A PUNTER couldn’t believe her luck when she managed to snag a brand new sofa worth £700 - for less than £70. Lauren Goodfield, from Gloucester, bagged herself a plush new sofa from home furnisher Dunelm, for nearly 90 per cent of its value. 3 Lauren Goodfield paid less than £70 for a Dunelm sofa Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 3 The savvy shopper couldn't believe her luck The 27-year-old claimed the absolute steal after finding a post on a Facebook group run by the store Dunelm posted an advert of the Cosmo Living Sofa Bed, which normally retails at £689, on its Gloucester community support Facebook group.
The furniture store knocked off a staggering £620.10 from the price because it was “missing some fixings”. Lauren headed to her local store on Saturday and snapped up the sofa within minutes of seeing the post on social media.
She told The Sun: “My first reaction was I need to go and get it now, I told my boyfriend and I was out the door in five minutes.” Lauren said she was “amazed” when staff showed her the luxury green sofa, and her receipt shows she only paid £68.90 for the plush couch.
She said: “It’s the best bargain I’ve ever got and I’m a big bargain hunter, it was the right place at the right time, it all happened for a reason.” The 27-year-old even found a thrifty way of getting the item back home, saving on delivery fees by wheeling it back on a trolley. Most read in Money THISTLE DO NICELY H&M to return to Scots shopping centre after closing five years ago GONE BUST Popular home brand with concessions in major store falls into administration SHOE IN Opening date revealed for major sports brand’s new store at Scots shopping outlet LUXURY LIVING Huge mansion in Scots countryside once owned by fashion icon hits market She continued: “Me and my partner had to take trips to bring [the sofa] home.
It was in two parts. “We were balancing it on a shopping trolley, took one piece back and came and took the other. It wasn’t that bad, all we needed to do was cross one road and I was home.
” Lauren was also quickly able to put the sofa together despite the missing fixings. “There were four screws missing for a leg on the sofa, just regular screws. “I managed to pick some up and put it together.
I’ve been relaxing in it all day” Dunelm garden furniture deals And now Lauren, who said she was in need of a new sofa in the first place, has become the envy of her pals on Instagram after posting her new settee on her story. She said: “I posted it on my story and my inbox has been flooded. Everyone is messaging me asking me where I can get it from.
” Dunelm has multiple community support groups around the country on Facebook, where eager shoppers can stumble across discount deals in store. Meanwhile, this comes after the homeware giant slashed its summer prices. Shoppers were able to snap up garden bargains with up to 75 per cent off - with prices starting at just 87p.
Items on sale included a bucket BBQ, a parasol, and a bird house. Other items on sale included a children's chair with parasol for £5 and a decorative grey gazebo for £64.50.
If you're keen to get one of the discounted items, it could be worth calling your local Dunelm branch to see if it has what you're looking for in stock. You can find your nearest store by using the locator tool on Dunelm's website. If you don't want to go to a physical store and decide to shop online, keep in mind you might need to pay extra for delivery .
Dunelm offers free standard delivery when you spend over £49. Read more on the Scottish Sun BLAZE STRIKE Moment house catches fire after being hit by LIGHTNING amid thunderstorm chaos 'BEYOND HELP' We live in UK's prettiest village - it's being ruined by NC500 tourists If you place an order for less than £49, delivery will cost you an extra £3.95.
The retailer also offers free same-day click-and-collect. How to compare prices to get the best deal JUST because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn't mean it's always a good deal. There are plenty of comparison websites out there that'll check prices for you - so don't be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers. Here are some that we recommend: Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
Price Spy logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock. Idealo is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers.
All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one. CamelCamelCamel only works on goods being sold on Amazon. To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.
3 The retailer has multiple community groups on Facebook.
