6 or 7 years ago we purchased a Palliser recliner / glider. I can’t recall the exact price but in the $1300 plus tax range. We thought we were investing in a chair that would last for a couple decades. Most gliders / recliners from big box stores at the time were less than half the price.
Turns out not only has this happened to us, but it’s happening to a ton of purchasers that bought Palliser furniture. I know of one other person who bought one a year before us…and their situation is even worse. Our local retailer has said they’ve pretty much stopped selling Palliser because of so many customer complaints.
The Palliser website and brand is all about quality. But just be careful. They don’t seem to be holding up like advertised. Their leather warranty is 5 years. The peeling seems to start immediately after the warranty is over.
I contacted them and I’m essentially SOL.
We are about to pull the trigger on a Palliser Leighton sofa with the semi - aniline leather upgrade. ? I will either add a ZG6 zero gravity chair the matching recliner to the purchase as well. For those who have experience with Palliser, is the furniture holding up well?
I am torn between paying for leather all around versus vinyl match on the back/sides. Does vinyl match have the same peeling issues of bonded leather?
Update: Purchased a Palliser Leighton reclining sofa with power articulating headrest and lumbar along with a ZG6 zero gravity chair. Opted to do both pieces in 3000 grade parlour semi-aniline leather all around. Looking forward to delivery in 6-8 weeks.
No, not a political post, haha!
TL;DR: Palliser VS La-Z-Boy for a power leather reclining sectional?
We are thinking about replacing our family room furniture this winter now that we are home all. the. time.
We bought a Palliser leather sectional about a dozen years ago that has held up very well and is now in our basement. It was the upgraded leather and it has not faded or shown much wear even with kids and large dogs and well, life.
Now that we have aged a bit, what we once thought was ugly is now attractive - recliners, higher seats, high backs.
So my question is: how would compare the quality of Palliser reclining sectionals to those from La-Z-boy?
Bought Made in Canada Palliser Marymount leather sofa and loveseat 8 years ago. It's out of warranty after 5 years. This cracking then peeling off started right after warranty expired. Paid $3000 for the set. Was supposed to be good quality leather. I don't care how good or not good the leather quality is, a sofa should not crumble apart after 5 years. Looks like a cheap fake leather sofa you'd buy from a discount cheap imports store. NEVER AGAIN. So much for "Made in Canada" 🙄
$$$ vs $$. Mexico vs. Mississippi. What do you think? We’ve looked at a ton of sofas and are down to one reclining sofa made by each company. Asher 41065 Reclining Sofa and 881 Southern Motion Marvel Sofa, undecided on power reclining. Our budget is around $2k.
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Looking for new sofas, the big box stores quality seems like garbage for what you pay. Any suggestions would be great.
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After weeks of furniture shopping, I finally found a couple couches last night that I fell in love with. Unfortunately, after reading reviews, it sounds like they are both garbage bonded leather and won't last more than a year or two. Link for style reference Link 2
Can anyone provide some brands/stores that would carry something of this style? Midwestern US here (Ohio). Not entirely opposed to online ordering but would prefer to see it in a showroom if possible.
I’m wanting to buy a new couch and loveseat, and I’ve spent most of my life buying cheap Jysk furniture or used stuff. I’m ok with spending $2,000 or so total, maybe a bit higher. Any recommendations for where to go? It seems like there’s a lot of furniture stores in Regina so I thought I’d see if anyone had recommendations instead of just aimlessly wandering through the couches in ten different stores.
I don’t want to order online because I want to be able to sit on it in the store. Also it needs to be somewhere that delivers.
Hi Everyone. My parents are looking for new couch, perhaps even a pullout couch...Have you bought one that was quality made and didn't suck to sit or sleep on? They are looking for something that will stand the test of time and is beautiful to look at. I'm interested in your furniture store experience. Thanks in advamce for sharing your responses.
Probably ridiculous to ask, what exactly changed aside from covid in the last five years? In 2018 we bought a massive sectional for around 3K recliners & all. One of the nicer ones in our price range. It’s still in fantastic shape but we’re looking for a second set for our basement. The exact same set with one less piece is priced (same location) for over $5500. That’s almost double what we paid for less couch. We’ve gone to a few stores now but everything seems just so dang expensive.
Is this just the era we’re in of furniture? Is this the new normal or is there some supply chain issue that might bring prices down again? I was really excited to get a big comfortable couch for the family room but my gosh am I ever suffering from sticker shock.
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edit ✍️ thank you for explaining the tarrifs to me, I was expecting some increase in pricing but doubled really just shocked me. I appreciate the explanation and will now go buy some costco lawn chairs instead (kidding! Sort of…)
The government significantly increased tariffs on imported furniture to make local made furniture more competitive. Stupidly enough local manufacturers like EQ3/Palliser couldn’t even make furniture fast enough to serve their clientele before that, so I’m not sure what was the point of that other than collecting more revenue.
There were some import tariffs that went into effect in 2021 (?) I believe which increased the cost of imported furnishings substantially. I could be off on the exact year.