Originally Posted by
drcollie
I personally would not own, or sell, Flexsteel Lattitudes. At one time I sold USA made Flexsteel and tried one order of Lattitudes at the insistence of my sales rep, and I was very disappointed by that product and returned as much of it as they would let me, then blew out the remaining stock at cost on my sales floor just to be rid of it. The USA-made Flexsteel is a better product. I've not priced out Flexsteel lately, but I would think that you can get those pieces near your target budget if you shop around based on what I knew of the pricing when I was a dealer. You may have to go up a bit and be around the $ 10K level, I just don't know for sure. By comparison, Bradington Young (which I sell) would be (in their Aniline Plus Married Cover which comes in two brown colors and is a pretty decent hide):
912-90 Dual Recliner Sofa: $ 2,609 each
912-70 Dual Recliner Loveseat: $ 2,464 each
912-35 Recliner Chair: $ 1,259 each
$ 12,664 plus delivery fees, but its a much higher build than anything from Flexsteel. I'm not one to buy mediocre quality, to my way of thinking I'd rather buy a known durable product that I know will go 25 years in good stead for $ 13K than one that has a poor reputation and may last 5 years for $ 8K. I know that budgets are a concern and that can put it out of reach for many as everyone's financial situation is different. If you can make the jump to better quality though, you will probably find it worthwhile over the long run. Don't over-extend your budget to where its not a comfortable buy though.....
This reminds me of a little conversation i had with a Sales Rep last week, he was asking whom my customers were - in terms of demographics. I told him that I rarely get the 20's and early 30's age groups because they tend to buy the cheaper product on the first go-round. I get them on the second go-round when they want value over price and try to balance cost vs longevity (30's to 40's) and then my Hancock and Moore customers tend to be in their 40's to 60's where they want the really nice product because the kids are grown and they realize the best made is usually the best overall value as well.