Hymen Reader founded Reader's Wholesale Distributors in 1935. The company has remained a privately owned family business for four generations, passing through the capable hands of Reader, his son-in-law Leonard Burke, his grandson Lucky Burke, and his great-grandson Adam Burke. Mr. Reader began his successful sales career in the jewelry business in California.
His sales record was so outstanding that Crosley Appliances offered him a distributorship in Houston, Texas. In 1934, Mr. Reader took the train to Houston, and immediately fell in love with the city.
His sales record was so outstanding that Crosley Appliances offered him a distributorship in Houston, Texas. In 1934, Mr. Reader took the train to Houston, and immediately fell in love with the city.
Services
Readers Wholesale is a distributor for a variety of floor covering products in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. Our corporate headquarters is located in Houston, Texas. Additionally, we have cross-dock facilities in Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. We also service most of the state of Mississippi.
Readers Wholesale Distributors strives to remain easily accessible to our floor covering dealers and customers. In an effort to make the ordering process easier and available 24 hours a day, we provide the ability for our customers to order online. Customers already registered for online ordering, can click Login to the right to enter the ordering portal.
Reviews (8)
William Allen
Oct 24, 2021
I have a cash account with readers and I am always treated like a step child if I call and need info without my account number in hand. Oh I was also told I can not get a charge account because they are not accepting any more, as if they have what they need so screw the rest of us. Plus will call rules change daily and today when I picked up I was told I must be backed in before paperwork can be done for will call yet nobody ever asked the bay # I was backed into. Terrible customer service and other than my personal service rep the employees are RUDE
Dog Lover
Jul 13, 2021
Peggy Cryan
Jan 27, 2021
Emanuel Ramos
Jun 24, 2019
Ricardo Maldonado
Jan 29, 2019
D. C.
Jun 01, 2018
I contacted this company to replace some planks for an existing flooring for a client. I was given the number of this distributor by the vendor of the flooring. I could not believe how awful this customer service was. I was merely inquiring about the stock availability of a certain product. This nasty woman would not give me the time of day. As a builder/designer I have never come across this type of customer service.
It was so bad I had to go back to the vendor and share my experience about this terrible service. I hope this review gets addressed because this scathing woman needs to be pulled from customer service.
It was so bad I had to go back to the vendor and share my experience about this terrible service. I hope this review gets addressed because this scathing woman needs to be pulled from customer service.
J. Dev
Apr 15, 2018
International Carpet One
Apr 24, 2017
