I think we need James the Sofa King to answer this
i am here to help with this crock of chit.
right
the busiest time to buy a sofa is easter>>>then January
the adds you see on TV are a big sham,
the adds will always state when you get to the shop you must have that colour and that style ,,
normally the sofa if a crazy £399 price and the chairs are £379 each (they never put the chairs on TV Lil)
these massive companies do their b0ll0x on these £399 sofas as i know exactly what they cost to make or bring in from the east or Europe.
i know this from being in the game for the last 15 years,from selling them on a market to a massive sofa clearance warehouse.
i can buy sofas cheaper than what they cost to make (why)
a lot of sofa companies go bust every week around the world due to the above,
where sofas are in transit (shipping) to be dropped at certain ports,these sofas have to be sold before they dock as storage for these items soon depreciate quickly,and styles too,not just me but a lot of companies around the country jump in quick buying this stock up cheap,but they (not me)dont really pass this on to the customer...sometime this could be 60 containers each one holding 26-32 suites in ,i will probably never serve anyone on here so it doesn't really matter but these suites are 100%full grain leather this is go gear stuff for say dfs/mfi/next. the real rrp is say £1400 for a nice suite this would cost mfi/dfs/next aprox £600-£700 inc shipping ...well when the suites get cancelled i buy them for about £375-£450 then sell them as stolen suites for £600-£700..............dont tell anyone.....a lot of traders like me do this all over the country all taking a piece of the pie from the agents who first started off with 60 containers......
there are some really chit suites out there around the £599=£699 mark these are really chit most are made in poland or Thailand(real leather but chit)
mind you some of the suite i get are destined for next and they are from Thailand good gear...
mind you if i were to buy a suite
i would go for one which is made in the UK
pay 0 for a year
then intrest free for 5 years
and take OUT EXTENDED WARRANTY
then after 9 months scream my tits of that the suite is Shiite
and i put my hand on my heart and say 95% of you will get a brand new suite or money back...this is a massive issue at the moment and has been for the past 10 years dont know why but these big companies tend to swap/or give money back just coz you shout at them...
they call these slight seconds/returns/full off chit they are used suites/second hand....
any advice on buying a sofa pm "sofa----king" i dont wanna sell you a sofa just give you advice and tell you where in the country to buy a bargain coz i wholesale to most of them... lol gl ......
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