Mr and Mrs. W.A. Akins started the business as a General Store in 1922 and later began selling used furniture out of their living room next door. We have been proudly serving the community with money saving opportunities ever since. Akins and his son W.A. Akins came to "Dogtown" in the early 1920's.
They purchased land and the building which still stands today, and they opened a general merchandise store. After World War II, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Akins began selling used furniture from the living room of their house next door. Eventually a furniture room was added to the general merchandise store.
Since then, there have been many additions to the store, and it now consists of over 150,000 square feet. The Akins family now spans four generations and over eighty years of furniture experience in the "Dogtown" community. The most probable answer to the naming of "Dogtown" can be traced back to the turn of the century when a new store building was being erected near the crossroads.
They purchased land and the building which still stands today, and they opened a general merchandise store. After World War II, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Akins began selling used furniture from the living room of their house next door. Eventually a furniture room was added to the general merchandise store.
Since then, there have been many additions to the store, and it now consists of over 150,000 square feet. The Akins family now spans four generations and over eighty years of furniture experience in the "Dogtown" community. The most probable answer to the naming of "Dogtown" can be traced back to the turn of the century when a new store building was being erected near the crossroads.
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Blaine Bradley
Nov 11, 2021
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Christina Phillips Isbell
Nov 10, 2021
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I bought $2000 worth of living room furniture and have had nothing but problems from the set. I contacted this company and they came out and “fixed” one set, then had to replace the whole couch, and then had to fix the loveseat, after we were promised it would be replaced, and again the love seat broke, and I was told the part was ordered after 3… months no contact and no part, I reached out and finally got a store credit for my money, drove over an hour picked out new furniture, only to be told I have to pay more money because of delivery fee because I wasn’t told to bring
Nancy Thomas
Oct 30, 2021
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Michelle Ellison Parton
Oct 23, 2021
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We walked in and no one anknowledged us as they sat at their desk and stared. every employee that we encountered was rude and acted like us buying furniture was an inconvenience to them. we paid cash up front and got floor models that had stains that we said nothing about. I will not be buying anything else from this place.
Angelica Smith
Aug 06, 2021
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We bought new furniture there back in May & everybody was so nice and helpful. We are in LOVE with our bedroom suite & the rest of the furniture we bought. The furniture is VERY good quality of wood. Very heavy. After getting the furniture we went and ate lunch at a cute little diner next door & the owner of Akins came over and thanked us for our purchase.
Kaylee Jones
Aug 03, 2021
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Sandy Kirby
Jul 31, 2021
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Very unfriendly staff, (if you can find someone). I have visited the store several times and it's always the same. If the other locations are like the Scottsboro store, I really don't know how they stay in business! Never once was I greeted, nor offered any assistance!
Therefore, I will take my business elsewhere. Jones-Light Furniture in Stevenson or the Furniture Store in Henegar!
Therefore, I will take my business elsewhere. Jones-Light Furniture in Stevenson or the Furniture Store in Henegar!
Sandra Wilkerson
Jul 03, 2021
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Jacki Todd
Apr 17, 2021
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Jud Wheresmygoat Abernathy
Apr 04, 2021
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Lisa Pointer
Jan 05, 2021
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Hannah Riddle
Nov 02, 2020
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Bought a living room suit, paid in full. Went and picked all items up. The men there threw it in the trailer, with no regard of breakable items, or how to read where an arrow goes. Got all items home, which is an hour a way. EVERYTHING was broken. Called them, they refuse to come pick the items up! AWFUL service. Have reported to better business bureau.
Sherry S.
Aug 24, 2020
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Emily Bramblett Collins
Jul 11, 2020
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Brittany Morgan
Jun 10, 2020
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While they may have good prices, they have the worst customer service I have EVER received. I told them exactly what I wanted over the phone, guess what? They didn’t order it right and then blamed me!! Then when my furniture finally gets delivered (6 weeks later) they are an hour earlier than the 2 hour time slot they told me (inconvenient) and gave me the wrong mirror, it doesn’t match my furniture at all!! Don’t even waste your time talking to a manager - he will not help you. Highly do NOT recommend.
F. J.
Feb 02, 2020
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Ask for clarity regarding delivery charges to Cherokee County, AL. If you buy and take your furniture with you, they include sales tax in the purchase. If they deliver to Cherokee county, not only do they charge a delivery fee, they also charge for sales tax.. The long an short of the matter is my "delivery" fee for sofa, love seat and chair was just shy of $300. It would have been great if they had made that clear when we bought the furnIture. I expected a delivery fee of $50 or less, not $300. So, 2 stars for not revealing this when we bought the furniture.
Kelly Sunshine
Sep 08, 2017
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Great experience! Katherine Talley was one of the most pleasant sales associates I've dealt with. The furniture selection was of nice quality, wide variety, and excellent prices! Furniture for every room in your home and plainly priced and a value you didn't feel like you needed to wait on a sale or haggle. Well worth my drive from the Huntsville area to Scottsboro, the smaller of two stores. The original, larger store, I've yet to visit, is in Ft. Payne.
Miana H.
Jul 15, 2017
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We've purchased a few things over the past year or so with Akins, online and in person and haven't had any trouble at all. They've been very friendly and helpful, so it really must be who you end up dealing with there. My former coworkers only shopped at Akins and one of them was very particular about quality and customer service, so they mustn't be all that bad.
Kim B.
Jul 12, 2017
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This is an update from my previous review. We have picked up our furniture. We were not told until we tried to check out that they charge an extra 3% for using a card. We would have brought checks. Other than that, the person checking us out was much more on the ball than the sales people had been. The warehouse personnel was also very good and quick. All-in-all, I would use Akins again.
Brittany B.
May 20, 2015
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Ashley M.
Apr 26, 2012
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Last year my husband and I decided to replace some of our hand-me down, mis-matched, newlywed furniture with what we would like to call our own. Our families had purchased here from the past and I even remember going here as a child with my parents who were looking for a recliner. We thought we would just take the drive just to see if they had anything agreeable and then visit a few more stores before making a decision.
It is "way out in the middle of nowhere" as we like to say in the south, even though 87% of Alabama seems to be "in the middle of nowhere". After the long drive
It is "way out in the middle of nowhere" as we like to say in the south, even though 87% of Alabama seems to be "in the middle of nowhere". After the long drive
