The Great Sofa Debate

Soooo....two years ago we bought a new sofa. It was a big investment, but we figured, hey, it'll last us 5-10 years at least. We bought the one I really liked, which was double-reclining and covered in microfiber. BIG mistake...on both counts...

Sooo...here we are 2 years later, with a broken sofa that is also incredible stained and ugly, and impossible to clean. Nice. Good choice, Katya. So the long and short is that we need a new sofa - if it were just ugly, we'd live with it, but it is literally falling to pieces. So we decided on a few VERY different things this time around:

1. fixed sofa - no reclining, no mechanical parts to get broken!

2. leather cover - supposedly the most durable and easy to clean surface (although it remains to be child-tested)

So we've been shopping around a lot, and we thought we wanted a La-z-Boy sofa because they have a good 5-year warranty, but I went there twice and never found one I really liked. And then we looked at Sams and found one I really like:

AND it comes with a recliner chair (see above).

I like the lines, how it looks kind of sleek and elegant and not too modern, but still generic enough that it goes with everything. The color isn't exactly right in the picture - it looks more reddish-brown in real life, which I actually like better.

And did I mention that it's about half the price of the La-z-Boy sofas? WITH the chair included. Gotta admit, that's a pretty big selling point.

There are only 2 potential drawbacks. First, it doesn't come with a warranty. And it's made in China, not the USA like the La-z-Boy sofas. Bummer. But for half price, what do you expect? We are hoping that since it has no mechanical parts to fail, it will last for a good while. And even if the leather gets ugly, we can put a slipcover over it if the structure is still intact. I don't know...after the last debacle I am kind of afraid to make a decision. I'm afraid whatever I decide will be wrong. Grrr...I hate being so indecisive. And such a chicken!

The other drawback...which could effectively end the entire debate - is that according to Sam's website, they are all out of stock. In all 3 Sam's. Which is odd because we were there yesterday and we saw at least one set in stock, aside from the display model. Hmmm....hopefully just an incongruity between the store and the website's inventory???

I guess we will go on Sat and if they have it, we shall buy it, and if not, we won't. Simple, right?

I will keep you posted.