Habitat

Habitat: Rubbish customer service (249 words)
by Andy - written on 11/12/09
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Really quick delivery - Spindle Floor Lamp delivered in a matter of days. That's it for the good points the rest has been a disaster. Firstly, the lamp was cracked in two places on the lamp. Rang Habitat to arrange the collection of this item and they agreed to have someone collect it on the Monday. My wife stayed home to await collection. No-one arrived. Tried ringing Habitat - you try giving them a call and see how easy it is get to speak to someone - no answer. Left three messages about getting a call back. No call back. Got through to a real person - and they had no records of my previous calls. The chap on the phone ...  Read the complete review

Contemporary and stylish (173 words)
by - written on 14/10/09 (Useful, 37 readings)
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As a mum on a tight budget Habitat is beyond my purchasing power when it comes to many items, as they are an upmarket and well respected furniture store. I do however own a few items which I lusted after and finally bought. Sitting pride of place in my dining room is the Radius dining table and chairs and the matching Radius dresser. The furniture has received much praise from friends and family and this is mainly because it is solid oak, well built and contemporary in its design. Luckily for me I managed to get the dresser half price as it was a display model and the staff could not have been more helpful when it came to this purchase. I also own ...  Read the complete review

Habitat: POOR SERVICE ON FAULTY GOODS AT HABITAT (153 words)
by Pauline Cooper - written on 16/08/09
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I have had a bad experience with Habitat cutlery. I purchased at a cost of £100 a Katja stainless steel 16-piece which developed rusty stains on the knives only. I took them back to my local Habitat outlet in Nottingham who refused to refund my cash as I could not find my receipt. This is against the law if you had a witness with you when you bought the product which I did have. They did offer me a credit note for the amount but I live 25 miles away from their store, therefore it was impractical to accept that offer. I am still waiting for my cash refund of £100 and live in hope of getting it from them. They are notorious for not answering ...  Read the complete review

Make your house a habitat (354 words)
by - written on 04/06/09 (Very useful, 32 readings)
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Habitat is really one of a kind - a national chain store selling contemporary home furnishings. I say national, but the stores can be few & far between, & you may have to travel a little way to find one. We used to have a branch in my hometown of Hull many years ago, but by the time I reached adulthood & was in the market for some modern home funishings, the store had gone. It's becoming increasingly evident that no-one wants anything decent in my town... But I do have a couple of branches within approx. 60 miles of my home, & I visit them both several times a year. I love the stylish products available, & have always found them to be ...  Read the complete review

Habitat: The old Ikea moves upmarket, and mostly justifies the extra ... (381 words)
by - written on 05/01/09 (Very useful, 165 readings)
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Habitat was the sixties brainchild of the talented British designer Terrance Conran (now knighted). And it's easy to forget, after more than forty years of furniture and home ware retailing, that once upon a time Habitat occupied the budgetary and cultural position now held by Ikea: good design priced aggressively thanks to thoughtful sourcing, design, construction and distribution. It was so successful at that, of course, that in 1992 it was purchased by Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Ikea, which marked the start of a deliberate shift up-market. Habitat is, therefore, no longer the affordable source of democractic good design for all. Prices are for the more ...  Read the complete review