Ashley furniture couches

Has anyone bought one? Do they last? My roommate is buying the couch for the apartment and he has money to spend on one but he wants it last.

Roomate situation means spend as little as you can. It will get beer and bacon grease spilled on it. Not to metion puke and other umm bodily fluids.

Yes, I have one. It sucks monkey balls. It was great for about 6 weeks, then I realized that the proportions are all wrong, the seat cushions are too deep (and I'm 6'2"), there's not enough back support, the arm construction is crap with not nearly enough good padding over top of the wood, etc. It will last, I've been abusing mine for 7 years hoping it will catestrophically break so I can justify in my own mind buying a new one, but all that's happened is the fabric is just looking a little faded/worn, and even then not much. But you may wind up wishing it didn't last.

My best couch was one I ordered direct from the factory in North Carolina after seeing it in a local high-end furniture store. I found out that they would accept direct orders and cut the price by almost 50%. This was in the early days of the 'net, 1995 or so. I still have it, the upholstery is in rough shape - the fact that it's in the kids' room mow doesn't help - and a spring just finally broke about a month ago, but it's still the most comfortable couch EVAR!!!! Oh, how I wish I hadn't pulled the tags off that beast and lost them, or I'd order another one just like it tomorrow.

Short version, Ashley's stuff is cheap crap. Better of getting something good second hand - ideally leather for its durability and stain and fluid resistance.

Have one, it is falling apart after 5 years, the frame is very cheap pine. We will be looking elsewhere for our purchase next time.

I believe my couches are from Ashley furniture. They are one of the most comfortable couches I have ever sat on! I bought them used for $100 because they have a few scratches and a hole on one side but they get the job done!

Ashley furniture has several different lines. The lower end stuff is crap. The higher end stuff holds up much better, and is made in the US, if that makes any difference to you.

I got one recently (several months ago), and my wife and I have generally been impressed with it. The delivery guys had accidentally cut some of the fabric on the arm. The one big complaint I have with Ashley furniture itself is that replacement parts seem to take a while to get delivered.

I have most of an Ashley couch. It met a grisly demise at the hands of my Sawzall after it pissed me off one night and ate my remote. I got my remote back, and I got a new red suede couch.

scardeal wrote: Ashley furniture has several different lines. The lower end stuff is crap. The higher end stuff holds up much better, and is made in the US, if that makes any difference to you.

This is true of any furniture store - well, the high vs low end stuff anyhow.

And I love my leather Ikea couch. Mmmm.

For a shared apartment, check out Habitat for Humanity stores. When Ms. Plushbottom gets new stuff, she donates the two year old stuff there. You know, doing the right thing and all that. Seriously nice furniture at cheap prices.

I got a cheap couch donated for free to stuff in my dorm room my first year of college. After a year, you couldn't pay me to touch that thing, even with a biohazard suit on. I assume waste management burned it or buried it in New Mexico with all the spent nuclear rods.

There are four things that need to be determined for any couch, and they may be specific to you.

1. Will the arm rests be comfortable after watching the entire box set of BSG Season 1 (or whatever your addictive TV show of choice is)

2. Is the back tall enough to lean back and rest your head on comfortably. Shorter people may not understand how uncomfortable a 'short' couch is for tall people.

3. Is the seating section deep enough. This will, again, depend on your height.

4. The be all / end all test. Is it comfy enough for napping? This will be determined by the length, width, type of foam for cushions/armrests, and even the fabric quality.

If there's one in your area check out The Dump (www.thedump.com) havent bought furniture any place else since they opened one nearby. Gotta weed through the good and the bad but they usually have some nice high end stuff for cheap.