only have to worry about from house fires–but burns can come from small sources as well. While Guardsman is not fire insurance, both Guardsman Gold plans and Guardsman Fabric plans cover burns from other issues, such as cigarette burns, heaters, curling irons, and the like. More general heat marks, like tabletops damaged by hot pans or mugs, are also covered!
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4. Motors and Mechanisms
Motorized and mechanical furniture are sought out for their comfort and convenience, and for good reason! But the more complex a piece of furniture is, the more points of failure there are to consider. Motors can wear down and break, levers can snap, power cords and remotes can fray and die, and a plethora of other issues can spring up when you least expect them to. Even springs themselves can fail, coming undone and leaving you with a saggy, unsupported piece of furniture. But with a Guardsman plan in place, any broken mechanisms or failures in machinery can be replaced, leaving your furniture functioning like new!
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5. Zippers and Seams and Buttons, Oh My!
Similar to mechanical failure, there are certain points in furniture pieces that are more susceptible to breakage and failure, even without more complex mechanisms in place. Any point of joinage, such as a seam in the fabric, a connecting joint, a zipper or a button is prone to more physical stress and thus is more likely to break. Having a hole open up in the seam of your new upholstered furniture can be shocking and dismaying–but Guardsman is proud to lead the way in an industry-first, covering seam separation in both their Fabric and Gold protection plans.
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6. Chips, Cuts, and Everything In Between
No matter how careful you are with your new furniture, small accidents can occur anywhere, for any reason. Maybe you drop your silverware onto a table a little too hard; maybe something sharp catches on your upholstery; maybe the summer humidity or winter dryness affects the finish of a piece; maybe you leave a sweating glass on your side table without a coaster. Whatever the case may be, life has a way of hitting when and where we least expect it, leaving little scars across our beloved furniture. Guardsman Fabric plans can protect your upholstered couches, chairs, and more against punctures, cuts, tears, and rips (excluding surface scratches on leather), and Guardsman Gold plans cover that and more, including checking, cracking, bubbling, or peeling of finish, scratches, gouges, and chips in wood, and liquid marks.
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7. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall....
Mirrors can be a gorgeous statement piece in any room, especially a higher end handcrafted or even custom-made mirror such as those offered by MAVIN, Vaughan-Bassett, or Yutzy. But mirrors are also inherently fragile things, and when they’re broken or damaged it can be ugly and downright impossible to ignore or repair on your own. The reflective surface clearly shows every scratch, chip, or crack in the glass, and if your mirror is exposed to too much humidity it can even lose its silvering, leaving ugly patches of dark “mirror rot.” But thankfully, with a Guardsman Gold plan, you can avoid any bad luck with broken mirrors!
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8. Perfect Match
One often-overlooked aspect of furniture purchasing, and especially furniture replacement or repair, is variation. It may seem simple to replace a damaged cushion or sectional piece, but there are many factors that affect the look of a piece. Different dye lots in the fabric may not be perfectly identical, or wood harvested and painted more recently may look different to an older original piece. With so many variables to how a replacement piece may turn out, you might be hesitant to swap out a ruined piece of a matching set–but that’s where Guardsman’s plans come in! Both Guardsman Fabric and Guardsman Gold offer coverage for matching pieces, which means they’ll cover the replacement for the full set, so that all the pieces have a clean and uniform look.
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Comfort? Covered!
Mattresses are a must-have furniture item–so keeping yours clean and comfortable is important! And when things go wrong with a mattress, they tend to go very wrong. Mold and mildew can form under overly warm or humid conditions, or dust and allergens can form in an old, worn, dirty mattress. And that doesn’t even cover one of the worst things that can happen to bedding: bed bugs! Thankfully, it’s easy to take steps to preserve and protect your mattress. Protective covers are a simple and comfortable way to keep your mattress clean and safe, and Guardsman offers a wide variety. Want to protect your mattress from moisture while keeping yourself cool and comfortable? Consider the Coolguard® mattress cover. Worried about pests? Guardsman Mattress and Box Spring Defense covers will take care of it. All these and more are available when you purchase your mattress–and better yet, they come with a 10-Year Warranty! This warranty includes a guarantee for service or replacement of your mattress if it gets stained while using a Guardsman protector under ordinary conditions of use. No matter what concerns you have about your mattress, you can sleep soundly knowing Guardsman has the coverage for you.
Here at Moore’s Furniture and Mattresses, we know buying furniture can be a commitment, and we want to make sure you feel comfortable and secure with your new piece in your home. That’s why we’ve worked with Guardsman for many years now. Whether you want a little extra reassurance for your new couch, or if you know your furniture will have to withstand pets, kids, and more, you know you can rely on their plans to Furnish Fearlessly™!
Stop by our showrooms today, and ask our helpful salespeople whether a Guardsman plan is right for you!
