twobears Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 No, my question is not, "Do DFS have a sale on"? I'm just trying to find out if their sofas are worth purchasing? I'm buying my daughter a house and she's seen a sofa in DFS that she likes but I am not sure if their things are good enough quality, having never bought anything from them? Any opinions? Quote
galgazza Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 We have purchased a couple from them and they have been fine. All their sofa's are made in the UK now.. Quote
Ekona Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Some are better than others, go sit on some and find out. Quote
Bems Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) I'm done with DFS & the likes. Yes they are cheap & most are comfortable but I think they're like throw away items these days. We've had a few but after a while they loose shape & comfort. Think your better off going for a quality brand & paying a little more IMO Edited March 22, 2015 by Bems 1 Quote
twobears Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks everyone Overall they don't sound too bad then. Daughter wants to buy it herself and is on a limited budget. I could step in but we're already buying the house so I think we've been generous enough Quote
WhackyWill Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 You need to Scotch Guard them.. http://www.3mdirect.co.uk/scotchgard-protector-for-leather-clothing-soft-furnishings-fabrics-upholstery-400ml-1.html Quote
mouthwash Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Are you buying your daughter a house? Just so we're clear. Quote
Ekona Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Apparently so. If she can't afford a DFS sofa, how can she afford to run a house? 1 Quote
veilside z Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 The plus side is the credit option terms 3.4.or 5 years. Problem is when you have finally paid it off in 5 years, its starting to look tired if its not well built. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Graham Kirkham is a friend of mine but I wouldn't buy his stuff ... Harveys are a lot easier to deal with Quote
ATTAK Z Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Graham Kirkham is a friend of mine but I wouldn't buy his stuff ... Harveys are a lot easier to deal with Sorry I lied about the friend bit, but he lives about 8 miles from me and I've done stuff at his house before he bought it 1 Quote
techinstaller Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 sorry but im fully 100% the other way regarding DFS if its any leather sofa dont walk away >RUN away i have recently had very long drawn out issue with DFS leather sofa "DICE " model to be exact .happy to talk if its relavent via pm etc Quote
mouthwash Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Apparently so. If she can't afford a DFS sofa, how can she afford to run a house? Can't you get a DFS sofa for like £20 a month? Quote
techinstaller Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Also regarding above made in the Uk ,I believe that is true of all cloth sofas but not an leather ones Quote
twobears Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 It's a cloth sofa and the credit terms are very affordable For those who are wondering about the financial arrangements, you are quite right, our daughter can't afford to run a house by herself but there's no reason why she can't choose and buy some of her own furniture 1 Quote
WhackyWill Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Check this out..!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X-10-50-dfs-vouchers-500-total-1-Day-Listing-No-Reserve-/121602299250?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c500fd572 1 Quote
Keyser Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 I think Buster used to deliver Sofas for DFS - he never had any complaints about them being damaged on arrival that I know about and if you have seen Buster drive a delivery van that in itself shows they must make very strong sofas at least Note - I'm just waiting for them to have a sale and then I'll think about having a look for a new one 1 Quote
Mudman Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 No experience of DFS but the out of town stores all same the same old gear. Along the same lines We ordered 3 piece leather suite years ago from Courts. They delivered right before Christmas after saying it wouldn't be possible ( ordered in September and took a lot of phoe calls) anyhow to cut a long story short when the payments were due to start we noticed no money was going out so we rang them and they said they would send out the forms again (having send in store) - none ever arrived so we called them back and they then disputed we had ever ordered anything - we told them to pop over snd see our new furniture but they just said - sorry no records of delivery to that address so after 2 years of saving the DD debit into a savings account we gave up. No wonder they went bust ! Was a nice holiday too 5 Quote
KyleR Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 We have purchased a couple from them and they have been fine. All their sofa's are made in the UK now.. Not true. Some are made in the UK, the rest are made in the far east. Not really relevant where it's made anyway, as UK made doesn't guarantee quality. I've purchased 3 DFS Sofa's and have no complaints about any. One developed a small imperfection in the leather and they sent a guy out to fix it with no questions asked. 2 Quote
Lyndzzz Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I've had 2 suites from DFS over the years. The first was a cloth sofa set that survived 8 long years of being a bed for an 11 stone Great Dane! For the price I don't expect them to last forever. Hope your daughter settles well in her new home Quote
veilside z Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 We have a DFS and SCS. If you order a sofa from SCS you get a free lounge carpet. Quote
twobears Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 I've had 2 suites from DFS over the years. The first was a cloth sofa set that survived 8 long years of being a bed for an 11 stone Great Dane! For the price I don't expect them to last forever. Hope your daughter settles well in her new home Thanks Lyndzzz She is really excited to be moving and I'm almost as excited to be getting my house back to myself, ha ha Quote
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