The furniture market with sofas, beds and wardrobes is the mainstay of various consumer markets during the holiday season. The promotion methods of discounting and price reduction are dazzling. At the same time that high, medium and low-end furniture sales are extremely hot, the number of complaints that follow has also increased. The names of “all solid wood†and “foreign brand†are really eye-catching, but the chaos in the furniture market is indeed difficult for consumers to distinguish between true and false.
The Zhejiang Consumer Protection Committee and the Zhejiang Furniture Product Quality Inspection Center conducted a comprehensive survey of 128 solid wood furniture dealers in seven well-known furniture markets in Hangzhou, in the federal furniture, giant mulberry, Levi's, Salome, Among the brands of Shaoxing Sanshan and Huaye, the pass rate of the product called “all solid wood†is only 0%.
Deceptive "solid wood" furniture
The material of the wardrobe feels quite full, I thought it should be real wood. "Consumer Xiao Zhao said, "It took a long time to discover that it was actually a MDF veneer. Looking for the store theory, the store defended that it was only said that it was "solid wood", not that it was pure solid wood. We can only recognize ourselves bad luck. â€
Due to the advantages of environmental protection, health and physical properties, solid wood furniture has always been the first choice for customers with certain spending power. However, from the market feedback, the proportion of complaints about solid wood furniture is quite large. "General technical conditions for wooden furniture" divides furniture into three categories: solid wood, wood-based panels and comprehensive furniture. Some small workshops have high fraudulent technology, and the fake solid wood furniture they produce looks even more gorgeous than real solid wood furniture. More refined, it seems difficult to distinguish between true and false in the layman.
In the interview, the reporter found that most shops selling wooden furniture will play the "100% solid wood" signboard. Can these solid wood furniture be made entirely of solid wood? According to professionals, there are many “solid wood furniture†on the market, and it is difficult for ordinary consumers to distinguish what materials they use. In addition, some so-called “pure solid wood furniture†use “multi-layer boards, particle boards, and even medium-density boards†in the backboards, drawer boards and other places that are not easily noticed by consumers, and sell “impurity†furniture “pureâ€. The price, from which to earn a high price difference.
According to the "General Technical Conditions for Wood Furniture" jointly issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the National Standardization Administration, the furniture components must reach more than 70% of the solid wood standard to be called solid wood furniture. Some merchants said that "pure solid wood furniture", "log furniture", "environmental solid wood furniture", there is no mention in the national standards, it is not standardized.
At present, the bed frames and wardrobes on the market are mostly made of wood. Because the surface of the bed frame and the cabinet are mostly decorated with paint, it is difficult to see the internal materials. Consumers should pay attention to prevent the bad merchants from using particleboard during the purchase process. Pretending to be a high-density board and pretending to be a solid wood with a high-density board.
Brand furniture stealing day
"It is clearly a domestically produced product, but it has given itself a foreign name to pretend to be an "imported product". How can consumers buy peace of mind?" Consumer Xiao Wu said with a bit of anger. The news that "Da Vinci" furniture exposed by CCTV's "Weekly Quality Report" pretends to be a "foreign brand" has caused widespread concern.
An industry insider revealed that in the furniture industry, it is very common to hang "foreign" heads to sell domestically produced goods. “Many of the furniture that claim to be imported brands are actually produced by small factories in China, but they only wear a “suitâ€. The cost of my sales is only 2,000 yuan per piece of mattress, because of the signboard of the foreign brand, Sold to 8,000 yuan / piece."
The well-known brand furniture purchased by the company after several “prices†was found to be a “high-grade†imitation. On the one hand, the dealers catered to the consumer's large-scale "price-price" consumer psychology, and on the other hand earned a higher profit. Some so-called imported brands do not even have English websites.
The factory scale of many mahogany furniture companies is actually not large, and due to limited production capacity, etc., there are often tight supply situations. In order to expand the scale of profits as much as possible, some enterprises buy semi-finished or even finished furniture directly from small workshops at low prices. According to industry insiders, low-priced furniture has been sold to consumers at a high price after well-known processing. The mahogany furniture produced by OEM is not produced by the company itself, and the quality cannot be effectively guaranteed. After-sales service is often greatly discounted.
"Zero formaldehyde" furniture? Does not exist at all
"Green" and "environmental protection" are the slogans that the furniture market will never be outdated. Many businesses have also taken the opportunity to play the "zero formaldehyde" sign. Formaldehyde was listed as a suspicious carcinogen by the World Health Organization in 2004. The release period is 3-15 years, which is extremely harmful to the human nervous system, respiratory system and digestive system. In the morning, the chest is stuffy, nausea and dizziness; indoor smell is irritating and pungent; children often cough and sneeze at home; skin allergies, even the appearance of pregnant women without abortion, are not related to inhalation of formaldehyde. The amount of formaldehyde released has long been the hot spot of the people in the quality of furniture.
The problem of furniture consumption that causes disputes is not limited to the quality of decoration and the quality of furniture, but has already expanded to the indoor air pollution caused by furniture consumption.
It is understood that the main sources of indoor formaldehyde are plates, paints, glue and furniture. Nowadays, formaldehyde is more than standard, mainly from wood plates, large core plates and furniture. The amount of formaldehyde released from furniture is limited to 1.5 mg/L in national standards. However, can the release of formaldehyde, a carcinogen in furniture, be reduced to zero?
According to industry insiders, mattresses and mats in soft furniture should be glued with glue, sponges should be chemically used, and wood-based panels should be used in the sofa. These will produce formaldehyde. Due to the protection of double-faced thick veneers, the solid chemicals in the jigsaw are much lower than the volatilization of non-solid wood wide panels and solid wood composites. However, zero formaldehyde is impossible to achieve at present, and the “zero formaldehyde†slogan produced by furniture manufacturers is a concept of abuse of green environmental protection.
Expert reminder: ask for "furniture manual"
Many sales people often refer to MDF as a particle board, which means particle board is a particle board to avoid the adverse effects of the two boards. However, there are a few cases of indoor pollution caused by furniture made of MDF and particleboard that do not meet national standards.
According to the professional, the method of distinguishing the plates is from the cut surface of the plate. The fine fibers in the high-density plate are tightly combined, and the density is large and heavy; the fine particle structure of the particle board is not tight enough, and even small pores can be seen. Put it lighter in your hand. In addition, if a piece of furniture repeatedly has the same texture of wood, it is mostly imitation solid wood furniture with melamine paper; the texture of solid wood furniture penetrates the whole plate, the front looks like a pattern, then the corresponding position on the back side You should also be able to see the corresponding pattern.
Industry and technology law enforcement personnel remind consumers that when purchasing furniture, they should take the initiative to ask for the "Furniture Instructions for Use". The main materials, auxiliary materials, adhesives, formaldehyde content, after-sales service, etc. are the important basis for consumers to understand the products and protect their rights after sale. When signing the contract, be sure to indicate the size, appearance of the wood color, materials, quality assurance and after-sales service. The order form of each manufacturer can not be regarded as a contract, and the guarantee or standard contract text issued by the decoration city is approved by the industrial and commercial department.
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