Ashley Furniture! Good or Bad?
Dear Len,
First, I want to thank you for writing this wonderful book. Furniture shopping can be overwhelming. You really help people become educated consumers.
Here is my question. I was looking for information on a furniture manufacturer by the name of Ashley in your book. The only reference I could find was in relation to the store - Ashley Home Store. We have a store like this by us that I visited today to do some research. The salesperson told me that the store does not hold inventory which helps to keep their prices low. I was hoping to get some insight into the quality of their merchandise and your opinion on their store. Can you help me?
Thanks,
Amy
Hi Amy,
Thank you for the nice comments on my book. I appreciate them. Ashley Furniture is the fastest growing American furniture company. They are going, as often as possible, to showcasing their furniture in the dedicated Ashley Home Store one of which is close to you. When I wrote my book Ashley was nowhere near the power house that they have become in the last several years. An overwhelming part of the Ashley furniture assortment is furniture that is produced overseas in China, Vietnam, Philippines, etc. The prices are very reasonable and in the trade the Ashley merchandise would be considered entry-level, modest, starter, etc. But for the money they really do a good job. I definitely would go in and take a look at their assortment. Merchandise coming out of the Far East is very, very, well done. If it has a downside, in my opinion, it is the finishes which I think are a bit on the “dry” side and “thin” side. All in all though take a good look.
Len Lewin