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Fantasy Futons & Futons.net is a family owned and operated business located in Arizona since 1982, and we have the best futons on the planet. We were one of the first online futon stores and started our website in 1998. We are a The Futon Experts, and have published many futon related articles. To learn about futons, click here. We sell Quality Futon Covers, Futon Frames, and Futon Mattresses. We also sell Cabinet Style Murphy Beds, Sunbrella Outdoor Covers and Fabric, all types and sizes of Cushions, Pads, and Platform Beds, and other related items.
We also carry steel Hide-A-Beds, futon frame parts and hardware, waterproof, mite, and bed bug covers, such as our Bed Guard Mattress Encasement's, and our Plush Guard Fitted Sheet or Encasement Style Mattress and Futon Protectors, Bean Bags, Snuggle bags, rattan furniture, Mamasans and Papasans, Prairie Rugs, futon grippers, ZZZ chests and much more. We have knowledgeable representatives that are willing to help you make your selection. Just call us toll free at 1-888-6-Futons.
We now offer the complete line of Osaki Massage Chairs, and sell them for the lowest possible price. These are the #1 rated massage and therapy chair, and they are recommended by doctors all over the world. They are delivered to your home for free, and if you live in the greater Phoenix Metro Area, we will send our authorized technicians to your home to personally set up your chair for a very reasonable fee.
See our selection of Futon Covers, and browse our Bargain Basement, or our Newest Fabrics. Be sure to check out our new Organic Mattresses. Either repair your old Futon frame with a few new Futon Parts or check out our selection of new Futon Frames. Next call us for some personal help choosing just the right Futon Mattresses. Don't forget to get either some Futon Grippers, or Futon Grip Strips to keep your new futon from slipping and sliding away. If you have kids, pets, or, dust mites, or Bed Bugs, pick up a Protect A Bed bedding protector, or an AllerZip, or a Bed Guard, or Plush Guard. They'll save you from costly accidents.
We stay up on the latest environmentally friendly items like Prairie Rugs which are beautiful throw rugs, and we have a line of Platform Beds made in America. Also check out the new ZZZ Chest which is like a Murphy Bed without the cost or the installation hassles. We'll be adding a new line of Natural and Organic products in the near future.
We also make many Custom Items, like Custom Cushions, Seating arrangements, and Custom Futon Mattresses in almost any size or shape for cars, boats, motor homes, campers, trailers, Sleeper Cab Mattresses for semi's, and cushions and beds for airplanes.
We have hundreds of thousands of Happy Customers. Read some of our Customer Feedback. You'll find our online ordering process to be very easy, but if you're not comfortable entering your private information online, you can pay with PayPal, or call us and place your order over the phone. If you're interested in hearing how we we got started, read our Company History, it's quite interesting.
We work with many of the top American manufacturers in the futon industry like Otis bed, Gold Star, Strata, Ramblin Wood, Dapwood Furniture, SIS Covers, Cotton Belle, Lings Designs, Elite, Lifestyles Furniture, Lifestyles Covers, Handy Living, Pacific Manufacturing, Atlantic Futons, The Futon Place, Gold Bond, and many more.
Times are tough, and we carry a large selection of Futon Hardware and futon repair parts. You can buy a few parts and fix up your old futon frame for a fraction of the price of replacing it. Most Futon Stores won't sell hardware because they want you to just throw your futon away and buy a new one. We'll help you as much as we can. We carry the barrel nuts or cross dowels, bolts, oblong glides, carriage blocks, rollers, plastic rollers, nylon rollers, plastic fittings, angle brackets, screws, nuts, brackets, clevis pins, cotter pins and other miscellaneous parts that are obsolete. Call us or E-mail us if you have any questions about anything and you'll get a very prompt and helpful answer.
Please Note: We do not have any of the following wooden or metal parts for frames, like seats and backs, long stretcher rails, legs slats, arms, and so forth. They are too unique. If you need a part like that, you're best bet is to find a local woodworker, maybe a retired person from a church group, that could help you repair, or duplicate a part that you need.
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| Experience the ultimate in futon online shopping with Fantasy Futons' extensive stock of futon frames, futon mattresses and futon covers choices and related supplies. We are proud to offer an excellent selection of futon hardware for futon frame repair and replacement in addition to new solid hardwood and metal futon frame options. Our online gallery of futon covers is packed with over 2,000 designs to appeal to your particular style. But most of all, we're sure you'll love our low prices and free shipping on all of our products including our inexpensive futon mattresses, rugs, bean bags and more. Don't forget our Platform Bed Options as well. You'll have enough cash to furnish an entire room or two! For assistance on how to shop for our many products, check out our articles library. |
In 1980, My wife, (Mary), and I moved from Phoenix to Mesa, (a close suburb), and bought our first home. I was managing a vacuum cleaner store, and my wife was a cashier at a grocery store. My only day off was Sunday, and she was off 2 different days of the week, so we never had much time together. We had no children, but Mary was breeding Afghan Hound dogs.
I was watching TV one peaceful Sunday afternoon, and all of a sudden the TV sparked, smoked, sputtered, and lit on fire. I jumped off the sofa, opened the front door, unplugged the TV, picked it up and threw it in the front yard.
Even with my wife and I both working, we didn't have enough money to buy a new TV. The new house had eaten up all of our extra money, and there were a lot of new expenses in owning a new home.
I was talking to a friend of mine about my financial problems. He mentioned that his father used to own a vacuum business, and said, "Why don't we go to the Flea Market in Phoenix on weekends and sell vacuum cleaners, bags, belts, and parts". I told him that it sounded like a good idea, but my only day off was on Sunday. We agreed that he would work Saturday, and we would both work on Sunday.
The only other problem was that I had no money for inventory, so he said that he would put up the money to get us started. We both agreed that we would put all the profit into buying more inventory, and vacuum cleaners that we would both rebuild and sell.
We followed through with our plans, and our new business was a success. We were selling huge amounts of bags, belts, and parts, as well as buying old vacuums, fixing them up, and reselling them. All of the profit we made went back into the business, and we started doing more and more business. It was all very exciting, but the only problem was that I was now working 7 days a week, and I still had no color TV.
After about 2 months, I talked to my friend, and mentioned that I would like to get a little money from the business to buy a new color TV. I was kind of surprised when he said, "No Way". I tried to talk him into it, but he was totally against it. He said that he would rather just buy me out of the business that we started, and have the business all to himself. I agreed, and was paid about $800.00, for my share of the business.
I went out and bought my new color TV, and then thought to myself, what will I do with the other $400.00 or so that I had left. Well, right or wrong, I called the vacuum parts distributor that I knew about, and ordered $400.00 worth of bags and supplies, and the following Sunday, I went to the Flea Market, and started my own business. My friend ran into me, and kind of smiled and said, "Oh well, I guess we didn't talk about you doing your own thing out here". I said, "e;All I wanted was some money to get a new color TV, and you were the one who wanted to split up our relationship". We both laughed and remained good friends and competitors that helped each other. Well this Company History is starting to become a novel, so I'll try to speed things up a little. I continued to buy more and more supplies, and soon had a huge display of parts, bags, belts, and new and used vacuum cleaners. I was so busy that most of the time I had no way of going to get lunch, or a coke, or anything. After a couple of months of suffering alone, I realized that I needed help. Mary agreed to quit her job, and start helping me. During the next several years we continued to grow, and soon we had a 30 foot trailer and 4 employees to help us at the Flea Market, and at our home, where we were repairing and rebuilding vacuums during the week. We got to know all of our neighbors at the Flea Market, including the ones who sold futons behind us. After a few more years we became friends and decided to rent a store together. It was our first actual store, and we split the store space and rent. I all seemed to be going well for both of us, but one morning, after a couple of months, we went in to open our store, and all of our friends things were gone. All of their futons, desks, computer, everything was gone. They had vanished in the night. All that was left was a note explaining that they weren't making it, and that they felt bad, but they had to abandon ship and move to Seattle. We were surprised and shocked, and were left with all of the expenses of the store, but luckily our business was able to handle the bills. The first day that they were gone, we had 2 or 3 people that came into our store and asked, "Where are all of your futons". We could have told them that the futons were gone, and all we had now were vacuums. Instead we asked them what size they wanted and what color, and we knew enough about futons, and where to get them, that we were able to make a couple of sales without anything in the store. This was the beginning of our futon business. For the next several years we sold futons, and vacuums. It was a strange combination, but it worked, and we had many customers who bought a vacuum cleaner and a futon. Eventually the futon part of our business was so busy that we had less and less time for the vacuum part of the business. Our business has continued to grow at a controlled rate year after year.
That's how we got into the futon business .
We are family owned and operated. Instead of Afghan Hounds, we now have 3 children, Sarah Born in 1992, Joseph 1996, and Daniel 1998. We sell futon frames and mattresses made by some of the top manufacturers in the country.
We Custom manufacture many frames and other woodworking items.
The reason we manufacture ourselves is to give you better quality products, for less.
All of our employees are helpful, honest, and willing to go the extra distance to help you with your needs. And it all started because of a TV set that caught on fire.
Here is a brief update to our Company History.
Our family, as well as our business continues to grow. Our children are growing up quickly, (as are we), and our 4th child, Michael was born in 2000. We also now live on an Acre in a suburb of Mesa, and my wife stays home most of the time taking care of the kids, as well as our Dog, Cats, Miniature Horses, Ducks, Goats, Parrott, Tarantulas, Fish, Lizards, Hamsters, and Crabs. We now have a Big Screen TV, so I hope it doesn't catch on fire because I won't be able to pick it up and throw it out the door.
I'd like to thank all of our customers, friends, employees, and especially my wife Mary, for sticking with me through the good times, and the bad.
Allen Hyduck
Summer of 2013:
I'm very sad to say, that after almost 40 years together, in 2013, Mary told me that she wanted a divorce. I did everything I could to try to save our marriage and family. We sold our home, and she moved out, and I rented a home for me and my 4 kids. I pleaded with her not to let our marriage end, but nothing worked. So I gave her, her wish, and as of 05/2016, our marriage was over. She was such a strong Christian woman, and with all that we've been through together, I didn't think that anything would tear us apart. Times were financially diffucult, and there was a lot of stress, and I was much too harsh with her, and was selfish, and spoiled, and at 60 years old, was not really grown up. I learned a lot, before the divorce was final, but it didn't matter. Her heart was hardend to me, and there was no changing it. If she only knew what I had learned, and the self realizations I had gone through, she would have come back, and would have been a very happy woman for the rest of her life.
Divorce is absolutely the worst thing that anyone could ever go through, and this has been the hardest part of my life, and has been very difficult for my kids.
Summer of 2022:
Sadly, I've learned that when someone you love walks away it's very devastating. Instead of beating myself up, as to why she left, and all the things that I did wrong, I've realized that she just didn’t love me the way that I loved her. If she did, she would have fought for me, and our relationship, and our family, and would not have left. Since she did leave, and continues to stay away, she isn't worth the fight I tried to put up for her. Any person who is willing to leave you, doesn’t deserve a place in your heart.
I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me though these times. I've been through severe depression, and have had very little energy, have made lots of mistakes, and have not stayed on top of orders and issues for many customers, and I appologize for that.
Along with what I lost, I have however been blessed, in many miraculous ways.
I am doing much better, and starting to come back to life, and my business is going better than it ever has. Probably due to Covid, and everyone being confined to home.
I'm getting older, and wiser. It could be that the person I thought was helping me, was actually hindering me to be as successful as possible.
I'll never be the same, because I feel that half of me is gone, but I've learned how to cope with most things pretty well, and I've very greatful to God. I appreciated all of your prayers, and your continued support.
Thank you,
Allen Hyduck
Fall of 2022
I've waited a long time, and I have now accepted that Mary is not coming back! Duh, Took a while. I don't give up easily though. That can be good, and bad. Fantasy Futons and Furniture is doing better than ever. and all of my adult kids are doing great, and becoming very successful and happy. Whenever I'm challanged, or need help, I seem to figure out a way to get everything done, even better than ever before, with no arguing, and no power struggle. I'm in the process of rebuilding the entire website, and slowly but surely I've got extra helpers and things are getting better and better all the time. I'm looking for a couple of helpers, which could end up being partners. I don't want all of our hard work to go down the drain when I leave this place. I want my business to continue, long after I'm gone!
God takes those that you don't need, out of your life, and makes room for the people who you do need.
Thank you God for giving me the strength to keep going, when I felt like giving up. And for giving me the knowlege, when I had no clue.
Thank you to everyone who keeps coming back after 5 or 10 or 20 years of doing business with us. If not for all of you, we would never have survived.
Thank you,
Allen Hyduck
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