I’ve tried to price this thing out to seat 8. No matter which way I slice it…. Around $10k
So my question to all of you current owners especially those a year or more in, do you feel like you get that value out of it?
Quite honestly I can buy a super nice $3k sectional every two years and change the style for the same price.
Went to the store sat in it.. being 6’5” it’s super comfortable…. But is it $10k comfortable?
Does anyone have any regrets about purchasing a sactional? I would like to get one but a price tag of over $6000 (after discounts) has me nervous.
Edit: Thank you for all the comments. Sounds like there are a lot of cons for how expensive these things are.
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I bought a Sky Grey corded velvet sectional about 18 months ago — standard three-seat configuration with the Lovesoft filling. It’s 8’3” long and cost around $4,400 after a 20% discount.
When it arrived, I thought it looked mediocre. Calling the fabric “velvet,” is a MASSIVE stretch. I knew while buying that the “velvet” was actually polyester and spandex, but I expected it to at least sort of feel velvety. Nope. Putting this fabric under the “velvet” category is just a crime.
Then I sat on it. The seat cushions were rock hard — zero give, even with the “lovesoft” filling. I jumped on them, tried to break them in (I’m 6’5”, 210 lbs), but here we are 18 months later and they’re still stiff and uncomfortable. I use this sofa for hours every day, so “break-in” is no longer an excuse. The back cushions? Great. The seats? Awful. I didn’t return it because I thought the cushions would eventually give, but mostly because the thought of deconstructing and boxing up all of those boxes was just too daunting.
I just spent a month in a rental with an RH Cloud Sofa and, my god, I’d forgotten what a truly comfortable sofa feels like. Now I’m drowning in buyer’s remorse. For what I paid for the Sactional, I could’ve had a 9’ Cloud with far more premium fabrics and actual comfort. Even the 7th Avenue Furniture version of the Cloud is way more comfortable, $3,275, and 32 inches longer.
Sure, those other sofas don’t have washable covers. But honestly? I’d rather have a sofa that doesn’t feel like a punishment chair and just get it professionally cleaned every couple of years.
I also know that buying a Lovesac means that you can add to it later on, but no thanks. If I just want to add another seat as an ottoman, that’s another $1,000 and I’m forced to buy a back cushion with it. So not worth it.
Ultimately, it’s my fault for not testing one in a Lovesac store before buying. Lesson learned. I did recently go into a Lovesac store with one of my seat cushions just to make sure I wasn’t sent standard cushions accidentally, but nope. I have the real deal.
If you’re looking for a sofa that’s actually comfortable, Lovesac isn’t it.
Hello! My fiance and I are first time homebuyers and wondering if a lovesac sactional is the way to go.
For starters, we are NOT cheap people, we are frugal. We buy most things in cash & have no debt except our mortgage, so we live pretty comfortable with our finances. We don’t live outside our means in any way, but we do like to splurge on high quality expensive items if they are worth it. We have the mindset, we would rather buy something special that is worth the price tag instead of having to repurchase an item multiple times because we cheap out on quality. (We just invested in a set of Henckels kitchen knives that we are in love with.)
With all that being said, we are highly considering a lovesac sactional as our living room sofa. We love everything about the sactional, how customizable it is in terms of being able to rearrange it, it is stain proof & washable which are the biggest selling points considering we plan on having children & a dog, and love hosting in the living room. It is considered very high quality and durable.
We would hate to spend even $3000 on a sofa that is only going to last us a couple years and look worn out.
To us it is definitely an investment, but the thought of having a couch for a lifetime and only having to purchase it once is what justifies the average $10k price tag.
Before we commit and make the purchase, I want to hear all comments thoughts and opinions? Do you love your sactional? Would you repurchase? How long have you had yours? Is it TRULY stain resistant? If not a lovesac, is there something else you would recommend that is comparable with the same qualities (stain proof, washable, rearrangeable, etc)
Remember we aren’t looking for cheap, we are looking for long term quality.
Thanks!
Howdy folks! I am in the market for a new sofa/loveseat combo, or sectional. I came across the Lovesac Sactionals and they look very appealing and comfortable, but I have no way to test them out due to store closures right now. My girlfriend can get a 40% off deal because she is a healthcare worker, which is great, but I have read mixed reviews. People either seem to love them or hate them, and there are very few long-term reviews. Does anyone have an honest opinion of your sactional now that you have had it for a while? I'm mostly concerned about long-term comfort and durability of the cushions. Do they go flat after a year and need constant refluffing?
Bumpppp! Super interested to hear this. I have a lovesac bean bag - 2 years in and it has turned into a dog bed. That being said, still holds up and I wash the covers every month or so. Very pleased with it. Interested to hear about the sactional though
Which filling do you have? I think the standard is probably fine but my wife wants the luxurious fill. With stores closed it's hard to decide
Is it worth it if I don’t really value the modularity and cleanable aspect of it? I don’t have any pets or kids so I’m generally not spilling or shedding on my couch. I’m also at a stage in my life where I’m still moving leases pretty frequently, maybe around every 2 years or so.
Basically, is the couch comfortable enough to justify a high price tag? I am buying used so it would be slightly less
If you’re considering purchasing, take this with a grain of salt! If you’ve already purchased, add your thoughts (even if they’re as manic as mine)
don’t take your young children with you. They will climb all over everything and you won’t make the proper considerations.
when testing the sofa, act like you’re at home. Pull your feet up, lounge, lay on it. Or you’ll be like me and get the standard size initially when truly you want the deep seats and you’ll have to exchange stuff and it’s a pain in the butt.
make sure to pick a fill. We didn’t, and we were actually upsold on the “lovesoft” which we wouldn’t have picked because my husband has spinal issues. We just assumed the standard would in fact be standard (and the boxes sat in our garage for weeks while waiting). But also we were refunded $800 (again, don’t take the kids bc you won’t notice 💸)
delivery takes a while. And sometimes in several deliveries.
make sure you actually receive everything and don’t start unboxing until you do, because chaos.
watch the videos of the inventor putting them together. It will save you so much time and heartache.
unbox and sort everything. Be tedious about this
this will take you HOURS. Even if you’re working your butt off. You will regret your choices very very early.
the thought “I can’t believe I spent this much money and they don’t even offer install” will go through your mind while you drop your 15th f bomb while bending your nail backwards trying to get the cover on.
they don’t go together as well as you think. The thought of stomping on it will go through your head and actually that is something you should act on (the dude even does that in the videos)
have some kind of alcohol on hand (unless you don’t drink, and then I suggest having a punching bag that you’ll be too tired to hit anyway)
it takes a hot minute for the sofa to actually feel comfortable. You’ll think seriously about returning it until the daunting realization that you would have to box it all back up is too intimidating to consider. You should definitely let your kids run all over it or borrow kids to do this for you. It really helps.
its not nearly as versatile as you imagined it would be. Ours really only goes into one configuration without having to purchase additional things or store others.
the recliner kind of sucks. Not to mention you’re going to lose the remote.
you’re not going to be cleaning under it because it’s a pain in the butt to move. Put blockers to prevent stuff from going under. It’ll drive you crazy (trust me, as I am crazy)
the first time you wash it, its going to give you a PTSD feeling (this is a joke, I understand the gravity of ptsd and have some myself, but dark humor is my wingman) of when you first got this together. And it’ll be a full day thing because you’re not supposed to use a dryer. And it’ll take 10 hours to dry.
you’ll wish you could have multiple covers for it but that is a pipe dream because they’re so expensive
So. Do I like it? Yes. Do I love it? Ehhh. We bought two sofas at the same time, one upstairs and one downstairs (finished basement). The downstairs one is from Ashley, was around 1/6 of the price. Came put together and delivered inside. Just as comfortable. Or maybe I like it better from the above mentioned things. Who really knows at this point. Is it growing on me though? Yes. It’s such an amazing movie night sofa. It’s definitely a cuddle couch. But we have it so there’s a queen size bed on the end at all times. We wondered about how that would be when company came over, but ultimately decided that we like the configuration regardless of if guests are comfortable lol.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mamas out there!!
A few questions upfront:
Is a sactional comfortable enough for both sitting AND sleeping consistently?
Is the guest rest bedding kit worth the money?
What's the best way to go about purchasing a sactional? Should I sign up for a Costco membership for it or order directly from Lovesac?
I'm a first time couch buyer and am in desperate need of some tips! I'll be moving to a one bedroom apartment in September, and outside of the bedroom the only living space that I'll have is the living room. I'd like a couch that can operate as both a couch AND a bed for guests, as my mom will be staying with me a few nights a week to cut down on her commute and I want to be sure she has a comfortable place to sleep. I've done quite a bit of research, and the only couch that i've tested and loved so far is Lovesac. Not a big fan of the price, but definitely a big fan of the product and its versatility. It seems like the 4x4 configuration might be a perfect solution, but I'd love any additional insight that you may have. Thanks!
Material: Beachwood Rained Chenille Seats: 9
It’s comfy, and super good quality, I have two long hair cats who occasionally get caught scratching yet, yet I don’t notice any damage. It’s nice to know I can buy a new cover if I do start to see anything. Spilled a few things on it and can clean it super easily with soapy water. I haven’t bothered unzipping/washing yet and probably am the type who won’t do that.. for a very long time.
Rearranging it is fking hard and a whole event for me. I can’t be bothered unless I have help. Even though it’s modular, it’s not something I can change the set up easily. It’s something i’d switch up maybe for a special event or holiday maybe?
I def agree with a lot of reviews i saw being the deep sides being ideal. The normal sides are nice for sitting upright, but when you want to lay on that side you don’t have much width to relax and lounge. The cushion pillows you lay on take up quite a bit of space and i ended up ditching a whole side of them (left side) and draped some blankets and pillows to make more room to lay on that side.
I think it’s important to at least have one corner spot with deep seats if you want a cozy comfy spot to lay at regularly with a sactional.
I have been going crazy over trying to find a sectional that will fit my living room (125” by 100”). We have visited a ton of the big box stores in our area (Ashley, R&F, Big Lots) and have been striking out with the layout being too big for our space, colors and comfort of those sectionals. I’ve also heard those aren’t the best quality brands either. I made a grave mistake by going to the Lovesac store and sitting in a Sactional. It checks all of my boxes for comfort/deep seating, modular, color (our living room is browns/tans/creams), and the warranty. However, the price tag is making me hesitant at $5.7k and my boyfriend thinks I’m crazy for entertaining the idea. We also have 2 cats (neither of them have touched our current couches) but that is also something we’d like to take into consideration when choosing a fabric. I love the idea of being able to wash the couch covers or at least having a sectional where the back pillows come off, without them looking too slouchy or lumpy.
To anyone that has a Lovesac Sactional, is it worth the price tag? What do you like/dislike about it? How do I know if this couch is right for our family?
Thank you in advance for your help :)
Pretty much the title. I’m at a point where I’ll pay extra to have something quality. I’m over buying cheap crap that falls apart in less than 5 years. We have 2 dogs and a cat so reviews from people with family members that cause damage are greatly appreciated! Pictures appreciated as well.
Edit: Thank you so much for all of the replies. I think I’m convinced!
Curious what the hype is around Lovesac couches! I looked them up and was surprised to see the price ranges from about $2K to $10K for a massive sectional - honestly expected them to cost more. I also saw that Costco carries them! For those who own one or in the know… what makes them special?
As the title claims, my husband and I just purchased a new house and are looking to invest in a solid sectional that will last us a long time as the one I’ve had for 7 years from Ashley is absolutely destroyed.
Some background, I have a German Shepard who we allow on the furniture and two toddlers under 5. We are loungers so the couch will be used for not only sit on, but lied on, slept on.
I love the idea of the modularity and washability of the Lovesac. I like that if pieces get worn out, I have the ability to buy new sections so the couch doesn’t become totally ruined and non-salvageable.
So, is the price tag worth it?? Will the couch be durable and stand up to my family’s use?
TIA!!!
Considering buying one & there's lots of choices, looking for advice from those who've owned one a while.
Holy cow. Where do I begin? Let's start with the pros.
Customization. Holy cow. No couch ever would offer you this much customized setups. Seriously amazing in that regard. From the fabric, the layout, the arm designs, the backs. Very awesome.
Customer support. Wow. They were amazing from the start. Super helpful. Hooked me up with the closest store. Can't say enough about how great they were.
THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS.
Oh my goodness. Let's start with the obvious.
Price. You're paying so much that you would expect literally the nicest thing you've ever sat on. AND you should never have to set it up by yourself. More on that later.
BS sales mantra. "Our carbon footprint," yadda yadda. Sir, you sent me 20 individual boxes. Even if you're using recycled stuff, you're forcing the customer to get rid of essentially multiple weeks of recycling. Cut the crap. You're saving money, and this is a way to play it.
Putting it together. OH MY GOD. Are you fucking kidding me? Paying over $5,000 for this sectional, and it took me 7 hours to put together. What?! I could have bought a $1,500 sectional and they would have brought it in, installed it, and everything for a couple hundred more. You know why that's not an option? Because the CUSTOMER is busting their ass to put it together. Literally unbelievable. I can't tell you how many cuts, pulled backs, and strains I got today. And I'm a 36 year-old guy who works out every day.
Finally, the comfort. When you pay so much for a couch, you expect to be BLOWN AWAY by the comfort. It's completely fine. Maybe this is something that will change over the next couple of weeks.
I also have three seats that make noises when I sit in them. Maybe that's just breaking them in, but it's annoying paying over $5,000 for a couch and having an issue.
They also forgot a pillow in my order. No big deal. But just frustrating.
If you read this far, I appreciate it. Please DO NOT put yourself through what I did.
Hey! I wanted to share our experience with our Sactional. Our old couch, as you can see, was tired, only had two comfortable seats to sit in, and hurt you if you sat on a joint. It was comfortable in a way that your favorite old hoodie was comfortable. It was perfect around the house, but less so when it was someone other than family that was present. And we have a 1 year old with one more on the way. So it was time.
My wife and I couldn’t really decide what we wanted to replace it with. We discussed more chairs and a smaller couch. We discussed a larger couch. We tried to figure out how to configure what we didn’t know we were getting. You know, then normal dreaming phase. It was great fun!
We started shopping at furniture stores and surprised that an entry level sectional at the Room Place was $900, the first one we saw that we actually liked was $3700. (I still like reclining sectionals, but you win some, you lose some). Their most expensive one was $4,200. Very different than when we did this a decade ago.
Leaving the Room Place (place of last purchase) and going to the Dump, the second couch we saw there was the same $4,200 couch we saw at the Room Place, marked up to $7,600, then discounted to $3,700. So at least it upped the dump is cheaper right? They had a lot of great options but we didn’t see anything that called us, so we left.
Come December/Christmas sale time, my wife says Sactionals are on sale at Costco, and that one of her coworkers got one and loved it. I had a SuperSac for about a decade before she made me get rid of it to move in together. I knew the brand well and was really excited.
I came on Reddit and saw immediately not to order from Costco because of the lack of variability when designing your couch. Since variability is more or less the whole point of this, and I knew we’d want something less than standard, we decided to visit the showroom. Win #1.
We discuss on our walk to the showroom, while picking up a snack for our 1 year old, how much we were willing to spend. We priced our 6x8 with two storage seats at the 25% discount and knew our max. (We didn’t) The reason we didn’t buy online was because we wanted to feel the difference in the cushions and the angled sides. And I wanted to see what the StealthTech was all about.
We show up well versed in what we thought we wanted and had a happily eating baby. The show room was empty, so it made sampling the couches easy. The salespeople are really appreciative of taking your shoes off when you lay on the couch to sample nap time (Apparently this doesn’t happen often? Really?), and keeping your babies mess tightly contained. I am happy to report we successfully did both of those things.
We sampled the cushions and sides and picked the LoveSoft cushion with angled sides. We had him show us the StealthTech and it was really cool. Like REALLY cool, but we decided not to pull the trigger. We have a sound bar at home, and a nice set of wired speakers for our record player.
We decided to pull the purchase the 6x8 Sactional. The baby was getting antsy so I took her around the block to entertain her and let my wife make the significant design decisions. (Corded velvet in navy blue with two storage seats and fluffy white pillow cases they only had in store. I was very pleased). I came back to fill out the paperwork and give my wife and our daughter a change of scenery since I knew my wife was getting hungry and had zero interest in filling out an application.
3 years 0% isn’t what we had planned. So that was huge win #2 (kinda). I’m filling out what turned out to be a credit card application (I watched the manager yell at the employee for not making that clearer. I was... less than pleased, but would have still taken the TVM of 0%) and another family comes in and I get to hear the spiel all over again. They get to the StealthTech and turn the volume to the couch only and off the sound bar and you hear the volume drop in the surrounding room significantly, but you could still hear details on the couch, just softer. That is what got me. Just not right away. In reality, however, that’s not how it works. It is a little quieter since the speakers are across the room in a good way, but you still need the sound bar for watching tv. (Huge loss #1)
We were walking home with a fresh bottle for our daughter and I told my better half what I saw from a distance with another family trying the StealthTech. She was already interested, then I said ‘think about the movie immersion when watching Disney movies with the kids’. That was it. Done. As soon as I got home, I called to update the order. (Huge loss #1.5)
Apparently, once they hit submit, the order was placed. We had to update the order, not cancel and replace one. That's bad because it turns out parts of the StealthTech were back ordered. That, however, didn’t stop the rest of the order from coming in 3 total shipments. Once for 13 large boxes of the seats and such. Once for 3 boxes for non-speaker sides and pillows, and the last for 9 for all the StealthTech components. All over Christmas. With 2 being while we were out of town. ‘Twas a very pleasant, non stressful experience. /s
We ended up putting a vacation hold on the Fedex App and everything worked out. All that was sent was delivered. The unboxing and building is what it is. It sucks if you hate putting stuff together and get frustrated easily. I found it to be... there? I dunno. I was excited about my new couch, I was excited to not have the old couch, and I didn't really put much thought into the process while in said process.
A couple of key tricks I learned:
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With the StealthTech it is better to put the sides together first, not the seats and the sides. I had to put things together a few times, take them apart again before realizing this.
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The order of the cables is very important. If you plug all your cables into the unit first, make sure you dont mess the order up.
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If you have a wife that likes to wash things before using them, unpack the covers 24 hours before you actually plan to cover the couch. Do not do what I did and unpack the covers last for your wife to then say 'oh lets wash them first' while your old couch has been removed, and the new one is in pieces. They can't be dried, so hanging up the covers all around your house overnight is a bit of a delay and you wont have anywhere to sit.
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You need 4 people to comfortable lower an old sectional out of a second story door with 2” straps.
The Wrap-Up I kept seeing people say the Sactionals are bulky, and I didn't believe them. Then I saw it set up in my house and realized 'damn, thing really is bulky, isn't it?'. I see less expensive couches out there, but I didn't love them, and they dont have the speakers built in. Do I need a 8 speakers and a subwoofer built into my couch? No. But since we can afford it, do I think it's really REALLY cool? Yes. Is it audiophile quality sound? No, they are Bluetooth. We have our hardwired speakers for that. The couch is extremely comfortable. My wife is pleased with it. The baby loves running on it, and I find the built in conveniences like our two charging stations and hidden storage incredibly convenient.
I'm so happy we went to the showroom instead of ordering from Costco. Our sales people were very on top of the order, even will all the chaos that came from us altering our order. They let us know before fedex did when a label had been created. Followed up to see how assembly went. Asked why there hadn't been any movement from fedex while we had our vacation hold to ensure nothing was going wrong. Great great job. (less the new guy not telling me I was getting a credit card)
I also play racing games when I have time. In Forza 8, it was awesome to hear the car online be right beside you on clearly the left side, slowly fade back to directly behind you, then move to the right, miss his breaking point and not down downshifting told me he he was dive-bombing. I delayed my turn-in to take the middle of the corner instead of the apex, and that gave him time to fly by, and go into the wall and not take me with him.
Warnings: The 0% is a credit card. If you do this and are buying something, request double the amount you think you need. We got approved for less than our final purchase because we didn’t add the StealthTech to start. So we maxed out that credit card and that took our credit down 100 points. We currently don’t have a reason to care about that, but be aware.
The StealthTech headunit has had to be powered off and powered on to connect to my phone for 7 out of 8 days. This is annoying. Thanks again to Reddit, not unexpected.
Our navy blue couch makes everything black disappear. Remotes, phones, blankets, everything. More so than I expected. We had to put neon orange tape on our remotes to be able to find them.
10/10 would do again.
I've been eyeing a sactional setup for the better part of a decade now, or at least it feels that long. Finally got a 3 seat setup (for now), and assembled my sactional last night. Spoiler: Love it! This is after having to throw away YET ANOTHER couch, like I have done with every couch before it.
Yes it took me 3 hours just for 3 seats and 6 sides to build it myself, but man it looks great, and the whole process was very streamlined and well thought out. The price seems justified to me, because the system used to fit the pieces together is actually brilliant, and the fit and finish on all the pieces was top notch. I can tell they used all solid hardwood and good quality materials, which is a breath of fresh air with all the MDF-based dropshipped garbage these days (Wayfair, etc.). The fabric on the covers felt great (beachwood chenille) and the sizing was perfect on every piece. Not a single component was missing from my packages either. Everything about the design was well thought out, from the packaging, to the instructions, the materials, the hardware kits, etc. Literally everything was carefully designed, even down to simple things like organizing the hardware kits to minimize shipping space, and using mostly recyclable materials.
This had me thinking - are we in the golden age of lovesac right now? Lovesac became a publicly traded company in 2018, so now there are investors to satisfy. I can only reasonably expect the quality to go down in future years, and there are many ways they could cut costs and reduce quality in order to drive up the shareholder profits. Over time I would not be surprised if they start replacing those hardwoods with cheaper materials, composites or MDF, or making pieces out of plastic, or general enshittification of the order and/or shipping process.
I know it's pointless to worry about it now, but the whole point of sactionals is that the pieces can be replaced over time, or your setup can be easily expanded, which I do plan to do. That's half of the appeal to be honest, so part of me wonders how well the company will maintain quality in years to come? I guess all I can do is enjoy it now and not worry about it. I do not regret my purchase at all, and right now I think it's a great company and worth the high price tag.
I was thinking about how if it’s so durable then people won’t buy it as often which publicly traded company stockholders don’t love.
I owned my first lovesac in 2006. I bought a gamersac, which was basically the size of the citysac, maybe slightly smaller. It was fantastic quality. Everything about it was great from the insert to the cover.
I could never justify the price of the sectional but finally pulled the trigger in a big way this past year (two of them - one in living room, one in the tv room a few months after).
Bottom line, their quality has been one of their biggest market advantages. There’s PLENTY of competition in these spaces, but the product speaks for itself. As to market salience, that’s anyone’s guess. Depends on too many factors to predict. But I don’t see them sacrificing quality unless they’re going down the tube fast. And based on the number of posts of people talking about their new sectionals, coupled with realizing a small subset of people actually go on Reddit to do so, I’ve reasoned that they are doing well right now.
Edit: everyone who’s sat on it, without me saying it’s a sactional or anything about it, has commented on how comfortable it is. That’s their selling point, and it’s a result of the quality.