Quality Furniture... ? who and whom to stay away from

March 19, 2017, 10:39 PM

Excam_Man

Stratolounger Recliner at Big Lots... Reviews; Bad, stay away.

Simmons Champion Sofa... Reviews; Bad, stay away.

Catnapper Kelsey Sofa... Reviews; Bad stay away.

Seems like everything I've picked out so far has bad reviews... so what's a good brand?

Looking for a dual reclining couch or reclining loveseat with the center console or two recliners. Would like to have an adjustable headrest.

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March 20, 2017, 10:04 AM

RNshooter

Lay-Z-Boy is expensive but worth it. I bought a reclining couch and sofa set, 7 years ago. Multiple moves, dogs, cats, kids, nothing fazes it. They still work perfectly and look nearly new.

Buy once, cry once

Bruce

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March 20, 2017, 10:21 AM

Skins2881

quote:
Originally posted by RNshooter:
Lay-Z-Boy is expensive but worth it. I bought a reclining couch and sofa set, 7 years ago. Multiple moves, dogs, cats, kids, nothing fazes it. They still work perfectly and look nearly new.

Buy once, cry once

Bruce

I had good luck with my set from them. Mechinicals never failed, cushions lasted through heavy use/parties. Also had good luck with Berkline.

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March 20, 2017, 11:34 AM

D4Heavy

Ekornes looks like some high quality stuff. I went with some Flexsteel furniture. new couch, chair and loveseat. Knowing up front that no furniture will survive all my kids, I got what I could afford and thought would survive the longest.

Time will tell if the Flexsteel outlast my crappy Ashley furniture. No way I would buy it again.

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March 20, 2017, 01:37 PM

ulsterman

quote:
Originally posted by RNshooter:
Lay-Z-Boy is expensive but worth it. I bought a reclining couch and sofa set, 7 years ago. Multiple moves, dogs, cats, kids, nothing fazes it. They still work perfectly and look nearly new.

Buy once, cry once

Bruce

Will disagree with that. Bought a Lay-Z-Boy sectional. Seam was broken when it was delivered. Took them a month to replace it. Two weeks later same problem, took another month. When the mechanicals broke on the 3rd one, and the seams split, we started the evolution of getting our money back.

March 20, 2017, 01:39 PM

ulsterman

quote:
Originally posted by D4Heavy:
Ekornes looks like some high quality stuff. I went with some Flexsteel furniture. new couch, chair and loveseat. Knowing up front that no furniture will survive all my kids, I got what I could afford and thought would survive the longest.

Time will tell if the Flexsteel outlast my crappy Ashley furniture. No way I would buy it again.

Ashley is crap. The Mrs. bought a couch that reclined on both ends. 6 months in, I had to tear the back off the couch (wouldn't cover it under warranty)and replace the particle board with hardwood.

March 20, 2017, 02:03 PM

RNshooter

quote:
Originally posted by ulsterman:
quote:
Originally posted by RNshooter:
Lay-Z-Boy is expensive but worth it. I bought a reclining couch and sofa set, 7 years ago. Multiple moves, dogs, cats, kids, nothing fazes it. They still work perfectly and look nearly new.

Buy once, cry once

Bruce

Will disagree with that. Bought a Lay-Z-Boy sectional. Seam was broken when it was delivered. Took them a month to replace it. Two weeks later same problem, took another month. When the mechanicals broke on the 3rd one, and the seams split, we started the evolution of getting our money back.

It looks like you must have gotten one of the Chinese counterfeit knock off sectionals

Sorry about your bad experience. That's pretty unusual.

Bruce

March 20, 2017, 02:15 PM

Veeper

We bought a Lancer couch a few years ago and the fabric fell apart well under the warranty. They replaced the couch but voided all warranties, so when the replacement fell apart quite soon after we received it, they refused to help and said, "Not our problem."

We always tell people to steer clear of Lancer.

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March 21, 2017, 04:52 AM

1s1k

quote:
Originally posted by greco:
^^^ the new models are definitely not the same build quality as your older model. I wish I knew enough about it back when they were high quality.

That must be he case because I bought a Lazy Boy sectional and two recliners and all of it was pure junk.

March 21, 2017, 09:17 AM

bettysnephew

Been happy with LazyBoy. Had Ekornes and sent it back, I am long in the back and their construction rolled my shoulders forward to a very uncomfortable position for me. It looks great and is well constructed but be sure to sit in it for an extended period before spending the price.