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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:07 PM Original message |
Furniture is FRICKEN expensive... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. HOLY CRAP |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. IKEA |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Salvation Army |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. If only the GF would let me... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I am one of those people |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Fine, pay out your ass for furniture |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah it's fucking expensive too. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. LOL |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Thrift stores, IKEA and Craigslist/Freecycle |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I just cant get myslf to do that |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Can you pay cash for it? |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. yes, but |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Wickes Furniture often runs some pretty good sales |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Wickes is going out of business |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Geez that is funny - they are opening new stores here |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. No kidding? We must be the death knell of furniture stores |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Yeah, I don't get it. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. Uh, is this your only choice where you live? |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. I thought every town in the US had... |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. Crap |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yep. Check this dresser out for $2900 |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. DWR - yes, if you want to spend more than you have to on furniture! |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. Go shopping at local furniture stores! |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yes, but you don't have to buy it often. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #22 |
56. yep. 1200 over, say 20 years, is just 60 a year. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Another couple of choices - if you do not mind a little DIY - are Buck's and Woody's |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
24. You all have good ideas |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. honestly, places like Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel and even |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. My $3000 sofa was from Crate and Barrel |
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My Good Babushka (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yikes! That's pricey. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
29. Craigslist. |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I love to look there. Right now there's a $4000 coffee table! |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 07:19 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Hahahaha! |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. I prefer antiiques, but your taste may differ |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's a racket |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
33. Buy old, solid stuff. Don't waste it on new stuff except mattresses. |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
34. why do cars have to cost $12,000.oo? |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:28 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I don't get that one either! |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:36 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. and my cars always wear out quicker than my furniture |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. thats a cheap car |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
59. well, no offense -- but, this thread is about cheap furniture |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
37. My bed was $30 at a garage sale. They don't "have" to cost that much. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
39. IKEA |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. see reply 6 |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
40. they DON'T have to cost that much... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. IKEA |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:17 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. like other posters up the line said... |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. i hate ikea |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
45. It doesn't |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
46. Pottery Barn is an expensive yuppie shop... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
48. Here's my advice. Get the best solid wood furniture you can |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Since I am new to this |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I think pottery barn is just overpriced. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
49. You can order from the factories online and save some money |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #49 |
62. Stickley makes some fantastic stuff |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Yes, buy high quality |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #62 |
72. NC Furniture Factories |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
50. furniture? EVERYTHING is fricken expensive!!! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
52. Check out FREESHARE!! |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
54. I know. And it's usually made of crappy materials too. nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
55. not really, its your tastes that are expensive. |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
57. I choked at how much we had to spend when we bought our bed. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
58. Honey, don't buy furniture from Pottery Barn. |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
60. try rooms to go |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
61. buy old furniture at yard sales and refinish... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Refinishing - only if it's not |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. I refinished sears brand furniture my parents bought in the 60's |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. My fav AR refinishing story |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. similar |
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dubyaD40web (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
63. I built this for under $30 dollars |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #63 |
74. Trust me |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. I want those too |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
66. A freebie |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
69. learn to dicker |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
73. yeah... it's crap |
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