>>33253461I'm really amused that you're now malding over $250 in shipping but were just a few posts up trying to justify paying an extra $1400 for the brand name and "warranty".
I will point out again, if you can go compare the cheaper ones to the name brand ones in person and inspect the frame underneath the upholstery you will discover that they are practically identical. I've seen my inlaws spend absurd amounts of money on "reputable" brand name products like sleep number beds, recliners, and stoves and still get fucked over with faulty products and go through months of service visits, replacement parts, and recalls. And then denied claims, fine print, waivers, and wasted time completely ate away at any perceived value they previously thought the extra expense was justified when they were making the initial purchase.
It doesn't matter what the price difference is. Paying more is never a guarantee that the product is comparatively better. The ownership of these brands changes hands, or they lower their quality control standards, or they move production to less capable facilities all the time. Brands that were reputable 20 years ago aren't the same companies they were back then. And the products aren't the same or better either.
Mattresses are the worst products in terms of mark-up versus actual product quality, but furniture is a close second place because of how much more difficult they are logistically to move.
