DFS Sofas - any good?
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swerni said:
If I were a betting man, I would say this is how money is made from the finance deals.
No need to bet; companies don't do it because they feel philanthropic, they do it because it makes money. So, remove the finance company from the equation (lots of people sitting in offices earning salaries) and all things being equal you get lower prices. Therefore if they didn't offer the 'deal' the prices could be lower. QED 
BTW if there wasn't so much easy credit people wouldn't be so much in debt...
Hard to beat DFS for a good value family sofa - ours has lasted 9 years fine. Been repaired free and quick by DFS early on and put up with 4 kids, 2 dogs and a heavy adult (me!)
Will it last 20 years? I couldnt care less - who the hell wants a 20 year old sofa in their house?
When we replace, it will be DFS again.
Will it last 20 years? I couldnt care less - who the hell wants a 20 year old sofa in their house?
When we replace, it will be DFS again.
Total loss said:
Excellent quality if you can afford it. Some of their showrooms have sale areas with cancelled orders and ex-display items. Well worth a look, you can pick up stuff for 25-50% of the price. I've just bought two sofas and a chair from them and are very pleased with the quality and service.Kermit power said:
Have you ever actually owned a DFS product?
I'm not sure anyone in the same business would.You do get what you pay for and in the case of DFS, what you don't pay for immediately, dangerously giving a false sense of richness.
If you like living on the never never, good luck.
JABB said:
Kermit power said:
Have you ever actually owned a DFS product?
I'm not sure anyone in the same business would.JABB said:
You do get what you pay for and in the case of DFS, what you don't pay for immediately, dangerously giving a false sense of richness.
If you like living on the never never, good luck.
As I said before, if you've got the money, it's hardly difficult to leave it on deposit earning interest whilst paying off the sofa monthly, is it?If you like living on the never never, good luck.
Having said that, there's sensible credit and irresponsible credit. I'd say that basic furniture falls into the former. Are you seriously suggesting you've never bought anything on credit?
Kermit power said:
JABB said:
Kermit power said:
Have you ever actually owned a DFS product?
I'm not sure anyone in the same business would.JABB said:
You do get what you pay for and in the case of DFS, what you don't pay for immediately, dangerously giving a false sense of richness.
If you like living on the never never, good luck.
As I said before, if you've got the money, it's hardly difficult to leave it on deposit earning interest whilst paying off the sofa monthly, is it?If you like living on the never never, good luck.
Having said that, there's sensible credit and irresponsible credit. I'd say that basic furniture falls into the former. Are you seriously suggesting you've never bought anything on credit?
I'm sure most are happy with their sofa, and unfortunately the way they seem to play it, you have a new one every 5 - 6 years. A good, well made sofa will last 10s of years. Good antiques frames are sought after for re-upholstery.
Each to their own.
JABB said:
Kermit power said:
JABB said:
Kermit power said:
Have you ever actually owned a DFS product?
I'm not sure anyone in the same business would.JABB said:
You do get what you pay for and in the case of DFS, what you don't pay for immediately, dangerously giving a false sense of richness.
If you like living on the never never, good luck.
As I said before, if you've got the money, it's hardly difficult to leave it on deposit earning interest whilst paying off the sofa monthly, is it?If you like living on the never never, good luck.
Having said that, there's sensible credit and irresponsible credit. I'd say that basic furniture falls into the former. Are you seriously suggesting you've never bought anything on credit?
I'm sure most are happy with their sofa, and unfortunately the way they seem to play it, you have a new one every 5 - 6 years. A good, well made sofa will last 10s of years. Good antiques frames are sought after for re-upholstery.
Each to their own.
How many people actually want to keep the same sofa for decades?
You can't on the one hand berate people for buying cheaply on credit and then sneer at them for spending a fortune on a sofa.
I looked at DFS and a couple of other similar priced places and the quality wasn't great compared to more expensive ones, exactly as you'd expect. I bought a pair of G-Plan sofas and 5 years later they're still pretty much as good as new, while a mate who bought some DFS ones around the same time as me has replaced his already, but his 2 sets of DFS sofas were still cheaper than my 1 set of G-plans. If you're the kind of people who will redecorate every couple of years and will want new sofas too then go with DFS, if you plan to still be sitting in them in 20 years time take a look at Stressless but expect to pay well over £1k per seat (I inherited my grandfathers Stressless leather recliner and it's fantastic, can't justify the cash for a couple of their sofas though).
JABB said:
Kermit power said:
JABB said:
Kermit power said:
Have you ever actually owned a DFS product?
I'm not sure anyone in the same business would.JABB said:
You do get what you pay for and in the case of DFS, what you don't pay for immediately, dangerously giving a false sense of richness.
If you like living on the never never, good luck.
As I said before, if you've got the money, it's hardly difficult to leave it on deposit earning interest whilst paying off the sofa monthly, is it?If you like living on the never never, good luck.
Having said that, there's sensible credit and irresponsible credit. I'd say that basic furniture falls into the former. Are you seriously suggesting you've never bought anything on credit?
They are not expensive, easy to buy, have (IMO) a great repair service if needed and will last the normal 5/6 years that a room within a family home will last before being decorated. Many years on ours is lovely and comft with no signs of real wear.
Am considering DFS for a sofa-bed for my home office. It's about 600 quid (leather 2 seater) and I'm paying cash. Didn't hang around today as I was all shopped out by then, but I'd expect a reasonable discount on that as a) I think it's not worth 600 and b) I don't want finance and expect there is a %age in that price which covers the costs of giving the 0% deal.
When I go back if they don't want to give a decent discount I will just go somehwere else. No big deal. Maybe to Sofa King - his prices are "Sofa King Cheap" (do you see what he did there?). Would rather have an end of line or a second at a decent value price then pay over the odds.
When I go back if they don't want to give a decent discount I will just go somehwere else. No big deal. Maybe to Sofa King - his prices are "Sofa King Cheap" (do you see what he did there?). Would rather have an end of line or a second at a decent value price then pay over the odds.
mattdaniels said:
Am considering DFS for a sofa-bed for my home office. It's about 600 quid (leather 2 seater) and I'm paying cash. Didn't hang around today as I was all shopped out by then, but I'd expect a reasonable discount on that as a) I think it's not worth 600 and b) I don't want finance and expect there is a %age in that price which covers the costs of giving the 0% deal.
When I go back if they don't want to give a decent discount I will just go somehwere else. No big deal. Maybe to Sofa King - his prices are "Sofa King Cheap" (do you see what he did there?). Would rather have an end of line or a second at a decent value price then pay over the odds.
Not read the rest of the thread then?When I go back if they don't want to give a decent discount I will just go somehwere else. No big deal. Maybe to Sofa King - his prices are "Sofa King Cheap" (do you see what he did there?). Would rather have an end of line or a second at a decent value price then pay over the odds.
They cannot legally offer you a discount for cash, as it wouldn't otherwise be interest free credit, would it?
mattdaniels said:
Am considering DFS for a sofa-bed for my home office. It's about 600 quid (leather 2 seater) and I'm paying cash. Didn't hang around today as I was all shopped out by then, but I'd expect a reasonable discount on that as a) I think it's not worth 600 and b) I don't want finance and expect there is a %age in that price which covers the costs of giving the 0% deal.
When I go back if they don't want to give a decent discount I will just go somehwere else. No big deal. Maybe to Sofa King - his prices are "Sofa King Cheap" (do you see what he did there?). Would rather have an end of line or a second at a decent value price then pay over the odds.
A standard leather hide trade is at least £75. £600 for a real leather 2 seat sofa seems to much?When I go back if they don't want to give a decent discount I will just go somehwere else. No big deal. Maybe to Sofa King - his prices are "Sofa King Cheap" (do you see what he did there?). Would rather have an end of line or a second at a decent value price then pay over the odds.
I know most people would not consider a second hand sofa but I bought a 3y old sofa workshop sofa (£4k new) for £330 off fleabay. Hardly used and all I had to do was borrow a transit to collect it but well worth the effort.
Trick is buy something classic that will stand a change of decor. I own a similar one which looks new after 15y, (paid full price for that though)
Trick is buy something classic that will stand a change of decor. I own a similar one which looks new after 15y, (paid full price for that though)
Hi just thought it may be of interest that when we purchase any item on Finance the item belongs to the Finance Company until we have made the final payment.While we make the payments we are only HIRING the item until all monies have been paid then we become the owners.(Hence the term HIRE PURCHASE) Just write to the Finance Company under THE SUPPLY OF GOODS ACT stating that the goods they have purchased on your behalf are unsatisfactory, unfit for purpose etc. We did after having been messed about by the shop.Two days after doing so we received a call from the shops head office.We are being refunded and goods are being taken away. Obviously the FINANCE CO.are not prepared be messed about by these shops that they finance
Hi just thought it may be of interest that when we purchase any item on Finance the item belongs to the Finance Company until we have made the final payment.While we make the payments we are only HIRING the item until all monies have been paid then we become the owners.(Hence the term HIRE PURCHASE) Just write to the Finance Company under THE SUPPLY OF GOODS ACT stating that the goods they have purchased on your behalf are unsatisfactory, unfit for purpose etc. We did after having been messed about by the shop.Two days after doing so we received a call from the shops head office.We are being refunded and goods are being taken away. Obviously the FINANCE CO.are not prepared be messed about by these shops that they finance
I purchased a DFS leather corner group with armchair and footstool in 2007. I am not much of a couch potato, but it looks like new 5 years later. It cost me £35 a month on 4 years 0%. Very comfortable indeed. The large footstool pushed up against the sofa has made a very good double bed substitute on occasion..
..what really made me sign on the dotted line though was the gorgeous Spanish girl that sold it to me..dated her for a while after that (till she went a bit loopy!)..but all in all, I am very happy with DFS! If you can get over the snobbish disdain that a lot of people feel, they are relatively good value
..what really made me sign on the dotted line though was the gorgeous Spanish girl that sold it to me..dated her for a while after that (till she went a bit loopy!)..but all in all, I am very happy with DFS! If you can get over the snobbish disdain that a lot of people feel, they are relatively good value
Sparrows1967 said:
Right.fell apart. both of them 2 years old. Wood just snapped in half. When I opened it up I discovered it was made of rubbish wood. Pallet wood. Had to repair. Very very badly made.
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