Official Blog of Gallery Furniture's Mattress Mack of Houston, TX

Customers all the time ask: “What makes Gallery Furniture tick?”

The answer is simple - it's the great Gallery Furniture staff members who are 100% dedicated to delighting and satisfying customers TODAY.  And yes, that means TODAY - without any asterisks, with no exclamation points, and certainly no fine print.  The Gallery Furniture staff works hard, today and every day, for you - the world's best customers.

Gallery Furniture was devastated on May 21st by a fire that wiped out close to 95% of total inventory.  With that inventory having been consumed by a ferocious blaze that was valiantly fought by the Houston Fire Department, it meant the only inventory left were the floor models at the second Gallery Furniture store - Gallery Furniture Post Oak located at 2411 Post Oak Boulevard next to the Container Store and situated across from the Galleria.  For a short while, many a Gallery Furniture staff member called 2411 Post Oak Boulevard home.

The next day, Friday May 22nd, showed the promise of a new beginning because by 5:00 p.m. Gallery Furniture had secured a new warehouse space.  And with the speed, dedication, and audacity that the Gallery Furniture team embodies, the staff swiftly went to the task of unloading 15 truckloads of furniture and bedding - then proceeded to deliver 200,000 dollars worth of customer's orders by midnight.  To many outsiders, the task may have seemed insurmountable and impossible.  However, the insatiable desire of the Gallery Furniture family to satisfy and delight customers in the spirit of TODAY won the day, and the unquenchable thirst to bring joy to others even in the face of our own sadness allowed us to fulfill customer commitments. 

Indeed, what does make Gallery Furniture tick?  A staff whom I consider to be the best, the most dedicated, and the hardest working group of individuals I have ever had the pleasure of working with.

If you have been dissatisfied with another retailer, then give Gallery Furniture a try - homegrown and local, let the Gallery Furniture staff amaze and delight you with their hard work and dedication to delighting you - the world's best customers - TODAY!

Gallery Furniture's Prize Steer Post Oak Relaxing in Liberty, TX

Gallery Furniture's prized champion Post Oak is doing well in Liberty, TX amidst a gorgeous 20-Acre lot and has moved in with over twenty heads of fellow bovine friends and even has a personal fly catcher!  For those who were interested in how Post Oak was doing, Post Oak made it out fine (as did all the other beautiful animals, parrots included!) and seems quite happy and content to be alive and well in beautiful Liberty, TX relaxing in the sun and enjoying the country life after a stint as an urban bovine.  

Laura, Gallery Furniture's Service Manager (who also helps with the livestock) said that Post Oak "was definitely living it up in the country" and was "definitely enjoying the outdoors and having a fly-catcher nearby and enjoying hanging out with other cows" - Post Oak then agreed to strike a pose in the field for Gallery Furniture, as shown in our photo here!

So just where is Post Oak?  Gallery Furniture's Service Manager Laura shed some light on that:  "We [Gallery Furniture] appealed to my friend Kathleen for a sanctuary for the Grand Champion.  Kathleen Burnam, and her husband J.C., have graciously allowed Post Oak to reside at their property during is time of displacement. Kathleen says "we enjoy having him and he is happy with herd."

Gallery Furniture is happy that all animals are safe, accounted for, and have new homes! (Please for click picture to left to enlarge).  Indeed, this is one Grand Champion living the grand life out in beautiful Liberty, TX.

Robert Horry Stops by Gallery Furniture Post Oak

Legendary basketball player Robert Horry - a man with seven NBA championship rings and knows the power of working hard, practicing harder, and having that desire to win - stopped by Gallery Furniture Post Oak to say hi, check out the new store, and of course, to lend his support to the Gallery Furniture family.  His presence was a fun surprise for the staff, and of course, the Gallery Furniture family took pictures with Robert Horry, who was a true gentleman as the staff asked for his pictures.  

Robert Horry is a very down to earth man, and he is always welcome at Gallery Furniture as  a member of our own family!  Thanks, Robert, for your show of support.  The Gallery Furniture family always appreciates it when star athletes with the caliber of class like Robert Horry take time to say hi to the Gallery Furniture team.

Pictured above is Gallery Furniture Sales Professional Jimmy "Srirracha" Tran strikes a celebrity pose with Robert Horry.

Below, some more photos from his visit:

Robert Horry takes time to take some pics with our Gallery Furniture Post Oak customers!

Robert Horry with (from left to right) Gallery Furniture personnel Giovanni, Carlos Pastrana, and Salesman John!

Robert Horry with Gallery Greeter Andrea (left) and Saleswoman Irene.

Robert Horry with Gallery Furniture staff phorographer David Rankin!

Drop by Gallery Furniture Post Oak at 2411 Post Oak Boulevard TODAY - you never know who you'll gte to meet!

Logan - A Boy With A Giving Heart

 Logan's story is one that the Gallery Furniture family is happy to tell to Houston, because it is a story about the power of giving.  Logan, who attends St. Thomas Moore Catholic school, is a boy who is a true personification of what it means to be selfless, kind, and to put others ahead of yourself.

Logan came into Gallery Furniture concerned about the Gallery Furniture family and how we were affected by the massive fire last Thursday.  Logan showed his concern by wanting to donate the money he had saved up for an iPod Touch to benefit the employees of Gallery Furniture.  

This gesture warmed the hearts of all the employees at Gallery Furniture, though we wanted to show Logan that his spirit of giving gave us inspiration.  We donated Logan's money to the Peace of Mind Foundation, an organization committed to helping those living with the effects of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other such mental illnesses.  Then, in a final show of support of Logan, the Gallery Furniture family bought Logan a 32GB iPod Touch.  And, just to make sure that he has plenty of tunes to rock out to, Gallery Furniture also gave Logan $100 in iTunes gift certificates for him to use on the iTunes and, obviously, the Apple AppStore.  

What made Logan's story so unique is that he is a true believer in giving unto others and the spirit of helping his fellow man, a spirit that he shows in all his actions.  When speaking with Logan's family, we learned that young Logan once held a garage sale of his toys to raise money for a friend in his class diagnosed with spina bifida, amongst a host of other charitable and giving campaigns that young Logan would come up with.  His story, the story of compassion, caring, and charity, rang true to the core values of Gallery Furniture, and so our show of gratitude to Logan was to make sure he got his Apple iPod Touch.  To ensure that his story was told, we held a press conference for him at Gallery Furniture Post Oak at 2411 Post Oak Boulevard, with the help of KPRC Channel 2's Ryan Karsgard.

Young men like Logan show what a true humanitarian is - his actions speak volumes, and Gallery Furniture feels that this young man is most certainly destined for great things.

Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau Sends a Letter of Support

For those who come to visit or move to the fine Bayou City, the first stop for many is www.VisitHoustonTexas.com.  The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau is often the face forward of Houston for those not familiar with the greatness of Space City.  Today, we received a very warm and friendly letter in which Greg D. Ortale, the President & CEO of the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, expressed his best wishes for the Gallery Furniture family.

A big thanks to the folks ar rge GHCVB for  their support.  

Houston Companies Show Support for Gallery Furniture.

Companies large, medium, and small are all showing their support for Gallery Furniture.  The folks over at New York Bagels, Inc. on Hillcroft avenue have been kind enough to send over some food and a letter (shown below) with their support for our hardworking Gallery Furniture crew.

As the folks at New York Bagels, Inc. wished us luck and sent over some "nosh" (that's Yiddish for food to eat).  

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson at Gallery Furniture Post Oak

Gallery Furniture was honored to have Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas at the Gallery Furniture Post Oak location for a press conference on the issue of taxation - specifically, the over taxation by the federal government on the hard working men and women (as well as small to medium sized businesses) that is present in America today.  Add to that, her support to remove all marriage penalty taxes and also to show support for government that does not spend, tax & borrow, and her speech was a rousing success today.  Senator Hutchinson is the first and only woman Senator ever elected by the citizens of Texas, and her passion of service for the great state of Texas is matched by her knowledge of the issues and her service in Washington on some of the Senate's most prominent committees.

Gallery Furniture was also proud to have folks like the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce, The Galleria Area Chamber of Commerce, The Asian Chamber of Commerce, the South Asian Chamber of Commerce, distinguished representatives from the local area and media today to hear Senator Hutchinson speak on issues such as the fact that many in Washington make it hard for people wanting to live the American Dream (especially the young people).

Senator Hutchinson made note that today is a special day in this great country, one that she noted that Republicans dread - that old day of April 15th (tax day).  Sen. Hutchinson made it very clear, and Gallery Furniture agrees, that everything beyond what government must do (such as commerce, defense) should be left in the pocketbooks of those who earned it.  Not earmarked for special interests or used to borrow one's way out of a jam.  Turns out that Sen. Hutchinson opposed the current federal budget with its 1.4 trillion dollars in tax increase, and she felt that the government of the United States would borrow too much, spend too much, and tax entirely too much in an attempt to go against the wiser ideals of letting the private sector do its job and keep money in the hands of its earners. 

Senator Hutchinson made note that as a society we should go against taxation and that we need more tax cuts in a recession, which was what presidents such as Kennedy, Reagan, and Bush did in their terms in office.  To this end, Sen. Hutchinson is a big supporter of the Tea Parties being held around the country today in protestation of taxation, and that this grass roots movement is a great thing.  Gallery Furniture's own Matress Mack will be speaking at one such Tea Party in The Woodlands today.

Gallery Furniture also shares the view of Senator Hutchinson that one of the great advantages of the State of Texas is our lack of a personal income tax - something that gives our great state an advantage over the 42 states that do currently have a state personal income tax. 

A Visit from the President

magine shopping at Gallery Furniture when the former President of the United States walks into the store.  That's what happened Monday afternoon at the new Gallery Furniture Post Oak store.

Former President George H.W. Bush dropped by the new Gallery Furniture location Monday to take a tour of the store.  While he was there, the president took time to talk to customers and pose for pictures with some of them.

Thank you, Mr. President, for your visit to Gallery Furniture!