The problems we have had with Design Republic are the same as all the other reviews here, so I will keep it short. Ali's review, "This place was great until we bought something," really sums it up.
Seven months ago we thought we bought a dining set we'd have at home the same week. Instead we've been dealing with missed deadlines, half orders, broken items, incorrect items, etc. Now we have a mismatched and broken dining set which we paid dearly for and which was doled out to us slowly, and with much effort on our part, over the course of a year.
Design Republic is really good at:
- in-store merchandising
- lying to secure a purchase
- apologizing convincingly
- stalling
- blaming everything on suppliers
If you would like to have a long, sustained argument with a stranger about overpriced furniture shop here! If you just want FURNITURE though, avoid this place.
We are currently in the process of trying to negotiate a full return.