Would you send back a sofa that squeaks?
tlbb
4 years ago
I purchased a sofa online form Joybird which was delivered in July. I had it a month or so and noticed the springs squeak whenever someone sits on it! I called and at first they said I could return it for free, then said I have to give them an opportunity to fix it or they will charge me $175 to fix it.
I'm afraid I will have them come to fix it and in a few months it will start squeaking again. I like the sofa, but I don't trust that it's worth the $1,600 that I paid for it. I'm leaning towards just paying the $175 and starting over.
I've attached a photo of the sofa in my space.
What would you all do?
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Comments (3)I was in the same situation a few years ago when we moved. Huge, long sofa that no one seemed to want to buy......off white and paid about the same $$ you did. Salvation Army wouldn't take it because there were some color changes on the back of a few pillows (silk and sun don't work well!) and we ended up paying someone to haul it off. We were in a time pinch and leaving the state but in hindsight I probably should have had the haulers drop it off at Goodwill and at least gotten a deduction off of it. I've found that Goodwill isn't as picky as SA. Other option is to see if a consignment store will take it but they usually want the fabric to be in really good condition. You won't get top dollar but you'll probably get more than if you sell it on Craiglist. I'm a DIY'er and I'd try again to figure out how to get those legs off, but I strongly suggest you first determine whether you really need/want the sofa in the guest room (and it fits!) before going to the expense of moving it....See MoreDo you send food back?
Comments (40)linda_in_iowa, like you, I have family that has terrible manner dealing with people that works hard for minimum wages. I too, stopped going out with them for awhile until they've learned. Due to my disabiliy, I'm often the last to get out the door. That is actually an advantage because it gave me a chance to apologize to the waiter/waitress for their bad behaviour. Often, the food that is sent back is thrown out, and in many restaurants, it's deducted from the waiter/waitress paycheck. Knowing this, I often find it unnecessary to cause hardship to others and just enjoy what is in front of me. Mistake happens. The only time that I sent a meal back was because it had a huge stink bug crawling out from a salad. The salad was used as a garnish for a quiche. I assumed because of that, the salad was often rinsed sparingly to preserve its look. Besides, stink bugs tend to cling on their food and not easily letting it go. Technically, it was safe to eat the quiche because the bug was not in the quiche. Ugh... but looking at the huge bug looking at me... well, it wasn't pleasant. I could see the fear in the waiter's face when I showed the bug, poor guy. He quietly went away and the manager quickly came out. He apologized and offered me another choice of meal. It was during lunch time at a high class restaurant. I didn't want to cause a scene nor causing their business to go down. I politely asked for the same meal and told him it was no big deal. As a token of appreciation, the manager gave us all that free meal. LOL, later on, my brother told me that if he knew the meal was free, he would have ordered more....See MoreWould you do this to your sofa?
Comments (35)Hate the color of the sofa, but I agree that if you want a distressed look, you can use lambskin, which is easily distressed and can be bought that way. Joanie Mitchell bought upholstered furniture from us in a similar color of our lambskin, and after a few years, her dogs had distressed it so much that she had to bring it back to us to be reupholstered. My boss was her interior design back in the late 1970s. I do not care for the look myself on furniture, but I do like it for jackets, although it is never cold enough here to wear a leather jacket. If you have dogs (and I do NOT), you do not need to distress the furniture yourself. In the 1970s I would buy blue jeans at thrift stores so that they would already be broke in because I really do not like jeans and wore them so seldom that I never got them broken in myself. Lady Wranglers size 7/8 fit me like a glove back then, but Levis were more in style (and less comfortable) in San Francisco, where I lived at the time. I've never had the urge to walk on a sofa or even a bed....See MoreWould You if you knew you could never move back? (kinda long read)
Comments (62)How long will the RE boom last in California? Isn't it down a bit already? My advice: Take the money and run. Invest it. Rent in Omaha until you're sure about the work and the location. One thing at a time. This is actually three things: New location. New job for DH. New job for you. Put parenting on hold for a year. If you won't/can't bear children, you can ignore the ticking clock for a while. I'm laughing my head off about 'bugs' in the Midwest. What? I'll show you bugs! Go to Hawaii. Go anywhere there's no hard freeze. (Not that climate isn't changing everywhere. Chicago had a single snowfall Jan. - Mar. Miami is flooding while the rest of Florida burns; ETC!) Rent first is good advice for anyone who can afford it when relocating. Senior friends moved to Arizona, where they liked the weather, but not the 'black helicopter' vibe. Years ago one of DH's friends moved to Atlanta, where they discovered they were unacceptable Damn Yankees. We visited friends from suburban Chicago at their gorgeous home in Atherton, California; they moved 'home' after two years, not wanting that atmosphere for their young boys. My uncle and his bride lived Kauai as newlyweds; moved to the mainland to expose their boys to life beyond 'Surf's Up'. Right now there seems more polarization than ever, with Red State/Blue State. (We need a return visit from Dr. Seuss!)...See More
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