This Is Our Town are now working in partnership with Sofa.com, so we thought we would give you lovely people a bit more information about their fantastic business…
Sofa.com has been established since 2005 as an online sofa and sofa bed retailer with one showroom based in Chelsea. Founders Pat Reeves and Rohan Blacker have sought about creating a huge collection of high quality products that can be purchased off the site for, on average, approximately half the price as their high street competitors. How do they manage this we hear you ask? Well, they substantially lower their costs by not having a huge outlay on showrooms, where rent, heating, lighting, wages, brochures, marketing etc all contribute to the price on the tag you would usually pay.
No, instead, sofa.com keep things simple- offering free delivery to anyone within 50 miles or 90 minutes of London (phew, good thing we live in Guildford) and delivery within two weeks if the sofa is in stock (needing four to six weeks if they are making to order). They will also come collect it back off you if it arrives and you change your mind, again, at no additional cost. Alongside this, it turns out sofa.com are just ruddy nice as well, giving £1 million to charity over the last few years as well as creating a new woodland area in a small place called Keith in Scotland, to offset their carbon footprint. This, as well as obviously helping support our site so that we can keep you all informed on the news, views and events going on in Guildford!
So onto the products themselves; a huge selection of sofas, corner sofas, sofa beds, armchairs footstools, beds and cushions are available on the site. In terms of the sofas themselves, they have solid beechwood frames and legs (which are handmade by artisans in their workshops), along with easy-plump, duck feather-wrapped cushions, thick, hardwearing fabrics and even some seriously good zips. The fabrics they use are bought by the kilometre direct from the mill which is another cost-cutting mechanism that allows them to sell at such low prices (custom fabrics by everyone from Ralph Lauren to Colefax and Fowler are also available).
If you are still not convinced that sofa.com is the way forward, then here are a few more reasons why it is an excellent choice… All customer reviews are listed on the website for transparency so that you know exactly what to expect from the products and the service that sofa.com provides. You can also order as many free fabric samples as you like up front as well to make sure there are no surprises or horrendous colour clashes on delivery. And back in October, sofa.com was also crowned the winner of best furniture category at the House Beautiful Awards at London’s Science Museum, thanks to their wonderful collection of fabrics by Thornback & Peel.
So, if you are looking for style, comfort, quality, top service, no risk and unbeatable price, go to sofa.com now to order up, or give them a ring on 0845 400 2222.
James Martin