I bought some end tables from Wayfair several years ago, and they were fine. At the time, shipping was free, but I would have had to pay return shipping, and that would have been expensive because of the weight and size. But the tables were not expensive in the first place, so I had figured I would give them away if I did not want them. But I don't know how their return policy works now.
Our granddaughter and her husband ordered some of their furniture from Joss and Main. That is a division of Wayfair. I was curious about Joss and Main, so I looked it up. I just read an article titled, "The Millennials Have Reshaped the Way We Buy Furniture."
I found another article I am linking here. It says Joss and Main requires a membership fee, but later says there is also a free membership -- but without all the bells and whistles, I guess. This article is 3 years old, so all that might be different now. It sounds like they are masters at marketing, especially to the millennial market.
Here it is:
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Joss & Main Furniture | What Is Joss & Main
There is a company based in my home city called Everything But the House (ebth.com). It is an online auction place. They ship things. I know furniture pretty well and have seen some nice stuff on there. I would not be one who would buy used upholstered furniture from an online auction, but I might take a chance on wood furniture pieces or decorative items. Their descriptions and pictures are detailed. The only thing I have ever bought from them though is an old wooden propeller for Mr. Boomer to hang on the wall. But that is in our northern house so we could pick it up at the EBTH warehouse, thus no shipping. (
Warning to anyone who decides to visit this site, you might be there all day, lots of interesting stuff.)
Furniture shopping sure has changed.
Boomer