Natuzzi Leather Couch and Loveseat - 1458 for both at Costco

Costco has a Natuzzi 100% Italian leather and couch for 1458.00 + tax. The couch is 799.00 and the loveseat is 659.00. This is a steal at these prices. Many local furniture stores sell very similar styles and the cost is usually close to 2000.00 for the couch alone. I didn't see this offer on the Costco website. Spotted at Costco in Memphis, TN...

Any sighting reports?

Thanks.

Gary

clarkkent said: I just bought a Decorro leather sofa and loveseat with recliners from Costco.

Recliners built into the couch and loveseet or seperate single reclining chairs?

Thanks.

Gary

Picked up a set of these today... beautiful!

can anyone tell me which one it is? here's the site for Natuzzi in the US.

nice sofa..if you have an office somewhere.

Not to threadcrap but just thowing in my $0.02 for someone that cares. Natuzzi in general and this sofa set in particular is a really mid-low end piece of furniture. Natuzzi mostly uses highly processed hides which are often identified as "Top Grain" leather. Furthermore, the interior construction also leaves a whole lot to be desired. I have not seen any Natuzzi sofas to have quality construction features such as 8-way hand-tied springs or genuine kiln-dried hardwood frames etc. In fact, I have even seen pieces from Natuzzi and others at places like SamsClub that claim to be "8-way hand tied" on the display tags, when I know they are not. It is fair to assume that national chains such as Sams won't be intentionally putting out false info so this must actually be coming from misleading info/literature from the manufacturer.

8-way hand-tied springs are probably one of the most important determinant of sofa comfort and longevity. And the best part is that it is really easy to check for this feature. I thought I'll share this with you folks. If you just put your hand underneath the sofa floor (that huge area between the sofa feet!!), there should be what might appear as a firm "baseboard" that is in reality the bases of numerous spring coils that are string-tied to one another. If you let your hand run on this underside "baseboard", you should be able to feel the transitions from one circular coil end to the adjacent. If you don't, that sofa is NOT hand-tied. Most of the junky suff will be hollow (just have a nylon netting) where there should have been a nice, firm spring baseboard.

Most mid-low end sofas will use other cheap support solutions such as sinnous wire and drop-in spring-coil set etc. 8-way hand-tying is an important determinant of overall quality because not only is the feature very useful by itself but also because the higher effort and cost of hand-tying causes the manufacturer to use this feature only of their higher-end sofa sets that also tend to use a higher grade in materials and quality in other areas.

BTW, the best quality leather furniture is made right here in good, ole USA. Italian and nowadays Chinese-made leather furniture mainly serves the "promotional market". If you shop wisely, quality does not have to come at a high price. Recently, we picked up a US-made genuine-aniline leather sofa (made by one "Viewpoint Leather") with all the good features such as 8-way hand-tied springs, kiln-dried frame etc for a shocking $499.97 markdown at Costco. Just to give a fair comparison to the Natuzzi set in question here, the original Costco price of the US-made sofa was 899.99 and I think it was a bargain even at that price. Based on that 899.99 original price for the US-made sofa, I have no hesitation in claiming that the Natuzzi sofa is NOT a good deal.

maryfshort said: Saw these today in Overland Park, KS. These sofas are beautiful and a steal at this price!

thanks for the easy spring-checking tip, BimmerPilot. green for you.

gonna be shopping for leather couches in the near future. now I have a quick test to check for construction quality.

Thanks BimmerPilot!! Really useful and practical tip!! Once in a while you get a tip like this on a topics that we should know before spending big bucks!! Kudos to you....Thanks again

Good Post BimmerPilot. However I recently bought a Pasquale Natuzzi sectional (from another store). It is a "higher" end model, generally goes for $2.5-3k+ (got it for a bit less than that), and I absolutely love it. Only have had it for a couple of months, but so far I have absolutely no complaints. So while BimmerPilot's post was excellent, I'd say check it out and see if you like it yourself too.

Picture of Natuzzi sectional

For clarification, when I said bimmerpilot is wrong, I am talking about his statement about the Natuzzi not being that good of a deal. His post does have some good things to look for in a leather couch. I just know the price on this Natuzzi set is a great price compared to what you will find in local furniture stores for the exact same pieces.

so where is a good place to shop for leather couch. I went to Jennifer convertible and Ikea. The problem with costco is that they don't deliver unless you buy those online. BTW exactly which model is on sale at costco?

return222 said: so where is a good place to shop for leather couch. I went to Jennifer convertible and Ikea. The problem with costco is that they don't deliver unless you buy those online. BTW exactly which model is on sale at costco?

You can rent a Home Depot truck for $20 for one hour. I have moved a lot of stuff from Costco this way.

badboi said: lawguy said: return222 said: so where is a good place to shop for leather couch. I went to Jennifer convertible and Ikea. The problem with costco is that they don't deliver unless you buy those online. BTW exactly which model is on sale at costco?

You can rent a Home Depot truck for $20 for one hour. I have moved a lot of stuff from Costco this way.

Plus mileage and gas.

Thanks when I have the time I will go by the store to take a look. It is almost impossible to find the exact model. I took some pictures last week but I don't know which one is the natuzzi.

My problem is I can't find enough muscle to help me get the couch on and off the truck.

BimmerPilot said: Not to threadcrap but just thowing in my $0.02 for someone that cares. Natuzzi in general and this sofa set in particular is a really mid-low end piece of furniture. Natuzzi mostly uses highly processed hides which are often identified as "Top Grain" leather. Furthermore, the interior construction also leaves a whole lot to be desired. I have not seen any Natuzzi sofas to have quality construction features such as 8-way hand-tied springs or genuine kiln-dried hardwood frames etc. In fact, I have even seen pieces from Natuzzi and others at places like SamsClub that claim to be "8-way hand tied" on the display tags, when I know they are not. It is fair to assume that national chains such as Sams won't be intentionally putting out false info so this must actually be coming from misleading info/literature from the manufacturer.

8-way hand-tied springs are probably one of the most important determinant of sofa comfort and longevity. And the best part is that it is really easy to check for this feature. I thought I'll share this with you folks. If you just put your hand underneath the sofa floor (that huge area between the sofa feet!!), there should be what might appear as a firm "baseboard" that is in reality the bases of numerous spring coils that are string-tied to one another. If you let your hand run on this underside "baseboard", you should be able to feel the transitions from one circular coil end to the adjacent. If you don't, that sofa is NOT hand-tied. Most of the junky suff will be hollow (just have a nylon netting) where there should have been a nice, firm spring baseboard.

Most mid-low end sofas will use other cheap support solutions such as sinnous wire and drop-in spring-coil set etc. 8-way hand-tying is an important determinant of overall quality because not only is the feature very useful by itself but also because the higher effort and cost of hand-tying causes the manufacturer to use this feature only of their higher-end sofa sets that also tend to use a higher grade in materials and quality in other areas.

BTW, the best quality leather furniture is made right here in good, ole USA. Italian and nowadays Chinese-made leather furniture mainly serves the "promotional market". If you shop wisely, quality does not have to come at a high price. Recently, we picked up a US-made genuine-aniline leather sofa (made by one "Viewpoint Leather") with all the good features such as 8-way hand-tied springs, kiln-dried frame etc for a shocking $499.97 markdown at Costco. Just to give a fair comparison to the Natuzzi set in question here, the original Costco price of the US-made sofa was 899.99 and I think it was a bargain even at that price. Based on that 899.99 original price for the US-made sofa, I have no hesitation in claiming that the Natuzzi sofa is NOT a good deal.

maryfshort said: Saw these today in Overland Park, KS. These sofas are beautiful and a steal at this price!

I agree, I have owned Natuzzi and it listed as top grain, but the problem is that Natuzzi coats their leather with some type of resin. The resin dries out and the leather tends to crack in time if any sun gets on it. Just consider yourself forewarned.....After about 7 years the loveseat was cracked, although the sofa (dark area of room) is okay (not great). I bought Lane leather some time ago and there is no comparison.

Not being familiar with Costco...do they have more stock than what's out on the floor? I went to the Costco in Auburn Hill, MI today and they didn't have these on display. Any help?

BigCTM:
Sorry I wasn't clear enough. I fully realize that the prices you are talking about are close to the best you will find on the Natuzzi stuff. My post was not about price at all.

If you like the so-called "contemporary", "stylish", "modern" styles in leather furniture, you will have very few choices of manufacturers that will use high-quality materials and construction and they will be expensive (Drexel Heritage etc). Barring rare exceptions, quality leather-upholstered furniture simply is not made in these flavor-of-the-day styles. Most of the higher-end leather furniture is crafted in "traditional" styles that are considered classic, timeless designs that most people never tire of. It makes sense to marry higher grade materials with timeless styling since quality leather furniture, that is taken care of and not abused, will last close to a lifetime, while flavor-of-the-day styling will not.

The better manufacturers of quality leather furniture will be Classic Leather, Hickory Chair etc. While I have never seen pieces from these famous manufacturers in Costco, I have on occasion seen quality pieces from some of the smaller competitors of these top-end names. Seriously considering these smaller quality manufacturers is quite a practical and safe choice because you can easily spot the vital ingredients of quality leather furniture. So you don't need to spend a fortune of the nameplate. This is coming from someone who has previously spent a pretty penny on a Classic Leather set before I knew what I know now.
Here are the vitals of good leather furniture:
(1) You definitely need high-grade materials, which you will start identifying fairly easily given some tips such as that 8-way hand-tied thing and others that you will pick up as you check out a few quality shops (Easiest way is to find your local Classic Leather, Drexel etc dealer). Use these shops to glean the knowledge and then shop intelligently elsewhere. Don't waste your time at your local promotional furniture shop (you know the kind that sends flyers in the paper every week); you will only find mostly promotional "Italian Top-grain leather" junk at these places. Also, leather should be as close to its natural state (less processed) for it to retain its original look for a long time. Highly processed, "smoothed-out" leather will eventually dry and start to show wear and will then look plain ugly.
(2)Solidity of construction: use the weight of the piece and your general perception to gauge how solidly the piece is built on the inside.
(3)Style: Totally subjective. You either like it or you don't. You don't need any special expertise in evaluating this.

Finally, once you get your nice leather furniture, do it a little favor and DO NOT use crappy commercial leather cleaners and "conditioners" such as Lexol, Zymol, whatever-ol. When you get a chance, look up this product called "Leatherique". I initially heard of it on BMW and MB message boards and thought, another snake-oil product for people who have money to waste!! After having used the product for several years now on my cars and in the house, I can fully understand why the product has such a fanatical following. www.leatherique.com

BimmerPilot said:
BTW, the best quality leather furniture is made right here in good, ole USA. Italian and nowadays Chinese-made leather furniture mainly serves the "promotional market".


I am not sure about the best quality leather is from USA thing. I bought my China-made Natuzzi couch with love seat from Macy two years ago for ~$1500. Still looks like new. My friend's kids like to jump on it. Still no problem (can't stop them though). I am very happy with the quality.

Edit: should be Robinson/May, not Macy.

Lets assume I'm not looking at the highest grade sofa possible -- but want something
decent at a decent price. How would the Natuzzi or other Costco leather couch rate?
I've been to Rooms2Go and haven't liked anything there -- Is it even worth
our time to trek across town to Costco and join just to be underwhelmed?
thanks,

m

The model number of the loveseat is F230-2STR. The costco number is 803237.

The model number of the couch is F230-3STR. The costco number is 807236.

I believe there is a typo here -- Austin, Texas Costco shows the loveseat at 803237,
and a couch (and I believe it is THE couch) shows up as 803236, which numerically
makes sense.

They have 3 or 4 instock of each according to the CSR.

m

whoknows said: anyone know of this is still available. I realize items at Costco change all the time and will be stopping at a Costco this week....but was curious if anyone has seen the couch and loveseat still in the store.

thanks.

I did see them this past weekend in No. VA.