08-07-2008, 08:14 PM
I brought my leather couch and chair here and they are fine after 6 years in so far as mold goes. They are not sticky either.
All my other leather stuff, jackets, shoes, big problems, because they went into closets.
Fabric upholstery gets more smell than the leather, and vinyl is awful IMHO.
But the leather recliner chair I bought for my son from Costco, DID mold, and the color rubbed off the leather, so I guess the moral is, good leather (mine was made in Italy) is OK, but poor quality isn't.
I will not buy any more electronics or furniture from Costco, as every bit of it turned out to be crap that died the day after the limited warranty expired. Things I bought that shouldn't have died -- microwave (name brand), Pioneer amplifier, HP printer, Sharp fax machine, monitor, recliner chair, office chair .. one thing that was good was a digital camera by Minolta.
I'm convinced Costco gets the second rate stuff, the seconds on the brand names, because things I've bought from Sears and other places have held up fine. I would rather have something work longer than save a bit of money on it.
I can't help with comparing to mainland prices, as they probably have gone up since I got here, plus I rarely bought things there anyhow. The leather furniture was the only time I ever got matching furniture. Most of my furniture I got at estate sales -- most of it is holding up fine, except one piece that got stuck in a container truck for six months -- and of course I had some problems, as it was in Hilo and with no air circulation.
All my other leather stuff, jackets, shoes, big problems, because they went into closets.
Fabric upholstery gets more smell than the leather, and vinyl is awful IMHO.
But the leather recliner chair I bought for my son from Costco, DID mold, and the color rubbed off the leather, so I guess the moral is, good leather (mine was made in Italy) is OK, but poor quality isn't.
I will not buy any more electronics or furniture from Costco, as every bit of it turned out to be crap that died the day after the limited warranty expired. Things I bought that shouldn't have died -- microwave (name brand), Pioneer amplifier, HP printer, Sharp fax machine, monitor, recliner chair, office chair .. one thing that was good was a digital camera by Minolta.
I'm convinced Costco gets the second rate stuff, the seconds on the brand names, because things I've bought from Sears and other places have held up fine. I would rather have something work longer than save a bit of money on it.
I can't help with comparing to mainland prices, as they probably have gone up since I got here, plus I rarely bought things there anyhow. The leather furniture was the only time I ever got matching furniture. Most of my furniture I got at estate sales -- most of it is holding up fine, except one piece that got stuck in a container truck for six months -- and of course I had some problems, as it was in Hilo and with no air circulation.