‘Mattress Mack’ Opens Stores As Warming Centers For Houston Residents
A deadly storm has swept through Texas, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and heat. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is known for opening his furniture stores for those in need,…
HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 18: Dialina Ganzo, 29, rests on a bed while taking shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts on February 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Winter storm Uri brought severe temperature drops causing a catastrophic failure of the power grid in Texas. About two million people are without electricity throughout Houston. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
Go Nakamura/Getty ImagesA deadly storm has swept through Texas, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and heat. Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is known for opening his furniture stores for those in need, and this time is no different.
Mack has opened up two of his stores as warming centers during the power outages. The Gallery Furniture's showrooms in Richmond and Houston will be open to Texans who need a meal and a warm place to stay.
"Least we could do is open this furniture store to let people come into a warmer place," Mattress Mack told CBS Houston affiliate KHOU. "Sofas and plenty available TVs, plenty of available mattresses, plenty of available and lots of hot food."
Although its costs money to keep his stores running as shelters, Mattress Mack keeps stepping up when there is a crisis. "We can afford that and what we can't afford is to cause these people to lose hope, we got to give hem hope," he said. "This is what my parents would have done."
