AskMeCha: Any advice for buying a new sofa and recliner? →[More:]
After getting our apartment all cleaned out, with the help of JunkLuggers, our living room looks a bit empty. I was browsing online, and I saw a few things I liked at Raymour & Flanigan and at Macys, in particular a cushy looking sofa and recliner in choclate brown microfibre, for about $1,500 for both. After reading some reviews, however, I got scared off. Some people had some rather negative things to say about both companies, including poor quality furniture with cracked frames; poor customer service; and even furniture delivered infested with bedbugs or fleas (yikes!).
So now I'm confused. There are some other online sites, but how is a person to know if they're any good? And are the reviews I read really representative? What's a person to do? Anyone had any experience with Raymour & Flanigan or Macys or any other online furniture source or brick and mortar stores in the NYC vicinity? Any information or advice is appreciated.