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The mess and frustration of assembling and moving a piece, only to throw it out just a few years later? Not so much.
Until recently, there weren’t many quality options that could be bought for accessible prices. Now, two clear leaders have emerged in the affordable direct-to-consumer furniture space: Burrow and Campaign.
These two startups count many young renters as fans because they move often, but still want to invest in good furniture that can adapt with them as their lives change. Burrow and Campaign’s chairs and sofas certainly fit the bill.
At first glance they seem very similar, so you might be confused about which is which. However, each has a distinct personality and unique strengths to offer furniture shoppers.
We can’t say that one is definitively better than the other because he company you should ultimately go with depends on your specific tastes, preferences, and budget. But what we can say is that both are great choices that are unlike any other furniture company out there right now.
Below, we’ve compared Burrow and Campaign side-by-side on ease of setup, price, product features, and other key highlights that will help you make your decision.
The founders of both companies brought their business school smarts to the furniture industry.
Burrow‘s Kabeer Chopra and Stephen Kuhl went to The Wharton School together and both come from finance, consulting, and retail backgrounds. Campaign‘s Brad Sewell is a Harvard Business School grad with a design engineering background from Honda and Apple.
Though their educational and professional experiences differ slightly, this set of founders drew similarly from personal experiences: they all had difficulty of shopping for, assembling, and moving quality furniture.
Based on these shared struggles, it follows that one of the most noteworthy features of both companies is how easy their furniture is to assemble.
None of their products require tools to put together, and all of them are delivered flat-packed to your door with free shipping. You can assemble the furniture by yourself or with a friend, and it’s just as easy to disassemble when it’s time to move to a new home.
Burrow estimates that it takes four to 20 minutes to assemble its furniture, depending on the specific product. Its furniture ships in two to five days.
Campaign‘s estimate is 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the specific product. Its furniture ships in five to seven days.
Burrow and Campaign’s furniture are sold at comparable price points.
Burrow currently sells four pieces of furniture:
- Armchair: $ 495
- Loveseat: $ 795
- Sofa: $ 1,095
- King Sofa: $ 1,395
Campaign currently sells three pieces of furniture at slightly higher prices:
If you’re used to cheaper options, it might initially be hard to accept these prices, but consider the multiple pieces of furniture you’ve already thrown out in your lifetime. Those costs add up too, and it’s wiser to invest in a few solid pieces instead.
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