DFS sofa - really that bad if treated well?

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I'm struggling to find a sofa - it's just me, no DC so no one is going to be using my sofa as a trampoline.

Places like John Lewis and Darlings of Chelsea seem to stock almost exclusively low back sofas which aren't comfortable to me.

Although, at least on MN, DFS has a poor name I'm considering it as I just want something comfortable and not extortionatly priced and there seems a little more choice.

For those of you with DFS experience, do you think DFS could work for me?

Mines still in excellent condition 8 years on. I wish it wasn't because I'm tired of it and want a new one.

My last two Sofas have been Dfs. The last one the scatter cushions burst quite early on. This ones lasted years and the only reason I've not changed it for style reasons is the cat constantly scratches at it and it withstands it with no ripping at all and I'm worried a new one wouldn't.

SCS sofas are worthless crap that barely last a couple of years at best. Are you thinking of them, OP?

DFS are ok, but not great build quality. They were better many years ago, much cheaper build in my experience recently.

We bought our DFS corner sofa last September - we went for foam as have had a nightmare in the past with plumping cushions etc.
it looks as good now as it was new, used everyday, I even wfh on it.
It's very comfortable. You just have to very careful with style & fabric choices. Go in store & sit on loads, but remember they will be softer/squishier than a new one.

Always used them, they've been great. We always get the foam cushions to avoid having to plump them. You can try them all out in store. We were told ost are made in the UK which is a big plus, you could check about a particular one. We have used their non interest credit before. Our current settee is over 15 years old and doing fine.

Our sofas are from there, 7 years so far and still fine.

I had a DFS sofa back in June, I was also sceptical as id spoken to so many people with bad experiences - especially with it taking months to arrive!

Our sofa was delivered sooner than expected and is still going strong. It's lovely and so comfy, it's only been 6 months so don't want to speak to soon but so far so good 😊

I’ve had 3 3 piece suites from DFS, I’ve never had a credit plan - you can just go in there and buy one if you have the money you know.

I love my DFS sofa. Had a NEXT HOME one before this and Oh my god!….. looked like a saggy sack of shit after a year!

My MIL even commented on Xmas day how it looks as good as new (had it in 2019) and she rarely says anything positive so I was quite pleased with that!

my advise for DFS would be pay for the extras(the better filling in the cushions and the guard spray thing …. Sorry can’t remember the actual terms) the gliders on the feet just come off tho!

I've got a very large corner DFS sofa,
The only thing is the bottom cushions are crap, I've got 2 that are still ok but I need to replace the other 2 larger ones as they just morph and ruin really quickly
I've only had it 2.5 years and it was very expensive.
Overall it's lovely, just the actual sitting cushions aren't the best quality IMOA

We've had two DFS sofas, both leather, both really good.

Mine was absolutely fine, withstood 2 kids, a dog etc for 11 years then sold to person buying my house

I had one which lasted for 11 years. That was with two kids. Just recently got my second from them.

We have a leather dfs that is still going after 17 years!
Just bought 2 more on the interest free.
Honestly I would recommend

Our last DFS lasted 10+ years. The back was gone, but that was because a fully grown adult jumped on it while drunk.

Just had a new one delivered. We were promised pre-Christmas delivery. Had two sofas coming (one big, one small). The delivery guys turned up and said the small one wasn't on the truck. The DFS call centre said the delivery guys had said it was damaged.

It took them two weeks to find it and it's coming on Saturday. Not majorly impressed, as there has been basically 0 communication

My DFS sofa has been through fifteen years, two divorces, a toddler and three house moves. Currently filthy but still wonderful once scrubbed up.

I brought one from DFS.....it lasted for 10 years and two toddlers!!

I could have written this word for word!!

Our sofa from dfs is okay, it's 7 years old and it's fairly worn but usable. The service was terrible though. They left us with a sofa with three legs for months. The other sofa (of 2 ordered) was very late and so we had nothing to sit on. I was pregnant at the time and very grumpy about it.

My parents still have theirs from 2004. Still comfy and looks good

Has anyone brought a budget one from DFS? We need two 3 seaters and really we can only afford the lowest priced ones. I looked in SCS too but the lower priced ones in there had no foam in the seat cushions.