Furnication

Foraging for the Cheapest Futon in New York

Posted October 21st, 2008 by Jim

If you wanted to find the cheapest futon in Manhattan, what is the most exhaustive, most over-the-top way you could possibly do so? A good start would be visiting every single furniture showroom in Manhattan, and documenting their entire inventories. Painful.

As crazy as it sounds, we actually did this. In the process of developing a website to search for furniture in new york, we visited 2,050 locations, cataloged the 368 that offer furniture, 28 of which carry futons.

Here are some things we learned:

• Don’t pay more than $200 for a bargain futon, and expect a 6″ cotton mattress and metal frame
• You can usually get free delivery if you meet the driver at the curb
• Try Union Square and Chelsea, home to 46% of Manhattan stores

As for the data, the top futon showrooms and their lowest-priced offerings are:

Manhattan Style Furniture
51 W. 14th St.
(btwn 5th & 6th Ave.)
(212) 727-1252

Product: $198 Metal Frame with a Black or White 4” Cotton Mattress
Delivery: Next Day, Free Curbside

Economy Foam & Futons
56 W. 8th St.
(btwn MacDougal St. & 6th Ave.)
(212) 475-4800

Product: $189 Tri-Fold Wooden or Metal Frame, 6” Cotton Mattress
Delivery: Same Day, $35 Curbside

Big Apple Futons
240 E. 23rd St.
(btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave.)
(212) 481-1171

Product: $199 Metal Frame, 6” Cotton Mattress
Delivery: Next Day, Free Curbside

Sit Down New York
873 Broadway
(btwn 18th & 19th St.)
(212) 777-7795

Product: $199 Metal Frame, 6” Cotton Mattress (5% off if you mention Yipit)
Delivery: Next Day, $35 Curbside

Futonland
730 Amsterdam Ave.
(btwn 95th & 96th St.)
(212) 663-8454

Product: $184.95 Metal Frame, Cotton and Foam mattress
Delivery: $55 Plus $10 Per Flight of Steps

New Century Furniture
307 Grand St.
(btwn Allen & Eldridge St.)
(212) 966-2882

Product: $230 Metal Frame, 6” Mattress
Delivery: Free for Downtown

Kmart
770 Broadway
(btwn 8th & 9th St.)
(212) 673-1540

Product: $209 Metal Frame and Mattress
Delivery: Within 3 Hours, $31.50

Low Price Furniture
7 Clinton St.
(btwn Stanton & E. Houston St.)
(212) 254-7634

Product: $199 metal frame, 6” mattresses
Delivery: 2 to 3 days, Free

Or check out our full results for all futons in New York.

 

If you want a cheaper option, try Craigslist. Here’s a live feed of futons for sale:

 

Tags: Craigslist, delivery, Futons, Manhattan, New York, Union Square