How the hell does one even pick a furniture store ...

[cordiallychloe@tech.lgbt]

@JessTheUnstill OH yes that's...harder.

[suzannealdrich@hachyderm.io]

@JessTheUnstill @CordiallyChloe I ended up driving all the way to Seattle to access a showroom with the model of couch I found interesting. It turned out to be super comfy so I bought one.

[rollotreadway@beige.party]

@JessTheUnstill Are there any reviews that are trustworthy?

[irene@discuss.systems]

@JessTheUnstill I paid someone a lot of money (interior designer) to pick out our furniture. From the stuff that she got us, I would highly recommend Article for slightly more adult but affordable furniture. It’s lasted well for us, especially the outdoor furniture which gets beat up.

[irene@discuss.systems]

@JessTheUnstill @CordiallyChloe btw, a trick that I’ve used with my couch is to get either a block of memory foam or a bag of shredded memory foam and stuff it into the couch. Basically makes it into a giant supportive memory foam pillow.

[feld@friedcheese.us]

@irene @JessTheUnstill we got a couple pieces from Article as well. It's like... actual real furniture made of solid wood. Hard to find these days and when you do find it it's usually so outrageously priced you wonder how anyone has any nice furniture at all. (and then you remember: they don't)

Only other thing I can suggest is seek out the Amish woodworkers if they're around. They'll often build you amazing quality pieces for a better price than these companies.

[irene@discuss.systems]

@JessTheUnstill Crate and barrel is good for investment furniture if you really want to sit on it before buying. Article doesn’t have stores as far as I know. But I have this couch purchsed third hand and have napped on it comfortably. Plus I have what turns out to be pretty bad fibromyalgia so I’m sensitive to uncomfortable surfaces. https://www.article.com/product/24754/sven-88-tufted-velvet-sofa-plush-cascadia-blue

[feld@friedcheese.us]

@JessTheUnstill here's a website someone shared with me not long ago that will help you find furniture and ripoffs because a lot of the same furniture is sold through multiple stores under different names with wildly different prices based on their expected customer base...

https://www.spoken.io/

[irene@discuss.systems]

@JessTheUnstill @CordiallyChloe old memory foam mattress toppers are ideal to cut up for this purpose.

[vonxylofon@witter.cz]

@JessTheUnstill You'll have to go to a few stores and try the sofa out, no magic bullet, I guess. And yes, it does suck.

[jesstheunstill@infosec.exchange]

@irene Nah we're still renting for now, until I have some confidence in the future at least, so reluctant to invest too much into stuff that may not fit right into a forever home someday. I'll probably end up with some Ashley Furniture or Lazy Boy or something