Do Dining Sets Actually Save You Money? Here Is How to Check

A dining set sounds like a product and it is not. It is the same table and the same chairs sold on one page instead of three, which makes it the rare furniture decision where you can check the maker's claim yourself in about ninety seconds.

Worth doing, because the answer is not the same on every bundle. Here is what a set contains, what it typically saves, and how to work out whether the one you are looking at is the cheaper way to buy.

Key Takeaways

• A set is the same table and chairs bundled, not a different product.
• Bundles typically come in below the separate prices, sometimes by a couple of hundred dollars.
• Chairs bought on their own come in pairs, so six chairs means three chair sets.
• Richmond is the only range with bundles that include a bench.
• Check the arithmetic on your exact combination before ordering, because the gap varies.

What Is Actually in a Cedora Dining Set

The Dining Sets collection holds fifteen bundles across three ranges: Richmond, Byron and Liverpool. Oxford sells bundles too, listed within its own range rather than in that collection, so it is worth checking there as well if Oxford is your starting point.

Each bundle is a table plus a stated number of chairs. The Richmond Pine Dining Table 190cm with 6 chairs - Natural is precisely that, and the table inside it is the same W1900 x D900 x H760 (mm) piece sold on its own page. Nothing about the furniture changes when it is bundled.

Two Richmond bundles do something different, pairing four chairs with a bench instead of six chairs. The Richmond Pine Dining Table 240cm with 4 chairs & Bench 208cm - Natural seats eight with half the seating tucking away under the table when it is not in use. No other range offers that, because no other range makes a bench.

The Saving, and How to Check It Yourself

The method takes a minute. Open the table's own page and note the price. Open the chair page and note the price of a set of two. Multiply that by the number of pairs you need. Add them. Compare to the bundle.

On the bundles that discount hardest, the gap is real money. Byron's larger settings come in a couple of hundred dollars under the separate total, and the Richmond bundles land consistently in the same territory. On a purchase of two to three thousand dollars, that is a delivery fee or a rug.

The gap is not identical across every combination, though, which is exactly why the check is worth doing rather than assuming. Some pairings sit much closer together than others. If the bundle is cheaper, take it. If your particular combination comes out level, then the decision moves to the things a bundle does regardless of price, which are the next section.

Chairs Come in Twos, Which Makes the Maths Odd

Every Cedora dining chair is sold as a set of two. The Richmond Pine Dining Chair Set of 2 - Natural, the Byron Acacia Dining Chair Set of 2 and the Liverpool Pine Dining Chair Set of 2 - Natural all work that way, which is why a six seat room means three purchases rather than six.

Selling in pairs is genuinely sensible for a dining room, because seating grows in twos. It does mean that if you want an odd number, or five chairs and a stool, the bundle logic stops helping and you are better off buying pieces individually.

It also creates the most common overspend in this category. If you already own four chairs you like, do not buy a bundle to get the table. Buy the table. A bundle that includes six chairs you will store in the garage is not a saving under any arithmetic.

Byron Acacia Dining Table 240cm with 8 Chairs

The Bench Bundles Are the Ones Worth a Look

If your dining room is tight, the two Richmond bench bundles do something no discount can. Four chairs down one side, a bench down the other, and the bench sits 30cm below the tabletop so it slides completely underneath between meals.

That returns floor space every day rather than saving money once. In a room where the table sits in the path between the kitchen and the living area, having half the seating disappear is worth more than the difference between a bundle price and a separate one.

It also seats more people than the chair count suggests. The 208cm bench takes up to four across, so the 240cm bundle with four chairs and a bench handles eight comfortably and squeezes a ninth when somebody arrives unannounced, which four separate chairs cannot do.

Richmond Pine Dining Bench 208cm - Natural

When Buying Separately Is the Better Plan

Three situations, and none of them are about price. The first is mixing finishes. If you want a black table with natural chairs, or a Byron table with Oxford storage, no bundle will do it and buying separately costs you nothing but the bundle discount.

The second is staging the purchase. A table and four chairs now, two more chairs next year when the household grows, is a perfectly sensible plan and one the pair-based chair pricing supports well. Bundles ask you to commit to the final seat count on day one.

The third is chair preference. The chairs in a bundle are that range's chairs, and the ranges differ more than people expect: Richmond's stand 88cm tall, Liverpool's 83cm. If you sit in both and prefer the other one, buy the table you want and the chairs you want, and treat the lost discount as the price of not regretting it every dinner.

How to Choose the Right Bundle

Start from the table, not the bundle. Measure the room, decide whether you need 160cm, 190cm or 240cm, and only then look at what is bundled with that table. Choosing a set because the deal looks good is how people end up with a 240cm table in a room that wanted 190cm.

Then decide the seating honestly. Count the people who eat there on an ordinary Tuesday, not at Christmas. If that number is four and you host twice a year, a four chair bundle plus two chairs added later beats an eight chair bundle you are storing.

And do the arithmetic before you press buy. It takes a minute, it is the only way to know what your particular combination saves, and it is the difference between assuming you got a deal and knowing you did.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a dining set cheaper than buying the pieces separately?

Usually, and on the bundles that discount hardest it is by a meaningful margin. It is not automatic though, so do the arithmetic on the exact combination you want: table price plus the chair sets, against the bundle price on the same page.

How many chairs come in a Cedora dining set?

It depends on the bundle. Four, six or eight, and on two Richmond bundles it is four chairs plus a bench. Bought separately, chairs are sold in pairs, so six chairs means three chair sets.

Are the pieces in a set different from the ones sold on their own?

No. A set is the same table and the same chairs, ordered together. Every dimension is identical, which is why the comparison is purely about price and delivery rather than product.

Which ranges sell dining sets?

Richmond, Byron, Oxford and Liverpool. Richmond has the most bundles, including the only ones that pair chairs with a bench.

Should I buy a set if I already have chairs?

No. Buy the table on its own. A set only makes sense when you need the chairs, and paying for six you will not use to save on a bundle is the most common way people overspend in a dining room.