Courts Closing Down Sale...be quick

elfmay

huumm I have a bed and bedroom furniture on a buy now pay later deal with courts, don't suppose this means I don't have to pay now?? ::)

what well it's worth a try ::)

izzy_flint

huumm I have a bed and bedroom furniture on a buy now pay later deal with courts, don't suppose this means I don't have to pay now??  ;) ::)

what  :o well it's worth a try ::)

you could always hope lol

elfmay

you could always share mine if your new one don't come

down boy ;D
already got them, ::) but don't have to pay until feb next year was hoping I could worm my way out of paying, cos they would try to get out of repaying me if it was the other way around :-/

izzy_flint

good evening

royalsteve

thats the problem with most failed businesses...not because they are successful....in fact sometimes the opposite...but cashflow is one of the biggest killers of business....

if courts only took £50 depo for a £4K sofa then that may be their big problem...no cash...oh dear, sounds like a case of crap management!

To be honest i will be surprised if they arent bought by someone and do really well....though i bet the deposits will increase..£50 is CRAZY...10% is more like it!

izzy_flint

ikea killed them off courts was always to expensive for what the sold anyway

iyiarz

Ikea really have taken a lot of business away from other retailers. But companies like DFS are also to blame.

Courts were always 'middle ground' as far as quality goes. Arther Llewellyn Jenkis is top-end and MFI being bottom. Furniture in courts always seemed a bit dated or naff. People have gone a bit modern now.

My dad visited a company which make furniture for places like courts.

There is almost no workforce, everything is done by machines. I was amazed that those posh looking tables are make from chipboard/mdf ... Any imperfections in the veneer are touched up with a marker pen and re-polished !

They didn't waste anyting.. all the dust gets sucked up and mixed with glue to make mouldings.. Must have been facinating to watch.

I feel sorry for these customers :

2.2 If you have paid in cash or by cheque
Unfortunately you are an unsecured creditor in the administration. This means that you will not receive any goods and you will not receive a refund as Courts is insolvent and has no money to pay its creditors. The administrators will be sending a report to all creditors within 8 weeks of their appointment setting out their proposals and the prospects of any money being available for the unsecured creditors. For the avoidance of doubt you will also not be able to claim goods from your local store in lieu of the deposit that you have paid.

Note to Self .. Always pay by Credit Card

izzy_flint

i think there will be more to follow courts too

mclaren_2

Sorry Clairog, there's none in Scotland.

wrong, theres one in Kinaird Park (Fort Kinnaird) , Edinburgh 8)

Whirly

Not open where in Luton....just a load of staff hanging about outside hoping to be able to get in to collect their personal belongings.

*sighs* I really need a sofa, bed and wardrobe.