An advert

An advert

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An advert

Sofa for sale

This gorgeous brown sofa made by grandsofas.com is excellent quality and extremely comfortable. It is in immaculate condition (see photo) and comes with a 25-yr guarantee. Material is cotton and it has a cool modern feel.

Cushion covers are all removable and machine washable, with a quality foam filling, and it's super comfortable. Keeps its shape when you sit on it. The dark-coloured wooden legs can be easily removed to allow the sofa to fit through a standard doorway.

No wear and tear as we've only had it for two years and kept it in good condition. Sofa comes from a smoke-free, pet-free home. Only selling it due to moving house as the new place isn't big enough for the sofa.

Sofa measurements:

  • Width: 182 cm
  • Overall height: 81 cm
  • Height without legs: 63 cm

Any questions, feel free to ask. Asking price: £250. **For collection ONLY**

Tips

  1. Keep the advert short, with clear paragraphs or bullet points.
  2. Include description of the material, style, size/measurements and condition.
  3. Say if the item must be collected or if you can deliver it.
  4. You can leave out certain words to make sentences shorter, e.g. Selling due to moving house instead of I am selling … .

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Submitted by farid007 on Mon, 30/03/2020 - 06:19

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Digitalisation truly changed our lifestyle and we must accept it. I would say online sale of furniture makes life easier for us. But that is not only argument why online sale is worthy way of shopping. While older generation is conservative about computer world and its revolution, one should accept that online shoppig saves our time. We do not waste time by going from one website to another, just by navigating websites we can find favourite furniture. Similarly, we can easily sell furniture just by posting photos of items that we want to sell and adding good add. Added that sometimes even delivery also included to price of furniture, one should accept that online sales is much more sensible way of shopping. Still one should not risk spending good sum of money online, in this case 250£ is a bit excessive to pay in the internet as risk of online fraud and spam is not excluded. I would rather meet with seller before payment operations.

Submitted by dhiniduta on Mon, 24/02/2020 - 08:31

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I would say that it is one way of shopping. It might require a little more attention to detail about the item’s condition so that we wouldn’t end up with broken goods.
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