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This blew me away: "In both cases, I asked what the expected lifespan is for a West Elm couch like the Peggy. Both store employees told me that between one and

This blew me away: "In both cases, I asked what the expected lifespan is for a West Elm couch like the Peggy. Both store employees told me that between one and three years was normal for a couch with light use." 1-3 years for a $1200 couch? Ikea warranties their couches for 10 years, which means you can reasonably expect them to go well beyond that. 1-3 years is ridiculously low.

HillRat 10y ago
And a Stickley couch running about 4x as much will be handed down to your great-grandchildren, for that matter. Quality costs more, but the price/performance ratio is much better.
gdubs 10y ago
Yea, that's nuts. Our first 'adult' piece of furniture was a couch from Crate & Barrel which was pricier than the West Elm piece in the article, but sold to us as something that if we took care of we'd have it a very long time. (It's been about 5 years and has held up well.) Furniture and clothing are all over the map though. Some of the most expensive shirts I've bought, for instance, pop buttons super easily – a problem I've never had with shirts from, say, J-Crew. And my experience with the ironically named Design Within Reach* gave me reservations about buying from them again. * DWR's name apparently comes not from being affordable, but from making mid-century classics available to you.
- acchow 10y ago
  > Some of the most expensive shirts I've bought, for instance, pop buttons super easily – a problem I've never had with shirts from, say, J-Crew And most people would consider J-Crew pretty upscale...
abawany 10y ago
That is insane. $400/year for sitting on that mess is $400 more than what I will pay for that privilege. My $120 futon bought from Kmart in the 90s has accompanied me on many moves and still works just fine.