Habitat

[TimberWolf]

Sometimes I wander (or should I say 'wonder') through Habitat amazed at the prices of their goods (or should I say 'bads'). Do people buy stuff there for the art rather than quality or something? For example how do they sell a self assembly cupboard that looks like tat for ~£1000 and where the display model is already knackered? It's good fun playing trying to guess the prices, but I am still usually out by an order of magnitude when I guess.

 

[cailin maith]

Sometimes I wander (or should I say 'wonder') through Habitat amazed at the prices of their goods (or should I say 'bads'). Do people buy stuff there for the art rather than quality or something? For example how do they sell a self assembly cupboard that looks like tat for ~£1000 and where the display model is already knackered? It's good fun playing trying to guess the prices, but I am still usually about by an order of magnitude when I guess.

Generally speaking, I think they are pretty overpriced... upmarket Ikea type IMO.

Although, we did see 2 really nice pictures in there the other day!

 

[worzelGummidge]

They are owned by Ikea.

 

[Liability]

its like alot of the furniture places as well...Furniture Land? I mean they buy in tables for like £200 and sell them for £1900?!?!? what idiot buys them!

 

[minestrone]

Their sofas are well known to be crap, lose it's shape after 6 months type stuff

 

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Ex wife used to shop there. Nuff said.

 

[vetran]

The list didn't just include stuff from John Lewis?

 

[BrilloPad]

They sell some very very nice stuff. Our bed and bedroom furniture comes from there. The bedside tables are particulary nice : they are "S" shaped so you get 3 standing sutfaces.

 

[Fishface]

'SHabytat'

'SHabytat'

I bought an oak table from them.

An end joint split on one side of the surface after 5 years of desk usage.

I made an enquiry.

Sales manager said - what do you expect its 5 years old.

I said - a lot more its oak.

It wasn't cheap.

Shabby tat.