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- #186 of 396 best companies in Home Furniture Shop
- #104 of 227 best companies in Bedroom furniture shop
- #60 of 114 best companies in Living room shop
- #48 of 92 best companies in Sofa store
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We are not a typical furniture store. In fact, we do virtually everything differently. We receive and process clearance stock from traditional retailers. Retailers send us clearance stock for many reasons. We receive photography samples, end-of-line stock, cancelled orders. This stock is sorted, quality checked, photographed and uploaded to our website. As our name suggests, we were founded in 2019 by Joseph and James. After leaving school at 18, they launched the company from a dilapidated basement unit in a Stockport mill with just 5 sofas. The popularity of their discounted branded sofas and rapid delivery model facilitated strong growth. Joseph and James have always sought to do things differently from the incumbent outlets. This began by being the first furniture outlet to host a website which showed their live stock and was available to be ordered immediately by customers. Joseph and James don't wish to be just another furniture outlet, they want to be the biggest furniture outlet. They want to have a nationwide presence of large showrooms which offer a unique furniture shopping experience.
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Matt was an amazing salesman
Matt was an amazing salesman - definitely would recommend to anyone
Very happy customer
Very happy with the sofa i bought today from Joseph James St Helens! Was allowed to walk around the store without being hassled, after many visits to other outlets, i found a sofa that ticked all my boxes and got a bargain! I looked for a sales assistant who was happy to help james Hardman very friendly and helpful and aswered all my questions who also said i could have it delivered in a few days. Very happy customer thank you James.
Fantastic service from Matt
Matthew is a star
Just purchased our next sofa at Joseph James, our advisor Matthew was friendly, knowledgeable and helped us make the right decision for us, we were very happy with the deal we recieved and would recommend going in and having a look 👍
Came in with my mum to get a sofa and I…
Came in with my mum to get a sofa and I can’t recommend Joseph James and specifically James in St Helens enough was brilliant with us all we made a great choice coming in and getting the sofa we all wanted totally recommend
Extremely friendly and professional
Extremely friendly and professional service from James Hardman couldn’t recommend him enough, went above and beyond for us and was able to answer any questions we had with ease
Matt was great…
Matt was great…. Top quality sales man! Would definitely deal with him again.
Thanks
Matt
Matt in the Stockport store was…
Matt in the Stockport store was incredibly helpful, delivery was fast and friendly. Sofa showed up in perfect conditon
We purchased a sofa today
We purchased a sofa today, which will be delivered on Friday. The sales assistant, Sarah, was very helpful and provided excellent information to help us choose the best sofa for our needs.
We have previously purchased furniture from James Joseph and are always impressed by the range of furniture in stock. The prices are very reasonable, and free delivery within a day or so is an added bonus.
Sara was really friendly and welcoming
Sara was really friendly and welcoming. Showed us around and helped us find what we need. 10/10
James from St helens store was the only…
James from St helens store was the only reason we bought are new sofa , he was polite, respectfull,tuck time to listen to are questions ,explained everything ,will recommend this store ,we'll done James excellent service
Saw a thing on instagram so I went in…
Saw a thing on instagram so I went in today to see what its all about and had excellent service from the salesman Matt (Wedge) who was very helpful and hilarious to be around, would recommend and planning to go again soon
Sarah was very good and very helpful …
Sarah was very good and very helpful top shop
Sarah was very helpful
Sarah was very helpful, friendly and patient whilst we made our decision
Thankyou
Matt was a great help
Matt was a great help, grabbed a bargain and wasn’t pushy in the slightest!
Came in to buy a dining set from James…
Came in to buy a dining set from James in St Helens and he was amazing! Took us a few days to get it over the line due to Klarna but James was amazing throughout everything even communicating with us outside of his working hours! I could not recommended James enough he is a saint
Great service from the Stretford…
Great service from the Stretford branch! Joshua S was extremely helpful and took the time to explain everything about the sofa we bought today. We’re very pleased with our purchase and couldn’t recommend them highly enough
Lie after lie after lie
Told at point of sale 3-4 week delivery.
Told via email after 2 weeks it would be 4-6 weeks.
Told in week 6 it was being checked in warehouse.
Told in week 7 it won’t arrive in warehouse until week 8.
TBC
These people lie, without consequence, and management/senior ignore escalation calls, emails and social media. The service has been abysmal.
Matt helped us and was amazing
Matt helped us and was amazing! Found our dream sofa and an incredible price!
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