[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by Mrprez

If the house is sold with a furniture package, there isn’t an option to delete that package.

Was the furniture in the price of the house? OP said they paid for the furniture.
It seems you can delete it by not going and paying for it.

[retiredguy123]

I agree. Unless there is a contract between Babettes and the OP, the OP had no obligation to purchase the furniture. New house furniture packages are moved around from house to house all the time.

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree. Unless there is a contract between Babettes and the OP, the OP had no obligation to purchase the furniture. New house furniture packages are moved around from house to house all the time.

That’s not what we were told. If we wanted the house, it came with the furniture.

[spinner1001]

Originally Posted by NewtoFL

Thanks for your suggestions. We did try to use a different plug and made sure that it wasn’t a switched plug.

If your loveseat has an external power supply, you might check the electrical cable connection from the wall plug into the power supply. My cable connection into the power supply came loose after moving the chair around that prevented the chair from operating. It was a simple fix for me.

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BTW - I am happy with my experience with Babette’s.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Mrprez

That’s not what we were told. If we wanted the house, it came with the furniture.

Did you have to pay the furniture store directly?

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Did you have to pay the furniture store directly?

No. It was included in the price of the house.

[NewtoFL]

Originally Posted by Mrprez

That’s not what we were told. If we wanted the house, it came with the furniture.

That is exactly how it works. This particular home was buy the house and the furniture or don’t buy the house. I had no problem with that. We could have purchased an empty home but the others we looked at actually cost more either because they had more upgrades or had a bigger yard. After mulling it over we decided that the house was still what we wanted and it actually was less expensive the another right across the street. We planned on keeping some of the furniture. We have already sold a few pieces that we didn’t plan on keeping.

I just was not impressed with every employee that we came in contact with (4) and we did go in to pay the balance in person. It doesn’t matter. I usually get along with most people and everyone else that I have worked with here in The Villages or met have been wonderful. Like I said. We just got weird vibes from Babettes.

[NewtoFL]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Did you have to pay the furniture store directly?

Yes. When we looked at the house the price was actually the total cost of the house and the furniture. When we signed the contract it was explained that we actually pay the lower cost of the house and the other cost was for the furniture. Our agent said that they didn’t used to handle it that way but now they do. That was all fine with us. The cost of the house was still quite a bit less than the same model in other locations including the same model right across the street. We had no problem with any of that and don’t feel that anything unsavory was happening. Like I said it still seemed like an acceptable deal. I just didn’t like the bored, unhappy people l dealt with at Babettes. I honestly felt like they had already made their sale so they didn’t need to deal with us. Honestly, everyone I spoke with seemed a little arrogant. That was my impression anyway.

[Calisport]

I think it depends who you talk to on the phone. The phone delivery/order lady wasn't very nice. My original salesperson went out of her way to help me. Lady on the phone was very rude and short with me. Saying also my dining room table and chairs weren't coming till after May. I ordered in November. She said my stools are delayed. I said I ordered a dining room table also, and she got rude about it for some reason.

[Mrprez]

I guess we got lucky. Our consultant at Babettes was very helpful throughout the entire ordering process. We haven’t had to use any warranties though.

[merrymini]

I bought a house several years ago and furnished it and and ran about $15,000 for the whole house, a begonia. It was okay furniture, nothing special. I do not know how you can furnish a whole house for half that unless you are shopping at estate sales. You get what you pay for.

[Rwirish]

They are a great store. Never have had one issue with them.

[bowlingal]

Kent furniture in Belleview is the best, I found. Looked everywhere for my furniture....Leesburg, Ocala and every place in between. From pricing, to inventory, to ordering, to delivery to speaking with sales reps....excellent experience all around.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

I dont understand, that the house came with a furniture package? If you didn’t like the furniture, why did you pay for it?

Models have been furnished and sold furnished for over 25 years.

Back when you were able to pick a lot, pick your floor plan and pick the fixtures......homes were sold based on the models in the neighborhood. When the hood was sold-out, the models were sold as-is. (sold like hotcakes) At that time, a number of model buyers would have an open house and sell all the furniture.

[cindyfeh]

I had a similar experience. I wanted to buy lamps, but they needed to be ordered. I kept having to call and remind the consultant what lamp I was interested in. She finally said it was in. We came in, no lamps. Finally, I was calling every day. When the lamps were at the store, the price had doubled. We had just waited five months for a bedroom set, our first purchase at Babettes. I felt we were treated like second class citizens. I will never purchase anything at Babette’s again. I have always had great customer service at Kents.