What’s the best sale you ever made?

Every sale is special, but one of the most memorable is selling an Axminster carpet to a USAF camp commander for his office in the command centre for submarine detection. An interesting site visit as well …

John Northwood (agent)

Thirty years ago, I sold my first mattress for over 1000 ( and got a £50 bonus), it felt like I’d scored a penalty for England!

Martin Seeley (MattressNextDay)

The first sale I ever made

Neil Barker (Barkers Furniture)

The first person who purchased on a retail partner after using ufurnish.com when we launched the website

Deirdre Mc Gettrick (ufurnish.com)

The next one

Shane Harding (Highgrove Beds)

The one where a customer had gone to a competitor who let them down. Not only were we able to give them exactly what they wanted, but in line with the original lead time we had quoted!

Mike Whitman (Iconography)

My first-ever sale, of a 2-over-3 Georgian chest of drawers when I was five years old. Bought for £50 and sold for £100 the same day. This sparked my love for buying and selling

George Sinclair (Nimbus Beds)

I don’t know about the best, but the oddest was a huge, life-sized Santa’s sleigh complete with decorative trim and flashing lights. We actually bought one for our own use for our annual Christmas tree parties that we hold for our customers. As soon as we put it on the shop floor we took an order on it. It was very awkward to move and deliver, but our Peter Green ‘elves’ managed it!

Wendy Martin Green (Peter Green Furnishers)

Probably selling the senior roles in Swyft early on to people that have so much talent. We were very lucky to have got such a great team early on, and it is something I am grateful for

Keiran Hewkin (Swyft Home)

Mark Gannon (Sofa Source)

In 1992 I made a sale of a swimming pool and two conservatories to the same customer. The value was 30,000, which was a lot in the 1990s!

Huw Williams (Toons Furnishers)