Top 5 Advantages of Buying Restaurant Sofa Online

We start this article with a fairly established (but approximated statistic) that almost half of all restaurant purchases [48%] in the US [Moreso in India] are made during the weekends and not on the weekdays. [Source: FoodAbleTV]

While causation may not necessarily mean co-relation, we can reasonably assume that a healthy portion of visitors to most high-end, budget and luxurious restaurants do so during the weekend.

While this is no News Flash, one key aspect that used to fly under the radar for most restaurants, is the fact that diners are looking for comfort and winding down more than anything else.   

However, nowadays, When it comes to talking about the furniture setup of the restaurant, many are opting for sofa instead of the traditional tables and chairs. 

It not only increases the comfort of the people but also takes up less space than the wooden chairs and tables. 

However, to find the best restaurant sofa set in terms of both the quality and quantity, one needs to do an extremely thorough study, comparison & a cost-benefit analysis.  

Thanks to the age of the internet and relentless consumerism, most restauranteurs can simply visit the website of a manufacturer-supplier of their choice, glance through their products or ask for a catalogue and get the ideal sofa for their restaurant or commercial dining business delivered to their restaurants at prices which are far less than what they’d get from a supplier of their choice. 

In this post, we will list down a few select Advantages of buying restaurant sofa online

1. Wide range of collection – Especially for commercial diners, restaurants & cafes

You see, for a residential purchase, you’d probably get a sofa set made from your local carpenter, get it from the local furniture store, visit a large furnishing megastore like Ikea or maybe even online. 

However, the selection and variety of choice is fairly limited. In most cases, these stores will tend to have the same collection because all of them source from the cheapest + the most high-quality supplier, which more often than not happens to be the same location or in some cases, the same factory also. 

Restaurants and cafes are spared from this lack of choice. Since almost all of them have bulk requirements, there are several suppliers across the world who can easily customize and offer multiple designs for a product which will be manufactured in large quantities. 

Typically, for most factories, the break-even point for a decent sofa is 5+ units.

2. No pressure from a salesperson

When the buyers go to buy restaurant sofa from any furniture shop, sometimes, they have to face pressure for buying something from the salesperson of the furniture shop. This can sometimes be disturbing. But, in the case of online shopping, one can shop with peace of mind. Buyers can explore the variety of sofas without any pressure of buying something. They can keep on scrolling to choose their desired restaurant sofa and then, get one ordered.

3. Easy price comparison

By online shopping, one can get the facilities to compare the price, design and quality of the product they are going to buy. In the case of restaurant sofa, one can compare the sofa fabric, material, colour, size and price from the different shopping portals. 

It is a popular misconception that online presence is mostly felt only by retailers and if one has to properly identify a great manufacture or a great distributor or provider of a service that is B2B in nature, online research won’t help. 

However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. 

While it is true that most sites would belong to retailers, there are a plethora of different manufacturers who have their presence felt too. 

The fact that Alibaba has more than 60,000 listed manufacturers is a testament to this statement.

Apart from this, the ease of e-commerce in today’s day and age. Rapid globalization etc is making all of this extremely simple and effective.

Information Source: Furniture roots’s – They make commercial sofas for restaurants and hotels.

4. Space planning

The main thing which should be kept in mind while buying any furniture is space planning. When the sofas are bought for the restaurant, one should have the correct understanding regarding the place where the restaurant sofa would be placed.

If someone buys these sofas from an offline furniture shop, they need to note down the dimensions of the sofa and calculate according to the space available in the restaurant.

 But, online sites give every information about the dimensions on one page. So, one can readily make a decision if the sofas would fit the space of the restaurant or not.

5. Discount and Free shipment

Another best part of shopping online is the mode of discount. Almost every online store gives a discount on the products. They also offer a discount on bulk purchases. In the case of purchasing restaurant sofa, the numbers required always remain high. 

So, the buyer gets a huge amount of discount on the purchases made. Also, a lot of online shopping sites provide free shipment on exceeding a certain price tag. Sofa sets usually exceed the given price tag and the buyers can get the option of free shipping. 

This may not be the case with most restauranteurs and standard shipping rates do apply, but the shipping rates have dropped dramatically over the last few decades thanks to stiff competition and consistent innovations in the industry. See the shipping rate trend

On the other side, if the buyer purchases the sofas in the offline mode, they have to pay the cost of transportation. So, choosing online is the best way to buy the best sofas for a restaurant.

These are the overall reasons why one can choose online shopping at the time of purchasing sofas for the restaurant. Online shopping always gives the buyer a plethora of options so that the buyers can choose the best for their restaurant. 

They can easily take help from different sites at the time of purchasing furniture for their restaurant. It can be decorated with the best quality of restaurant sofa set, the tables and lights that perfectly suits the ambience and vibe of the restaurant.

Disadvantages

While there are umpteen advantages, we aren’t being completely fair. There are several minor disadvantages/cons of using restaurant sofas as well. 

Some may dismiss these disadvantages as minor and trivial. We list them and leave it for you to decide. 

1. The Maintenance 

Sofas, especially high-quality ones are made of leather that is either full-grain or top-grain. These have to be kept clean at all costs. It becomes particularly tricky when guests/diners are the ones responsible for the damage. 

Moreover, leather needs to be cleaned and seamed once in 2 years to prolong its lifespan and retain its quality. 

We aren’t even getting started with the scratching and marks left behind by most guests. 

2. Moving Around

Restaurants often have the need for moving furniture around to adjust and accommodate for various seating for guests who can arrive in any combinations. 

Restaurant sofas do not help this case. 

Typically, a sofa can seat 3 people, but this only on one side. This means that the other side has to also accommodate 3 more people. 

What does this mean? 

It means that sofas are the most commodious piece of furnishing only if guests arrive in sets of 5-6. Which is obviously not guaranteed. 

Of course, one may argue that a good countermeasure for this is using loveseats or sectionals. 

But they simply don’t work and the desired appeal is compromised.