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Sir Alex Ferguson complains about extra time at DFS sale

‘It’s a disgrace’,fumed Ferguson. ‘The length of the sale was clearly advertised on TV. We shopped accordingly and, by the end of Sunday, we had a lovely vibrating armchair with head massage settings.’

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Posted: May 16th, 2012
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DFS sale signals green shoots of economic recovery

In a surprise move, sofa retailer DFS announced today they are all set to buck the national trend of economic doom and gloom. The peddler of softwood, foam and velour seating confirmed that plans are well advanced to launch a massive cut price sale. Photographs of disconcertingly small lounging adults and children have been taken and advertising space has already been booked to carry uplifting messages of substantial savings across the range of comfortable armchairs, and two and three seaters, some in leather.

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Posted: Dec 27th, 2011
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Apple in DFS takeover bid

Apple is preparing to enter the UK sofa market with an ambitious bid to acquire DFS.

‘It makes complete sense,’ says market analyst Rodney Wiles. ‘Steve Jobs has long been an admirer of DFS cool and he likes to relax with Jonathan Ive on a DFS 3 seater double manual recliner in brown leather.’

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Posted: Jun 17th, 2011
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DFS sofa sells for record £30m

A wealthy Japanese collector of fine furniture bought the sofa, discovered in a neglected state in the front garden of a council house in Barnsley.

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Posted: Jan 5th, 2011
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Claim that Venus of Urbino reclines on a DFS sofa sparks conflict

nothing to pay until small child stops throwing-up in box of toysA claim that Titian’s Venus of Urbino (1538) is portrayed reclining on a DFS sofa has provoked fierce hostilities between art experts and discount sofa manufacturers.

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Posted: Dec 31st, 2009
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