Ashley has crap even in the showroom....
Yes they do. Unfortunately the places you see advertised on TV, and receive the circulars for in the mail, all have similar product. It is the low end of the furniture spectrum. That's precisely why the call it
"Promotional and Budget quality".
In America, you get what you pay for. Merchandise on sale is just sold at a lower mark up, the retailer is never going to sell you something at "cost", or at "invoice", No matter how inexpensive an item is, the retailer is STILL making money on it, and it's probably not a "bargain" even though we think we're getting one, or how much the retailer claims he's "losing".
As I stated earlier, buy the best furniture you can afford, that will probably mean not shopping at places like Haverty's, Ashley, Farmer's, Sam's Walmart, Kmart, Costco, even places like Sears. Do some homework, look at brand names, researching this stuff take only minutes, and, buying better quality furniture at a slightly higher price will, most likely last far longer than the cheap stuff that these retailers sell. So a little research, better quality, and a a little more money will, probably end up costing you less over the years.
My wife and I purchased out bedroom room set in 1975. It will be 40 years old next year. We still have it it, it's still in great condition, everything still works as it should, and all the handles are still on it. The only thing we've done is to replace the mattress about 10 years ago. I good quality mattress will last about 20-25 years.
It cost more than we thought we could afford, but, it is a very high quality set. It's all wood, no particle board, or hard board at all. even the backs of the dresser and the chest of drawers are solid wood (not plywood, not hard board). As it turned out, after nearly 40 years, it was truly one of the best bargains, we ever got.
Same goes for our Living room furniture. We bought it (the chairs, sofa, and tables) in 1988, and they show little if any wear. we've replaced the lamps, and the TV console, the flooring, and painted and repainted the walls, but never had to replace the furniture.
We purchased "Queen Ann" style furnishing, it's classic and has never gone out of style.
It, too was more than we wanted to spend, but, in the long run it was very well worth it.
These furnishing survived 3 kids and their friends, a number of dogs and cats, and years of wear and tare, and believe me, we weren't very gentle with it.
It's true, you DO get what you pay for, and it's up to you to take care of it.
