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queensgal
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Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
How would you compare quality, price, overall value of Bob's, Ikea, Target, other?
Looking to get some stuff for kid-friendly rooms.
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Posted 8/17/13 8:51 AM  |
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
I have gotten my temporary living room furniture from Bob's. It's cheap and they're easy to deal with.
Ikea is a PITA because you have to deal with crowds, DH and I always get into a fight and then you have to put it together.
I haven't bought furniture from Target.
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| Posted 8/17/13 9:12 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
We bought stools for our island in our old kitchen at Target and the quality was wonderful, five years, used daily and no problem.
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| Posted 8/17/13 9:58 AM |
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MrsD24
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
Bought a few things from Bobs for my apartment. They are great. I prefer Bobs over target (got a little bar from them that we had to put together) and Ikea. Everything comes assembled and they are great to work with.
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| Posted 8/17/13 1:50 PM |
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AScottWolf
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
If you're looking at target also look at Walmart and wayfair.com
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| Posted 8/17/13 2:12 PM |
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Kelly9904
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
Check Raymour and Flannigan clearance centers. I am looking for new sofas and went to bobs and found their stuff to just feel cheap. I went to R&F CC and the stuff felt comfy and durable and the prices were great, (ie $700 for a microfiber sofa and loveseat)
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| Posted 8/17/13 10:53 PM |
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NewLeaf2012
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
I have furniture from Ikea that is about 20 years old and it is still going strong!!! It is a pain in the butt to put together sometimes but it lasts a LONG time!!!
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| Posted 8/18/13 1:56 AM |
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BabyBeans
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
bobs is great for couches, their bedroom furniture i cant say is great--- the wood looks like crap now and is only 5 years old and the bed broke after 3 years-- and DH are normal sized people!!! but i do love their couches and will be going soon to get some....
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| Posted 8/19/13 10:48 AM |
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
Posted by NewLeaf2012
I have furniture from Ikea that is about 20 years old and it is still going strong!!! It is a pain in the butt to put together sometimes but it lasts a LONG time!!!
I agree with this... I had a kitchen table and 4 chairs from Ikea that I used every day for about 10 years, and it held up so well! When I decided to get a new kitchen table, I actually gave the 10 year old Ikea set to a family member, because it was still in really good condition, and it cost about $200 for the set, I think!
We also recently bought some stuff from Ikea for our DS's basement playroom (bookcases with toy bins), and I really like them.
I have never bought from Bob's, and I have bought a few things from Target (e.g. a storage ottoman/coffee table for my den). The Target stuff hasn't held up nearly as well as my Ikea stuff.
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| Posted 8/19/13 12:18 PM |
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MikesBride
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Ilana
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Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
Ikea all the way. We had a couch from Bob's that didn't even last us a year. I've heard similar stuff about their bedroom furniture. We will never buy from them again. Most of my furniture is from Ikea, including SD's dresser which was originally mine as a kid (almost 20 years old) and it's held up incredibly well!! We had a TV console from Target and it was fine, but I can't say enough about the improved quality (and style) of Ikea.
Also, if you don't want to deal with putting it together, you can pay for a service who will do it for you (it's affiliated with Ikea).
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| Posted 8/19/13 1:52 PM |
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lulugrrl
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
Also try the JCPenney home store. I have several things in my house from their clearance products and they have worked out GREAT! It's hit or miss, but worth the look.
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| Posted 8/19/13 2:52 PM |
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lazybug
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Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
I bought a dining room set and a couch from Bob's. The table is beautiful but after 5 years, the chairs are falling apart. The couch we got recently and it was an awful experience. After one month, the stitching started to come of on the couch. I called and someone soon came out to sew it up. It looked awful. When I called to complain I got hung up on twice. Granted, I was not in a good mood, but isn't the customer always right? We wound up paying more for a better couch but I would never buy from there again.
We have bought a bedroom set from IKEA years ago and it was great. We also bought a media table from Target and so far so good.
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| Posted 8/20/13 4:04 PM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
I have purchased inexpensive furniture from Bob's, Target & jennifer Convertibles.
I had trouble with a few things from Bobs but they corrected everything. It was just a PITA waiting for stuff to get delivered again.
I just bought a few things, like accent chairs from Target online & I'm super happy with the value.
Overall my best experience for low cost furniture has been Jennifer, everything I buy from there lasts, is super comfortable & I love that some of it is very easy to move because it comes apart. The leather set I bought for my basement ten years ago, moved upstairs to my den a few years later & now my son has it at his house. Still going strong.
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| Posted 8/21/13 9:03 AM |
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MayBbaby21
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Re: Cheap Furniture: Play room, family room, etc
Our playroom/family room basement is all IKEA stuff—couch with chaise attached, media stand, end table, and desk. We've had it a few years and it still looks good.
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| Posted 8/21/13 1:51 PM |
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