Brighton Discount Furniture Store

I always noticed this place on the bus past — wondering how quickly they could move/​cover the outdoor display of sofas in the rain! I finally headed here last summer when looking for a desk for my new flat, expecting that a jam packed furniture store that proclaimed to offer discount prices would be a one stop shop. Unfortunately, this was far from the case.
The prices are actually pretty dear, with the odd thing under £100 but most way over — if you want new furniture at a bargain price, head to Ikea or Asda! If you want something cheap, don’t mind second hand, or trawling through a lot of rubbish before you find something worth having, head to Brighton’s many flea markets, second hand stores and antique shops, such as Shabitat, Lovely Jubbly, Kemp Town flea market or Hove YMCA. The trawling will be totally worth it — the furniture at Brighton Discount Furniture is depressingly dull.

Discount Furniture doesn’t have a large selection of stock, but it’s definitely cheap. They sell mostly bedroom furniture mixed in with sofas, and advertise special rates for both students and landlords.
Most wooden items were pine, which has that cheap-​look to it, but the couches looked to be of good quality.
I must also mention the sports car bed. I’ve never actually seen one — just on television, and I think, at 5’3″, I could probably fit into it. Just keeping my options open.

I’m not so sure about this place really. It calls itself the Brighton Discount Store, and on the front of the shop it claims to be the best place for students in town, but when I went in looking for a simple, compact shelving unit, the items I was shown ranged from £40-£100+ and way out of my price range.
The stock is pretty utilitarian furniture, beds, shelves, chest of drawers etc… and will pretty much do what it say on the tin.
If you want really cheap stuff though, I would recommend going to Shabitat, Emmaeus or the Hove YMCA. However the problem with these places is that although you might find exactly what you want, you also might not get a whiff for weeks. Therefore the plus side is of course, that you get what you want straight away, and if not, you can get order it in for an extra tenner.
Second hand double beds (£75) and single beds (£45) caught my attention, and could well be useful to know, especially as letting agents don’t always provide them.