Circle Furniture

Name: Circle Furniture
Address: 199 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA, 02138, US
Telephone: 617-876-3988
Rating: 5.0

199 Alewife Brook Pkwy
Cambridge, MA 02138 617-876-3988

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26 ratings
91% gave a "superior" overall rating
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"Really expensive furniture, but you get what you pay for."
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Consumer Ratings for Circle Furniture — 26 Ratings

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Prices

Business Policies for Circle Furniture

Special services and payment policies

Choice of upholstery fabrics for most sofas
Delivers furniture
In-home interior design services available
Has an online gallery/catalog
Website offers room designer software
Website lists prices for most items
Customers can order directly from store’s website

Store's payment policy for furniture that is special ordered

Down payment required

Return time period for special-order items (in original condition) what is this?

30 days

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20%

Return time period for in-stock items (in original condition) what is this?

30 days

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Consumer Comments for Circle Furniture

Consumer from Cambridge, MA
Dec 08, 2014

Really expensive furniture, but you get what you pay for.

Consumer from CAMBRIDGE, MA
Aug 03, 2010

you pay more than you would at Ikea but Circle's quality is impressive

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