I have bought a 6 piece conversion sectional in January 2008. At the time, husband and I wanted a piece of leather furniture that would last us at least 10 years, and we were ready to pay the price.
After we chose our sectional, we were told it was Italian leather.
The delivery went smooth, everything was fine, except a year and a half later, we noticed a small tear in the corner of one of the seats, and a few more around it where it looked like the leather was bubbling.
We went to the store to inquire about this, but were informed that they only have a 1 year warranty, unless you pay for more.
This is also when I learned that our "Italian leather" was nothing more than Chinese bycast!
3 years after owning the furniture, the seats were practically falling apart.
I have posted the pictures of it here http://www.leathercleaningrestorationforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7263
And I haven't bothered fixing it, as I will replace it pretty soon.
It is almost 4 years after we bought this, and one of the seats is totally peeled off, the ones that have been used less, are in the process of peeling off.....I'm sure in a year or so, all of the black coating will be gone.
I will never buy from Mobilia again.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $2,500.00