Bad Review: Nohrd Slim Beam via Core Furniture, Cape Town
I regret ever purchasing my Nohrd Slim Beam through Core Furniture, the official South African retailer. From the very beginning, the experience was riddled with red flags: slow replies, vague information, and poor product knowledge from their sales assistant. Ironically, Nohrd’s own office sits across the road, and their staff were far more helpful and knowledgeable than Core Furniture’s team.
I eventually placed my order and received the Slim Beam itself in an acceptable timeframe. But here’s the catch: the machine is useless without accessories. I paid the deposit for these on 1 December, expecting delivery within the quoted 10–15 days. Instead, my order only reached the courier in Germany on 10 December, left Germany on 16 December, and was scheduled to land on the 17th. Today is 7 January 2026—and I still have nothing.
The so-called “premium courier service” I was billed for turned out to be a handoff to the collapsed South African Post Office. Anyone living here knows what that means: endless delays, incompetence, and zero accountability. I’ve spent hours and days chasing DHL, visiting their offices, the post office, and even PostNet, only to be passed from one division to another with no resolution. DHL now claims they can’t even trace my package.
Meanwhile, Core Furniture’s sales agent and owner have been utterly unhelpful, dismissive, and indifferent. Requests for Nohrd Germany’s contact details remain unanswered. I’ve had to take matters into my own hands, and tomorrow I’ll attempt to contact Nohrd directly.
Bottom Line
• Core Furniture bills for premium service but delivers the opposite.
• Nohrd markets itself as a premium brand, yet the customer experience is anything but.
• I am left with a Slim Beam I cannot use, six weeks later, with no accessories and no support.
If you value your time, money, and sanity, avoid buying Nohrd products through Core Furniture in South Africa. What should have been a premium purchase has turned into a nightmare.








