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Furniture

digp
digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite
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not sure if this is the right place to be posting , ........ where can i pick up [new] sofas/settees at a rsnbl price?

thanks
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  • PoorDave
    PoorDave Posts: 952 Forumite
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    Depends on your definition of reasonable! Any clues?
    Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery
  • digp
    digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite
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    £100-£200 or less
  • PoorDave
    PoorDave Posts: 952 Forumite
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    Don't Ikea do some for less than that? A hundred and something?
    Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    Ebay is a veritable goldmine for nearly new stuff.

    You'll get far better value for money than if you bought new at that price.

    I got a big corner sofa for £250 which was £700 new from Ikea. I sold it 6 months later for £300 :D
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • digp
    digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite
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    I don't trust ebay.........
  • swady256
    swady256 Posts: 9 Forumite
    hi there we hve just bought a new house and also after sofa and other furniture. About a year ago homebase where doing a 10percent off offer for first time buyers - anyone know if they still are?

    thanks
  • Guy_Montag
    Guy_Montag Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    freecycle - google it

    e-bay, go for "pick up only" (kinda obvious for a sofa) reduces the number of people you're competing with - pay with cash when you pick it up & have checked it out. :)
    "Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
    Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
    "I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    Guy_Montag wrote:
    e-bay, go for "pick up only" (kinda obvious for a sofa) reduces the number of people you're competing with - pay with cash when you pick it up & have checked it out. :)

    Absolutely! There's no risk there - all transactions on furniture for me have been cash on collection so you get a chance to see what you're buying anyway. Everyone I've met that way have been lovely people!

    You'd be missing out big time by being that cynical, OP!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • Guy_Montag
    Guy_Montag Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote:
    Absolutely! There's no risk there - all transactions on furniture for me have been cash on collection so you get a chance to see what you're buying anyway. Everyone I've met that way have been lovely people!

    You'd be missing out big time by being that cynical, OP!
    I got a 28" nicam telly for 99p that way

    Can't go wrong. :)
    "Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
    Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
    "I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.
  • epz_2
    epz_2 Posts: 1,859 Forumite
    Doozergirl wrote:
    Absolutely! There's no risk there - all transactions on furniture for me have been cash on collection so you get a chance to see what you're buying anyway. Everyone I've met that way have been lovely people!

    You'd be missing out big time by being that cynical, OP!


    agreed its a lot harder to con someone if they turn up at your front door with cash and enough heft blokes to lift a couch.

    dont get me wrong ive bought some duff stuff off ebay but everything ve collected in person has always been spot on, i recently got a 44" sony tv was £1500 last year for £280.
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