I have a loose back pillow sofa, and when I tried them before, they just looked cheap. Maybe I'm not purchasing the right brand. Do you use them, and do they make your sofas look like a million bucks? If not, maybe I'll just keep saving to $3K for a new leather set. Thanks for any input!

No, I don't. They ones I have seen do look cheap. If not cheap, they look like they belong in a college dorm room or something. Good luck

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Proud to say I haven't shopped at a Wal-Mart since Sept 2003

We bought a couch and loveseat from Craigslist a while back that came with slipcovers (really cheap set, needed something on it, but I didn't want to buy new since the kids had ruined the leather set we had before). I threw the slipcovers away, I HATE them! Never stay in place. Save the money and buy something nice.

I did have a slipcover at one time, and actually paid quite a bit of money to buy it. After about 24 seconds on the couch, I realized it was a huge conspiracy w/ the furniture makers and the fabric buyers of the world. We only had to look funny at the couch and it would be in disarray. I hated it!!! after about 2 weeks, I just broke down and bought a new couch..

I forgot to add, my kids did use them as a blanket sometimes, so maybe they're not totally worthless!

Maybe the slipcovers that make the couch look good are not REALLY slipcovers, I think some are designed to LOOK like they have slipcovers? Maybe if the slipcover didn't go over the cushions it would work better. I imagine that kind of slipcover (and cushion covers) would be quite expensive. Yep, I'd still buy a new couch!

My mom had slipcovers and she was forever having to fix and straighten them -- they didn't look nice at all but it was all she could afford. I'm just glad that she didn't buy a used couch at a yard sale or thrift store. For some reason it really turns my stomach to sit on upholstered fabric furniture that has been sat on by ???'s hind end.