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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
Go to a real furniture shop and talk to someone who knows about leather grades, hardwood frames (dowelled and jointed) and the true cost of credit.
Then go to DFS and ask the same questions.
That said, my parents bought a cheap sofa from a bulk shifter and it lasted years with children, pets and teenagers (incl a teen Christian meeting). Then I had it for a while when I first had my own place and eventually had to saw it apart and dump it. Definitely soft(er) wood and nailed and glued together.
It's a true adage that you get what you pay for.
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I remember years ago when my mum and dad bought a sofa from the Co Op, it cost them £1,500 back in 1976, they still had it in 1988, they were looking to replace it but couldn't find a one big enough or stronger than the one they already had. They decided to have it recovered, a guy came out from Moore and Naylors in Kirkby in Ashfield, he told my mum to have it recovered because it's a solid frame and made from solid wood. It cost my mum and dad £800 to have it recovered, when they got it back it was like a new sofa, they'd done a right good job of it.
Back in 2000 they decided to get a leather suite from the Co Op, they asked me if I wanted the old sofa and 3 chairs? Straight away I said yes, now I'm 6ft 3inch tall and I could lay on the sofa and my feet wouldn't touch the other end, I had that sofa for 5 years and when I let it go it still looked as good as new.
They don't make them like they used to do.