When Is the Next Pottery Barn Sale? This is a question I have been getting more and more frequently, particularly on my Pottery Barn Sofa Review post and my Pottery Barn Sectional Review post. I’m working on publishing a review on the Pottery Barn Sausalito collection, as well, since we own the bed, vanity, and dresser. So, I figured I’d get this post out there to answer the anticipated questions that will inevitably follow! But, first, a lengthy disclosure since I obviously don’t work for Pottery Barn.
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When Is the Next Pottery Barn Sitewide Sale?
I used to be one of the biggest advocates for only buying Pottery Barn furniture when it was on sale. This was simply because, prior to 2020, they seemed to offer sitewide sales every few weeks or quarterly at a minimum.
However, it has been nearly two years since the last Buy More Save More sale at Pottery Barn. So let’s address the question we’ve all been wondering. When is Pottery Barn having another Buy More Save More sale or sitewide discount sale? I took the question to Instagram since I know I have a lot of Pottery Barn designers and sales associates that follow me. I didn’t ask for them to give away an confidential information, but the resounding answer is pretty clear: a sitewide sale will not be happening any time soon. Possibly not this year, or even ever.
It’s obviously not the news we were all wanting to hear. But, rather than just give the bad news, I thought I’d also share some of the insight and reasoning behind this info. When I posted the question on Instagram, I received so many messages from followers that have Pottery Barn carts full just waiting for a sale. I thought the additional insight may be helpful in making your decisions about your potential orders.
Here’s a variety of the responses I received from various Pottery Barn designer, managers, and sales associates. These are the comments that were most common from multiple sources:
- No promos coming any time soon (other than possible category sales on smaller items like up to 20% off bedding, etc.).
- There will likely not be any sales this year on upholstery items (unless perhaps on discontinued furniture or fabrics).
- Buy More Save More will look very different in the future, if it even comes back
- Demand is far exceeding the supply currently, regardless of not offering sales. In order to keep up with existing orders (and fabric shortages/delays), there will not be any more sitewide sales any time soon as it would only cause further issues with delays on receiving furniture.
- The parent company, Williams-Sonoma is continuing to see record sales, as demand has not dropped. Rather, it seems to be increasing for their products as people have focused on updating the homes over the past two years.
- PB has not raised prices or delivery fees on many items in a few years. Other retailers offering sitewide sales, for the most part, have seen several price increases. So while some competitors do still offer sales, it’s likely on prices that have gone up by nearly as much or more than the discount they’re offering.
- One person has said that upholstery and leather prices are expected to increase by up to 30% this year, due to increasing costs from suppliers and vendors. This will likely cause an increase on several of these types of items this year.
- As a reminder, all Williams-Sonoma brands have a trade program where designers, decorators, etc. can get discounts for their clients (typically in the 5-20% range). You can apply here if you’re not already a member.
So, if you’re holding out for a sale, one likely isn’t coming on the bigger ticket items. I think since early 2020, many of us have been assuming the sales would come back any day now since they were once so frequent. And yet, here we are nearly two years later. At this point, I’ve been trying to save by bundling my furniture orders. It’s not always fun to buy two large items at once, but I’ll usually save up to do that and at least save on the shipping costs! Currently it is still $299 for unlimited furniture/oversized delivery. For example, the olive tree I wanted a few years back is oversized, so I waited to order it until I had a furniture order I could bundle it with so I didn’t have to pay a second delivery fee!
Our Personal Experience with Pottery Barn Furniture
Despite some shipping and customer service frustrations in the past, I do believe many Pottery Barn items are excellent quality. Of the major ticket items we own from them, I have zero regrets. Funny enough, when we had to empty out our upstairs last fall to get new carpet there were two situations that happened with Kurtis. The first was having to move this dresser and this dresser. He cussed and was not happy with the Wayfair one because the mechanism to remove the drawer was a major pain. When it was time to remove the drawers on the Sausalito dresser, he said “THIS is how you make a dresser.” Little known fact, Kurtis thinks he’s an engineer and thinks most products I buy are built wrong 😉
The same thing happened when it came to disassemble the beds (this one, this one, and our bed which is a Bernhardt from a decade or so ago). He “approved” of the Pottery Barn assembly, not so much on the Bernhardt. I won’t use his exact words 😉 Needless to say, the quality is there on the furniture we own. I’m not saying this to push you one way or the other, but if there’s something you’ve been considering, outside of shipping, we’ve had no issues with any of the items we own!
I’ll be sharing a few more specifics below.
A Few of Our Favorite Pieces of Pottery Barn Furniture
As I’ve told people recently that I didn’t think an upcoming sale was likely, the next logical question is if item XYZ is still worth buying. Following are a few pieces of Pottery Barn Furniture that we own, where we find the quality to be excellent and I’d likely order again.
First and foremost, our living room sofas! I have a very detailed sofa review post that has all our thoughts as well as the exact specifications of what we ordered. They have worn incredibly well and still one of our favorite purchases to date. Pay close attention to what fabric you order though, as I feel this is where you hear of the most issues/complaints. If it’s a piece you’ll use daily, I would not skimp on the fabric. I would highly recommend ordering samples to test which will work best for you. We’ve personally had amazing results with the Performance Linen with Crypton (ours is the Oatmeal color).
LIVING ROOM SOURCES: Linen Sofas (read my review here) | Buckle-Back Leather Chairs | Raffia Coffee Table | Colorblock Vase | Faux Viburnum Stems | Similar Wood Chain Object | Indigo Ombre Canvas Art | Similar Black Cabinet | Lamps | Wood Dough Bowl | Water Effect Pillow Covers | Clipped Stripe Tassel Pillows | Similar Block Print Pillows
Along those same lines is our sectional. We actually went with it after owning our sofas for some time, and knew it was a great fit for us! I need to do an update review on this one now that we’ve owned it a few more years. And this storage coffee table is another recent favorite find! It continues to go in and out of stock, but it’s a relatively new piece, so I believe it’s more of an inventory issue and should hopefully be back again soon!
FALL DEN SOURCES: Linen Sectional (see my review here) | Coffee Table | Blue Pumpkin Art | Roman Shades | Striped Ottoman Bench | Faux Oak Leaves | Vase | Plaid Pillow Cover | Corduroy Pillow Cover | Linen & Suede Stripe Pillow Cover | Linen Throw Blanket | Tripod Lamp | Scallop Light Fixture
Our bedroom dresser is another favorite, as mentioned above! We specifically went with this one because of the top row of small drawers followed by longer drawers. This one arrived broken the first time, they forgot to put it on a truck another time, but once we finally got it, we’ve been in love with it ever since! Funny enough, in the image below, literally every single item with the exception of the curtain rods is from Pottery Barn!
MASTER BEDROOM SOURCES: Blue Euro Shams & Bedding | Bead Chandelier | Lamp | Striped Curtains | Curtain Rod | Bench | Dresser | Round Grid Mirror | Similar Ceramic Vase | Faux Lemon Stems
Lastly is the vanity in our Jack & Jill bathroom! Here it is all decorated for Christmas. I’m so happy we went with this vanity, as there is very little else like it on the market.
JACK & JILL BATHROOM CHRISTMAS SOURCES: Wood & Cane Vanity | Light Fixtures | Pivot Mirrors | Velvet Ribbon | Faucets | Towel Rings | Stewart Plaid Hand Towels | Stewart Plaid Bath Mat | Marble Floor Tiles | Faux Greenery – old | Colorblock Vase | Hand Soap
Despite some challenges over the years, I’m still a big Pottery Barn fan. I think what we’re seeing in terms of the lack of discounts and sales is what we’re seeing at essentially every other retailer across the country in one form or another.
I hope you found this information useful! If you have any other insight or thoughts, feel free to leave a comment on this post!
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Denise Lovelace says
Thank you, Sarah! After lusting after your York sofas for years and patiently ( or not so patiently!) waiting for the buy more sale to come back, I was lucky enough to find one at my local PB outlet last month Major score, I know. I didn’t get my first fabric choice (performance linen – got everyday linen) but it was worth it to me to save about $1k and have immediate availability. Just wanted to share in case any of your followers have an outlet near them. It is possible to find the York!
Sarah says
That’s amazing!! I SO wish we had an outlet near us. Or maybe that’s a bad idea…. 😉
Anonymous says
Lol. It really is hit or miss. I just found the Finn rug in an 8×10 last week though! I’ve discovered they do mark up the prices slightly from the website, but do regularly run discounts of 30, 40 and 50% off.
Anne Davis says
I refuse to purchase any seating from PB again. I spent $500 for 2 replacement seat cushions for my PB sofa and the cushions were horrible from the moment I took them out of the box. Saggy, ill fitting and it kills my back when I sit on them for too long. I asked for a replacement and they refused. As a designer I used to use PB a lot but never again.
JUSTIN SIMPSON says
Can you tell me what color that board and batten wall is painted?
Sarah says
It is Benjamin Moore Hale Navy.
Camille says
Curious… if you didn’t buy your curtain rods from PB, where are they from?
Sarah says
They were from Crate & Barrel! Here’s the link: https://rstyle.me/+ortbdM7Okpriel1phjWJcA