Haggling DFS?

If you are paying cash then yes there is plenty of room to haggle as the prices are inflated for "interest free" purchases.
 
413x said:
Never?
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Yep lol.

In all seriousness though, haggling can be done at pretty much everywhere for sofas and the like. The only exceptions are places like Ikea, but DFS, SCS etc will all be happy to haggle, particularly in a cash deal.

Only last October we got a corner sofa and revolving armchair and pouffe reduced from £1500 to £1250 because we paid bangers.
 
robgmun said:
Nope. tried it recently, and i'd like to think i'm pretty good at haggling. They wouldn't budge even by paying by cash
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This. Best I managed was to get a pouf (?) thrown in for free.

NVP said:
If you are paying cash then yes there is plenty of room to haggle as the prices are inflated for "interest free" purchases.
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And thats illegal and why unless you are lucky you wont get anybody prepared to discount for cash as basically its no longer interest free for those who use the credit.
 
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NVP said:
If you are paying cash then yes there is plenty of room to haggle as the prices are inflated for "interest free" purchases.
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I did not know this.
Obviously know it isn't really interest free
But didn't know you could get round it with cash
 
robfosters said:
I'm pretty sure they put a small premium on. I have noticed that they take on some pretty ropey customers on credit.
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Oh I am also totally sure that in the price of a £1000 sofa there is so much in there to cover the interest that should have been charged and the defaulters.

I am just pointing out that AFAIK if they then offer to sell that same sofa for £800 to a cash buyer they would be breaking the law as the interest free option is no longer interest free.
 
Your best bet is go buy a decent sofa from somewhere else that doesnt offer interest free and already has the £200-£300 credit costs built into the sale price of the sofa.
 
I've bought my last 2 sofas on ebay/gumtree which have both been from DFS. As we have young kids we didn't want to spend thousands and risk them having things spilt on them or the kids not being able to climb on them.

Both sofas have been 18 months old and have cost us between £150 and £250 for a 3 seater and matching 2 seaters. You'll find that people enter into lengthy credit agreements paying a small amount each week and then want to sell them if they move house etc. Find a local man with a van and that will cost an extra £30 or so.

Worth considering as the depreciation on these are insane.
 
robfosters said:
I'm pretty sure they put a small premium on. I have noticed that they take on some pretty ropey customers on credit.
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ropey or not, they shouldn't charge more, once the credit is confirmed and the Sofa's are delivered DFS will be paid in full, The credit company then deal with the rest.
 
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