Shopping for furniture is such a drag. You want what you want, at the price you want it, and you want it NOW. If you're like me, you're nervous about getting a good price because you haven't really shopped for "grown-up" furniture before. (Is a futon grown-up? Hmm). Well, I saw that CB2 had good reviews, and after 3 positive interactions with them over the past few weeks, I'd like to chime in.
My boyfriend came with me to scout out the place on a Saturday afternoon. We made the trek up from Brooklyn to the store, which is rather small, but packed full of floor samples, so you can sit on tons of futons and couches to your heart's content. The place was full of customers, so it took a few minutes for the workers to talk with us, but they kept coming over and promising they'd be with us in a second. Both of the men working there were friendly and knowledgeable and didn't pressure me to buy anything. They answered all of my questions patiently, some more than once, and we were there for a good hour or so. Ultimately, I decided not to buy anything, because it was juuuuust out of my price range.
We scoured Manhattan and nothing was in my price range. And then later that week, I found that there was a Yelp deal (GO YELP!) for free delivery and assembly. So obviously, I went back and ordered the love seat I wanted. It was still a little expensive, but at least I knew it wasn't more expensive than anywhere else. The delivery was set for 5 days later, and the manager at the store was very understanding of my work schedule and made sure that it'd be delivered later in the day. They called me the day before to verify delivery, and then called again when they were outside my house with the truck.
The two men who set up the futon weren't particularly friendly, but I didn't mind, since they just wanted to get the job done. They were fast, too - 20 minutes to load the pieces up to the third floor and then put it together. I love my futon!!!! read more