Sofa from DFS!!!

dwhl · 17 May 2005 at 9:18PM

Hi there, just some advice. I have been looking for a leather sofa with manual recliner actions for a little while (3+2) and have been scouring all the shops. I have seen one in DFS that I liked the look of http://www.dfsonline.co.uk/product.php?product_id=1086&collection_id=104

BUT having heard all about the bad reviews of the company decided to try and get a local upholstery company to make the same sofa. However, they have asked for 4000pounds, more than double that of DFS!!!! What do I do???

No way I am going to fork out 4000 but really like that sofa. Do I bite the bullet and go with DFS or not? Will DFS do a discount or anything like that? Any other way of getting that sofa?

Thanks so much for helping me with my dilemma

italiastar · 17 May 2005 at 9:20PM

Have a look a John Lewis and wait for their sale - oops sorry Clearance - it should be in the next month or so.

dwhl · 17 May 2005 at 9:29PM

I have just had a look at the John Lewis website and they appear to have a very limited number of sofas and none with recliners

italiastar · 17 May 2005 at 9:33PM

That's a shame - selection in store may be better, but it's only during clearance that they're affordable. Excellent quality though - ours is 18 years old (non-leather) and has stood up to hard use - 4 kids.

Josie_Jump_3 · 17 May 2005 at 9:41PM

Well here I sit with my wireless laptop sitting on my reclining leather sofa puchased from DFS about 18 months ago. Our sofa is similar in style to the one you have picked out and I can say that we've had no problems at all. We purchased it in a 'sale', four years interest free credit and love it. If thats the one you like go for it, although I would say go and try it out at a showroom and perhaps wait until the bank holiday as they always seem to have some sort of sale on over the holidays.

dwhl · 17 May 2005 at 9:46PM

Hi Josie, went to the store today and had a good sit on it and really liked it. They claim that they will not reduce the price of this sofa as it is in their core range and will not budge on the price at all. Is this common practice?

Bank hols is a possibility but they appear to have a sale 365 days of the year!! They are currently having a half price sale on their designer suites but they come up as the same price as all their other suites.....I dread to think who would buy their sofas at full price!!

sheep69 · 17 May 2005 at 10:05PM

We bought a manual and an auto two seater recliner from DFS 18months ago and can'treally fault it - we shouldn't of fallen for the cleaning package with it though!!

You will not get anything off for paying with cash instead of taking up the 1 year 0% offer - some legal reason

HLK · 18 May 2005 at 2:20AM

Try this place..

http://www.reclinerworld.com/specialoffers2.php their special offers don't look bad and they offer 5-15yr warranties dependent on which end of the range you are buying from..
what's the warranty on DFS..?

dwhl · 18 May 2005 at 9:36AM

Hi thanks for that, had a browse through and call me picky but still prefer the style of the DFS suite, am I destined to buy from that place????

Oh, by the way, the DFS guarantee is 2 years. The salesperson proudly stated that is twice the industry standard of one year. They then proceeded to try and sell me the scotchguard protection, a total of 145pounds for a 3 + 2 seater!!

Has anyone had good experiences from DFS before? I would like to get a feeling as to whether the general consensus is good or bad before I take the plunge because at the moment the vibes that I am getting from DFS are bad.

rchddap1 · 18 May 2005 at 9:42AM

We were going to buy a sofa from DFS. However, whilst we were in the throws of going round every single furniture retailer (that sells sofas) we found one we liked better. If this is the sofa that you like, and it is within the budget that you have set for yourself then go for it. Just make sure that you've looked at all the alternatives before you go ahead and make the purchase.

Sheel · 18 May 2005 at 9:51AM

dwhl wrote:

Has anyone had good experiences from DFS before? I would like to get a feeling as to whether the general consensus is good or bad before I take the plunge because at the moment the vibes that I am getting from DFS are bad.

I'm still happy with the leather sofa I got from DFS a few years ago

Sofa from DFS!!!

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