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Leather Sofa

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forgive me if this is in the wrong place

before i found the forums of MSE , i searched for months for some good quality cheap sofas, cheap but good quality, I found numerous sites that offered leather sofas which turned out to be "leather match~" plastic sides and back! eek and i very nearly bought some

but then i found sofa sofa in wales http://www.sofasofa.co.uk/

they delivered when they said they would, i have had the sofas for over 6 months now and they still look new and i am very pleased with my purchase

i just thought this might be of use to anyone looking for a new leather sofa

i dont work or am related to them in any way..i paid about £800 for 2 sofas (sale) and they are good quality
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  • deebee
    deebee Posts: 511 Forumite
    i bought two leather sofa's from Tesco Direct - and having them picked up tomorrow as they gave me a severe rash - had to get some antibiotic cream from the Doc - this morning I had two amazing Italian leather sofas delivered from my local furniture store which were quite expensive but amazing quality, so my advice is don't buy cheap leather sofas
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    "Leather" is confusing, I've got two leather sofas and got them cheaply'ish - still £1800 for the pair, but they are aniline (uncorrected), the top part of the hide.
    Some of the story's regarding what is "leather" is unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!
    A bit like "chipboard", bits just glued together, dyed, and rolled out like pastry.
    It's a minefield, buy cheap, but buy quality cheap.

    BTW, the SofaSofa site looks pretty good and I'm on the look-out for new sofas for my son - thanks.

    Lynsey
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  • maple41
    maple41 Posts: 153 Forumite
    Would also recommend sofasofa, bought 2 leather sofas from them 3 years ago in their sale(regular event) at 1/2 price around £400 for the 2 and they have been great - delivered when they said. Was a bit dubious at the time.
  • deebee wrote: »
    i bought two leather sofa's from Tesco Direct - and having them picked up tomorrow as they gave me a severe rash - had to get some antibiotic cream from the Doc - this morning I had two amazing Italian leather sofas delivered from my local furniture store which were quite expensive but amazing quality, so my advice is don't buy cheap leather sofas
    I BOUGHT TWO SETTEES FROM TESCOS DIRECT AND THEY ARE GREAT. YOU SHOULDNT RUN THEM DOWN COS YOU GOT A RASH.:money:
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    maple41 wrote: »
    Would also recommend sofasofa, bought 2 leather sofas from them 3 years ago in their sale(regular event) at 1/2 price around £400 for the 2 and they have been great - delivered when they said. Was a bit dubious at the time.

    maple41, which model did you buy??
    £400 for 2 sofas (£200 each)??
    Do they have "half-price" sales often??

    Lynsey
    **** Sealed Pot Challenge - Member #96 ****
    No. 9 target £600 - :staradmin (x21)
    No. 6 Total £740.00 - No. 7 £1000.00 - No. 8 £875.00 - No. 9 £700.00 (target met)
  • I bought the Malmo leather sofas, they look and feel much better quality than the price (800 for 2) would suggest
    I used to work in the furnitue industry for over a decade and can vouch for the quality of sofasofa, I was dubious about buying online but the price and their free return policy if you didnt like the sofas made me edgily choose them, I am so glad I did, I have had lots of comments about my sofas and most people do a ouble take when I tell them how little they cost
    If at first you dont succeed.............skydiving is not for you !
  • deebee
    deebee Posts: 511 Forumite
    NJE24, I ain't criticising Tesco persay, as it is the supermarket I use mostly and generally think they are much better than most, just warning against cheap leather sofas imported from China, which these were, if you had suffered a rash all over your body and had to seek medical advice as a consequence, you might also want to warn peeps on here against those sofas, if you look online (try googling sofa rash) you will see that this has been a huge issue with other companies, and there are some legal challenges going on right now
  • I can understand if i had come out in a rash would feel the same, but i bought 2 sofas at £125 each in offer and gave one to a friend. Both of us are allright and the sofas are exactly what i wanted.(amersham sofa)
  • Ive looked at the website you mentioned and although the sofas look good quality the price is off the scale of what you are comparing them too. I paid £250 for two two seaters.
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