Excuse me while I take a nap on your sofa

I'm in the search for a new couch. It's quite an adventure. I can see why people keep couches forever. For one, they're not cheap but more than that, sofa shopping is tricky. I'm fine with the price, it's just the pesky salespeople that make me want to go to a friend's house and say "Where did you get your sofa? I'm buying the same one!" (Actually the one pictured above is a friend's sofa!)

I know, I know, I'm in "sales" too but these showroom kind of atmospheres where the people lurk in the corner and then attack you when you enter in the door is a little much. It's just like buying a car but on a smaller scale and we all know, no one likes to go car shopping!

Anyway, if anyone has any good, bad or ugly furniture shopping experiences, please send them my way. I like sofas at Kittles and Value City Furniture right now and maybe one at Sofa Express. I didn't find anything at Macy's or Ashley furniture. Still looking around though so any help is appreciated! (photo from Value City Furniture the "Evan" collection).