From: "Lady" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Furniture Advice
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:42:45 GMT

I have Ashley furniture as well as my brother and his family -- none of us 
have ever had a problem with the furniture.  I actually purchased the stain 
protection for the sofa and had someone cut their finger and get blood all 
over the sofa -- called the 800 number and they told me step by step what to 
do and told me if it didn't work that they would come out and clean or 
replace the cushion (of course I think this is probably an outside service 
and not Ashley's stain protection).

I'd definately purchase from them again with no second thoughts!

PS - it also really depends on what your goal in purchasing furniture and 
your budget.   If you think in 5 years you might want to re-do your living 
room, etc and get new furniture you won't feel as bad getting rid of a sofa 
that is 5 years old that cost you $500 as opposed to deciding to change a 
$1000 or more sofa!



"nshravan"  wrote in message 
news:1122450044.178306.77670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Hi everyone,
>  We are on the lookout for living room furniture for the past few
> months. After some research, we've ruled out Macy's whose prices we
> find quite exorbitant. While shopping at a neighbourhood furniture
> store , this week we came across a brand called Ashley's Furniture (
> http://www.ashleyfurniture.com/ ). One particular line called the
> Durapella couch and loveseat caught our eye, both for its looks and its
> competitive price. Anyway, I would really appreciate information from
> anyone here on the following :
>
> 1. Any experiences with furniture from this company, Ashley Furniture.
> A cursory look through the groups produces a decent share of fans and
> foes, but a lot of them are dated and I guess reputation can be
> built/lost over the years. Is their furniture of good quality and long
> lasting?
>
> 2. Any information about this new fabric , Durapella (
> http://www.ashleyhomestores.com/More_Info/What_is_Durapella.aspx ) ?
>
> Thanks,
> Shravan
>