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Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 12, 2008, 18:35:58 PM
We are coming out in April and we really want to buy two smallish cream leather sofas for our apartment.
We have not looked at many in Turkey yet, but I did not seem to see many leather sofas, whereas in the UK that seems to be all you see in furniture shops!
Does any one know of a shop I could possibly get them at, or does anyone know of any ways or (good shipping companies) I could use if I bought them in the UK.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Scunner on February 12, 2008, 19:07:45 PM
They have a good selection at a big place out on the Antalya road - that is where we got ours (and they sound spookily like what you are looking for).

I can't remember the name (it was over 2 years ago) but I will find out. It's around 20km along the Antalya road nearing Kemer.

They even mentioned a discount for CBF members  :)
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: kevman on February 12, 2008, 19:20:06 PM
I think the shop is called Sancarlar.We have just been and bought a lovely settee. Not leather but they did have some lovely leather settees and reclining chairs. A very good shop for all your household needs.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Scunner on February 12, 2008, 19:22:48 PM
Well done kevman, that's the one.

Really good prices too - and it's a big place with lots of choice.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 12, 2008, 19:33:16 PM
Thanks very much both of you. We will go to that shop in April, I am really excited now, because I thought it was going to be hard to find what I want, I will enquire about the discount Scunner. Can you get there on a dolmus?
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Scunner on February 12, 2008, 19:39:52 PM
They were extremely hard to find, trust me  :) - well till we found this place.

I guess you could go on the Kemer dolmus - the manager told me that they would happily come to Calis to bring people over for a look -  I know some people don't like that sort of thing, like you feel more obliged, but they aren't pressure sellers.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 12, 2008, 20:04:54 PM
That would be brilliant Scunner if the manager picked us up, we are still finding our way around out there, and from what you have said I think we will probably buy them from there. Yours probably are what we are looking for, so if they have what we want and it is a fair price we will go for it. Do you have a phone no or email address for the manager and I could contact him when we are out in April.
Thanks so much again this forum really is brilliant I just wish I had known about it before I bought my property sorry going off thread there!
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: kevman on February 14, 2008, 16:08:59 PM
They told us the same as well.Luckily we have a car and took ourselves there as it had been recommended to us.It is a big store on the left side of the Antalya road just prior to the first turn off for Kemer.The dolmus runs right past it.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: DANIELLE on February 16, 2008, 15:06:54 PM
We bought our leather sofa,s from sancalar they do have some nice things there, but please haggle with them we did and got money off the sofa,s and a coffee table free as well.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 16, 2008, 15:41:33 PM
Thanks Kevman and Danielle, can we just get the dolmus from Calis not sure where the Antalaya road is?
Also did they accept English money or does it need to be Lira?
Thanks again
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: iancarol on February 16, 2008, 16:54:46 PM
Hi all.
We also got all our furniture from sancarlar with the help of our friends at orange. We haggled and got all our curtains thrown in for nothing they also installed everything We wear very pleased with the end results.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: DANIELLE on February 16, 2008, 23:19:13 PM
Hiya Dereck and Karen we paid for our sofa,s in sterling in my opinion we seemed. to get better deals when we paid in cash, good luck hope you get soted. Dont know about the bus situation we had a management company that took us.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: tinkerman on February 16, 2008, 23:21:35 PM
They will not allow leather sofas on the bus
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 17, 2008, 10:07:08 AM
Hi Danielle thanks for that I will take enough in sterling, would you mind telling me how much I would expect to pay (before bartering!) for two smallish sofas about the size of a two seater in the UK so I can take enough with me.
Thanks again
Karen.
Oh and Tinx I meant were do you get the dolmus for Kemer not can the sofas go on the bus! But very funny made me laugh on this sunny Sunday morning.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: barry44544 on February 17, 2008, 12:01:00 PM
Isticbal in fethiye also has a good range of leather sofa's.. we went to ikea, they have a good range, and at the same price as the uk store. delivery is extra, but we arranged that at the store.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: DANIELLE on February 17, 2008, 14:21:59 PM
Hiya Karen we got a 2 seater sofa and a large armchair its good quality if my mind serves me right they wanted £700 we paid £650 but it is nice and the coffee table. They do have cheaper one,s if you dont want to pay that much but we dont rent our apartment out so it was for our personel use only, If you are thinking of renting then i would,nt pay this much.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 17, 2008, 17:25:56 PM
Thanks Danielle we too are not going to rent so I will go for good quality items.
And also thanks Barry I forgot about Ikea I have been looking online today at the Ikea website.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: orca on February 17, 2008, 20:18:50 PM
Hi Guys,i have also looked at the Ikea range,and according to my reckoning,the sofa that i wanted worked out £200 more than the uk price with the exchange rate as it is lately,so be careful and do your calculations.I also checked other items and they also work out more.Please let me know if i am wrong though.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Karennina on February 17, 2008, 21:55:46 PM
Hi Orca
Thank you for that I must admit I have not compared the prices with the UK ones yet! I must do that. Thanks for the advice.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: kevman on February 18, 2008, 16:09:13 PM
Hi Karen, We paid 750lira for a large 3 seater settee that was 1050 in another shop.The leather settees were around 1,000lira to 1,500lira depending on style.We talked lira and bartered and still paid with a bankers card
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: laffa on February 18, 2008, 21:49:28 PM
 :)Slightly off topic I know, but did anyone watch WATCHDOG tonight about people suffering horrendous allergies to leather sofas that were made in China, It was mainly Land Of Leather and Harveys that were selling them. ;)
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Scunner on February 18, 2008, 21:52:47 PM
Was it Harveys who are forever having a closing down sale? They were closing down when I lived in the UK, nice to hear they are ok  ;)

There was a big thing about this in one of the papers a few months ago I think, in that case they were from Argos.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: laffa on February 18, 2008, 22:09:18 PM
 :)Yes Scun, one of the customers did buy from Argos,its one chinese company that make them , apparently its to do with the silicone pebbles they put in to keep them fresh, ;)
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: laffa on February 18, 2008, 22:11:22 PM
:DSorry, was I looking down my nose at you then, did'nt realise it was that pointy. ;)
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Scunner on February 18, 2008, 22:12:22 PM
Noses are easiest if you stick to two straight lines, sorry about that.
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: puma on February 19, 2008, 16:52:41 PM
laffa i was watching that programme the pain those people must have been in,who would think buying a leather suite could inflict something that bad
Title: Leather Sofas
Post by: Scunner on February 19, 2008, 16:59:51 PM
That's nothing, I was sitting quietly on the Kemer dolmus and ended up being squashed against the back window by a chaise longue