A few years ago, we had been married for two years and were still sitting on hand me down furniture. We both had a job and were expecting our first baby. We also had a house dog, who loved to curl up on the couch and bring dust and pollen inside, so we wanted new couches that were allergy friendly and were also easy to clean up. We searched a few places, but really couldn't spend a ton of money on new couches. A few friends of ours had good experiences at Big Lots. I know, we thought exactly what you are probably thinking…Big Lots??? for furniture??? But they really do have some nice pieces. So we checked into it and found that they had some nice couches made by Ashley furniture company. They were pretty, made of "pleather," comfy, and just what we were looking for. So we bought them for about $2,000 and went on our way. Hubby really liked them because each had two recliners built IN them, and with our small house at the time, we didn't have room for an extra recliners, so this was perfect.
For a couple of years, our couches were awesome. We were really happy with our purchase. But then….this started happening:
and then this:
We had no clue what was going on. The worst place was where no one EVER sat. There was no valid reason that we could think of WHY this was happening to our couches when we had them for only a few years! And now, our pathetic couches look like this:
It is quite embarrassing, but we can't exactly sell them and we don't want to buy a cheap something else, only for it to fall apart in a couple of years. We called both Big Lots and Ashley furniture and neither company were able to help us at all…not even with advice as to why this happened or what we could do about it! Big Lots said that the furniture had a one year warranty and since it had been more than a year, there was nothing they could do.
So here we are, with embarrassing, ugly couches, saving up some money for when we can buy REAL leather couches that won't peel off! This just makes me so mad because many people can't afford the really nice stuff, so they settle and it only lasts a few years. Ugh!
Marla Zickefoose
Monday 20th of May 2013
That is horrible they fell apart like that! Plus $2000 isn't cheap at ALL!
Gena
Monday 20th of May 2013
I know, right? They were awesome...had four recliners built in, that's why they cost so much. But yeah, they stunk and Big Lots and Ashley did nothing about it. :(
judi
Thursday 10th of May 2012
Honestly, Ikea has real leather for about that much. I haven't found very many good deals at Big Lots over the years. I would check out Ikea and if you're on too tight of a budget for the leather they have some sofas with washable, removable covers!! How awesome is that?
laura
Thursday 2nd of February 2012
Wow...been there with our dining table. I knew it was cheap ($300) but didn't realize everything would dent it and scrape off the finish, but the kids are little so waiting until they grow up to get a new one.
Katie
Wednesday 25th of January 2012
oh man that's why i hate leather anything!
Being Tazim
Wednesday 25th of January 2012
The thing is, is 2000 cheap for Sofas? I don't know if you have sample or factory sales in your city, but I always waited for the one in Vancouver every June because the pieces were made in the city and usually several thousand dollars per piece for designer furniture, but I got a sofa for1200$ at the factory sale. Sometimes I think a buying trip would be worth the 10hour drive there again!