[ilovetv]

Well this certainly will send a lot of TV home buyers over to Babette's Furniture in Leesburg. They have most of the nice brands and varied price ranges that Southern Lifestyles and Showcase have, with free delivery.

They also have more of the furniture on the huge showroom floor so customers don't have to guess as much in a catalog.

Not a good way to keep our hometown, true "downtown" retail district intact.

[sharoni]

Anyone know a date? I guess my husband and I should be grateful our new CYV came furnished from those two stores. We did add a couple extra pieces from Southern Lifestyles and Showcase. Glad we bought when we did in April, with both stores changing and the price hikes on the new CYV with no discount...

[justjim]

Wife and I purchased a lot of furniture from Family Furniture U.S. 441 in Leesburg----it use to be Furniture Country and they are on the right side just before the Airport. A very nice store with terrific salespeople.

[Portia]

I just called Showcase Direct about the 5 yr warranty we just paid for on our new furniture and was told it would still be honored and that the staff that works there were all just told yesterday about the store being sold...

[champion6]

Originally Posted by sharoni

Anyone know a date?

Didn't you read message #1?

[cbh1975]

Originally Posted by champion6

Didn't you read message #1?

I had the same question. All post #1 says is "by November." This is not a date. It's an approximate time frame. It would be helpful to know if it's going to happen at the end of October or sometime in November. If November, will it be closer to the 1st or the 30th?

[rubicon]

It would be worth knowing if the sell included both purchase of assets and liabilities (warranty included)

[cquick]

I'm sorry too. I think their furniture is so nice and the salespeople are so helpful, and there are so many different styles to choose from.

[gingersnap]

We had items delivered from Showcase Direct about a month ago and the delivery boys mentioned then that City Furniture had bought out the "delivery" company they were employed by which was a separate company from the two stores. They had just been informed of that and were upset that they were going to loose their Villages perks. We were in Showcase Direct yesterday, if I had known this info regarding the store then, I would have asked about the extra warranty that I purchased on the sleeper sofa that I have ordered. I guess I will visit "Jen" our favorite sales consultant @ Showcase Direct for further info.

[schrdr]

We just bought a bedroom set at Showcase Direct. We are in Wisconsin and we were told that they would hold delivery until November when we return.

I haven't got a hold of my sales person but I am really concerned with this turn of events.

[Carla B]

I agree with Buzzy. Never found anything to buy at any City Furniture in South Fl. I would think the developer was making money on his furniture business, especially furnishing the lifestyle visit cottages.

[The Buckeyes]

Originally Posted by schrdr

We just bought a bedroom set at Showcase Direct. We are in Wisconsin and we were told that they would hold delivery until November when we return.

I haven't got a hold of my sales person but I am really concerned with this turn of events.

We are in the same boat. We purchased a bedroom set that is on hold until we return in January.

[gomoho]

When you buy a warranty on your furniture it is an insurance company that has liability, not the store. Read your contract. And then I would say good luck getting anything covered because insurance companies are in the business of making money not paying claims. Your manufacture warranty is through the manufacture as well, not the store you purchased from. Just a thought.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

... and another NO. He's an astute businessman, he still gets the rent from the building without the headache of employing people to staff it. I don't for one moment think he will allow a cheaper and lesser quality product to come into TV because if they fail he loses rent.

Every single brand that they carry is available elsewhere. There really is nothing special about their selection anyway. Good stuff? Sure. Unique? No.

In fact I was able to get most of my furnishings from a 'direct' rep who allowed me to shop many manufacturers on-line (there were dozens!) and the price as about 1/2 to 2/3 of what Showcase had for best offer. As someone mentioned the warranty is through either insurance or the manufacturer anyway so no worries.

[gene21fan]

We also bought a bedroom set from showcase last month and made the delivery for nov 4 ...called today said everything is set----i hope