just heard that the balifs are at mfi now.
does anybody know anymore about this
does anybody know anymore about this
mfi
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Eeew .. last I saw was this Ozzypostie :-
BBC NEWS | Business | MFI management make buy-out deal
Oi .. why aren't you out delivering my post ..
Eeew .. last I saw was this Ozzypostie :-
BBC NEWS | Business | MFI management make buy-out deal
Oi .. why aren't you out delivering my post ..
Because he is an Ossy postie der brain
Because he is an Ossy postie der brain
No, he delivers in Clayton ... der ...
Must admit, last time I went in MFI .. about 2 months ago, it was very bare and bleak, not much stock ... thought then, must be a problem. Think they needed to extend their range more .. there again if no cash, can't do.
im on holiday this week whoo hoo
Please don't say that. Ikea stuff is just tat that looks stupid in your home.
Who wants been bags in the living room instead of a sofa and a table a chairs that high you need a stepladder to reach the table?
The build quality is as poor as MFI as well. I built some recently for a friend.
I remember MFI when they first started up back in the sixties. Then they did their trading via classified ads in newspapers.
One such advert for a desk caught my eye shortly after I was demobbed from the navy. As I recall they advertised a solid wood, beautifully stained and French polished desk for £5 something plus p + p of a few shillings. £5 then was probably equivalent to £50 today.
The desk duly arrived for me to discover that it was made from boxwood (what packing cases like tea chests are made from) and the staining didn’t even reach the edge of the wood with the French polishing virtually non-existent. In other words it was so far away from the advert that it was blatant fraud.
“I can make one better than that” I declared to my wife. “Do so” she challenged.
A brief exchange of letters saw me get a full refund, plus the p + p and they collected the trash at their expense.
I’m not bad with wood but I’m not a cabinet maker but I sat down and designed my own desk, went to O’Keefes in Blackburn with a list of sizes for some hardwood plywood of varying thicknesses. A few days later O’Keefe delivered the timber (free delivery). All I had to do was to cut the slots in all the right places and put the whole thing together. Once stained I tried my hand at French polishing and did a presentable job of it and certainly much better than MFI managed to do.
The desk? Is still in use today and as solid as the day it was constructed.
I’ve never been back to MFI since.
One such advert for a desk caught my eye shortly after I was demobbed from the navy. As I recall they advertised a solid wood, beautifully stained and French polished desk for £5 something plus p + p of a few shillings. £5 then was probably equivalent to £50 today.
The desk duly arrived for me to discover that it was made from boxwood (what packing cases like tea chests are made from) and the staining didn’t even reach the edge of the wood with the French polishing virtually non-existent. In other words it was so far away from the advert that it was blatant fraud.
“I can make one better than that” I declared to my wife. “Do so” she challenged.
A brief exchange of letters saw me get a full refund, plus the p + p and they collected the trash at their expense.
I’m not bad with wood but I’m not a cabinet maker but I sat down and designed my own desk, went to O’Keefes in Blackburn with a list of sizes for some hardwood plywood of varying thicknesses. A few days later O’Keefe delivered the timber (free delivery). All I had to do was to cut the slots in all the right places and put the whole thing together. Once stained I tried my hand at French polishing and did a presentable job of it and certainly much better than MFI managed to do.
The desk? Is still in use today and as solid as the day it was constructed.
I’ve never been back to MFI since.
I bought my replacement kitchen through MFI but, of course, it's Hygena units and not made by them. I was pleased with their service, the price and the goods. About 25 years ago we bought a big, oval dining table from them. It was solid wood with a teak veneer and a really nice item but it wasn't cheap, even though it was reduced as an "end of line" thing.
I was in there (Warrington branch) a few weeks ago and bought a foam matress for Laura's bed. I was also enquiring about new worktops for the kitchen, possibly granite if I can afford them (there's a lot of worktop area in my kitchen). I'm glad I didn't order any. There were about a dozen customers as it was Sunday afternoon but I don't think it was doing much trade during the week, in fact I don't think it ever did.
IKEA is always full of people. I think people go for a day out and spend half the day trying to find their way through to the exit. Their furniture is often gaudy, not very comfortable and not well made, with the odd exception. They sell some quite nice ornaments though.
I was in there (Warrington branch) a few weeks ago and bought a foam matress for Laura's bed. I was also enquiring about new worktops for the kitchen, possibly granite if I can afford them (there's a lot of worktop area in my kitchen). I'm glad I didn't order any. There were about a dozen customers as it was Sunday afternoon but I don't think it was doing much trade during the week, in fact I don't think it ever did.
IKEA is always full of people. I think people go for a day out and spend half the day trying to find their way through to the exit. Their furniture is often gaudy, not very comfortable and not well made, with the odd exception. They sell some quite nice ornaments though.
I was the same Margaret, I'd only had my suit 2 weeks when they went bust, and my fire gaurd went with it
