The front door is narrower than a garage I hope it goes through. I have heard tales of people having to take window frames out and go in that way!

Anyway, job done, (eventually) but the experience just as bad as buying a car.

If it is genuinely similar to buying a car, you may need to sit on the seats for at least an hour to make sure they don't become progressively uncomfortable :-)

Been lo 4 times to test and look at sofas in the flesh.

looking at new sofas and went to one particular emporium.

The similarities with buying a car wer so funny,

Fabric care, that's extra, sliders, extra, and the sheer amount of d***** we were "obliged " to listen to as well/

Anyway, job done, (eventually) but the experience just as bad as buying a car.

Same here - they were all too eaager to sell me 'stain treaments' and insurance, rather like with cars!

If I remember your locale (which is not that far away from mine), I do recall a certain (at the time) well-known (large) regional furniture store in Bury St Edmunds (which I have visited a couple of times) that seemed to be well-regarded, if rather on the expensive side.

They didn't seem as pushy on the 'optional extras' as a certain well-known national chain that always seems to have a sale on - though I still bought my 2-peice suite from them as they had what I wanted at nearly half the price of the other store!

Rather like my (then) local Honda dealer (great sales experience, but very expensive and wouldn't drop the price of any car I was looking at by more than a few £000) compared to the others.

If only someone did an equivalent for car supermarkets for (decent quality new) furntiure!