Poundex PDEX- Upholstered Sofas/Sectionals/Armchairs, Sand

Since we were going to be at home for the indefinite future, I decided to get a couch. Since we move quite a bit, I didn’t want to spend a ton of money. But I also wanted something decent. Had actually been considering this couch for a year, but I guess was never home enough to finish the purchase.I (not in great shape or particularly strong) put it together on my own, I didn’t time it. But I put some records on and did it. I botched something up at one point, had to unscrew and re-screw but it was my fault for not paying close enough attention. I love putting furniture together, but even if you don’t, I’d judge this as pretty easy. A little time-consuming but hello, it’s a whole couch and a sectional no less. Boxes were enormous and heavy. Again, of course. It arrived earlier than anticipated, so I guess just a heads up depending on your living circumstances. I thankfully have a covered porch so these were protected from the rain for hours on the surprise day they came.We have had it now for two months I think, and still love it. It has two teens, one adult, and a dog on at any given time early 24 hours a day. It does get softer over time. I am wondering if the cushions will lose some of the oomph, if they do, I’ll put some foam underneath them and don’t consider it an issue. For the price, it looks amazing and it comfy. We threw a bunch of throw pillows, two cozy blankets, and a small tapestry on the ottoman (aka where the dog mostly sits). I did have to clean up dog puke (ugh), and it came out with a dog mess upholstery cleaner so I’m happy about that too.All in all, for the price, I’m not sure you can do better. Even if down the road I had to make or replace new cushions (or leave it when I move), it’s worth it. I have to say the past 5 months of being at home is way better having a comfy (& nice looking) couch in the living room. It changed our living space entirely.

Update Feb 2-2024After having this sofa for less than 1 year I am downgrading my review to 1 star. The quality of the cushions holding shape / support is awful. I've rotated the cushions several times to spread out the weight on them, and have swapped them even if for a short term it makes for an odd looking beast (e.g. having the extra wide piece from the L shaped cushion sticking out beyond the front of of the sofa.It only has a 90 day warranty, but the company has no direct contact information, you have to go through Amazon support. I bought the Allstate warranty, but I fear it will probably be helpful from "damage" (in which a company would probably come out to clean stains or repair tears) not a fundamental breakdown in the support of the cushions.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ordinariy we would never, ever order a sofa, couch, etc without being able to sit or lay on on it at a store first.However due to peronal circumstances I won't get into, we couldn't go out and hit all the various furnitures stores and do our normal testing, therefore we ordered this. It had a good look to it. Didn't have skinny little feet (note: don't ever buy chairs or sofas with skinny little feet / legs . . . that will be the first thing that goes).I am not very "handy" with anything mechanical but was able to put it together (minus the ottomon) in about two hours by myself with the tools provided. Not sure why so many people complain about the tool that comes with the unit.Frankly the biggest issue was getting rid of the cardboard boxes they come in (i.e. cutting them up into sizes that recycle will pick up).One caution: I made the mistake of not looking at how low the couch sits. So if you have a family member that has some issues getting up / off of low height furniture, think carefully before ordering this.I ended up having to buy 3" foam strips to put under the cushions to make it easier for said family member to more easily get up off the thing.I could give it a 4 because it does have the right kind of feet and looks nice. The low height of it is my fault for not looking at that.However, if I had gone to a store and sat / laid down on this it would not have passed my test for long term comfort and we would have bought something else. BUT I will say if you are a sitution where for whatever reason you can't get out to "test drive" sofas in stores, this is not a bad option from the perspective of ordering furniture online.

Sofa Sectional is easy to setup, and fit up the stairwell very easily.It's definitely comfortable, but if I had any complaints it'd be only the following, one is a suggestion, the other is more a complaint/concern.--Definitely need velcro to lock down the seat cushions and the seat back cushions. They don't really have any inherent grip to themselves so the velcro helps to keep them from shifting around. Definitely 100% the seat cushions need it, while the backs are up to your preference. I did a 5 foot strip of industrial strength velcro (cost like 7$ usd at Walmart in PA), and put 3 strips on the chaise, then 2 under each major cushion, excluding the inside corner piece as it's not necessary there since it's blocked in by the chaise and sofa seat portions.--Lastly, the Chaise portion seems to have weaker wood within it. I'm not really sitting down much different than I would on any other sofa, but I've noticed harder creaks like the wood is slightly cracking. Granted, I'm about 290 lbs, so I know that I put a lot of weight onto the seat, but just not used to that. I'll probably just go underneath and reinforce the wood bars within since they're very easy to get to, and that should help, but it's really the only complaint. The sofa portion doesn't do that, just the chaise.Overall, I give this a 4 out of 5. It's pretty solid, save my concern about the chaise. The cushions could use velcro on the underside or backside to keep them in place (they gave velcro for the ottoman oddly enough), but it is a very nice fit, and the cushions are comfortable. The material is nice as well.For the roughly $600 it was at time of purchase, I'd say this is good for anyone with an apartment who wants to be space thoughtful, but also have a nice area for entertainment.Pair it with a loveseat opposite the chaise and it's a perfect U shape too ^_^