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Updates & Changelog
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- Oct 22, 2026
Monvane Black Friday Early Access deals added
Added a Black Friday deals page and site-wide notice for Monvane’s Early Access sale (until October 31, 2026), with prices checked on Monvane’s sale page. The Loveseat Sofa (2 Seater) is $299.99 during the sale, down from $329.99. The Oversized Sofa Bed’s regular price is now listed as $149.99. Sale notices switch off automatically when the sale ends.
- Oct 17, 2026
All Monvane prices and specs re-checked; return terms corrected
Re-read all 20 Monvane product pages and the refund policy. Prices were unchanged; regular (compare-at) prices are now shown next to sale prices. Corrected the return terms: there is no restocking fee on a first return, but the buyer pays return shipping on a non-defective return (Monvane estimates $150 to $350). Cushioned and Human & Pet sofas are now listed in crushed velvet, and their overall size is marked “Not published” because Monvane no longer states it.
- Oct 17, 2026
Competitor prices and policies refreshed
Updated Burrow ($689 to $3,613), Home Reserve ($644 to $8,098 layouts; 15% restocking fee, buyer pays return shipping) and Albany Park ($1,724 to $10,273 for sofas and sectionals; 20% return fee; lifetime frame and 3-year fabric, foam and fill warranty) from their own sites and public product lists. Lovesac’s terms were re-checked; its price range is still the September figure because its shop page cannot be read automatically.
- Oct 17, 2026
Room-fit guides, comparison table and author page added
Added room-size tables built from real footprints to the apartment, family-room, large-room and configurable-seating guides, a price and size comparison table to the Monvane review, a seat-based recommendation to the cost calculator, and an author page for John Wild.
- Sep 17, 2026
Modular sofa dimension database published
Compiled a structured spec database covering 20 Monvane products from 20 product pages and 2 policy pages. 9 products list overall dimensions only as an image and are marked “Not published” rather than guessed. The data is browsable and downloadable as CSV on the data page.
- Sep 17, 2026
Review landscape verified
Checked 4 competitor brands and consulted 8 review sources. Monvane’s 4.7/5 is recorded as brand-reported on-site feedback, not an independent rating; a claimed Trustpilot profile exists but currently shows 0 reviews (checked 12 Oct 2026).
- Sep 17, 2026
Standardized spec sheets and structured data added
Every Monvane product now shows a standardized spec block (assembled dimensions, module count, seat depth, price, delivery format, return window, warranty and source URL). Organization, WebSite, Article, Product, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList and Dataset structured data were added site-wide, using verified fields only.
- Sep 17, 2026
Trust and methodology pages expanded
Added a glossary of buying terms, expanded the methodology page to describe exactly how the research was done, and clarified affiliate relationships. All figures name their source and date.