Apr 14 2008
Furniture Shopping Stinks!
My wife and I just purchased a new home and now we’re in the process of getting new furniture. I cannot believe how many different stores there are! When it boils down to it, they all carry the same type of furniture, but have various prices and of course their different financing deals. For us, we’re not looking for the cookie cutter sets that are provided, so that makes it that much harder to find what we’re looking for. And to top it all off, our living area isn’t that huge so that narrows down our search a bit more. Ideally, I want to find everything at one location so I can work a better deal for buying in bulk and get it all shipped together but based off of what I’m seeing, its not going to work out that way…. Plus the majority of the furniture we’re finding is very “old school”. We’re looking for clean lines and a contemporary feel. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to go?
I say Ikea or Eurway….
Go to Ikea if you want to break your back trying to get your new desk down from the top shelf in the warehouse….no wonder they’re so cheap..they ask you to do manual labor in the store (where are the helpers?) and then they make you go build it at home. Soon, they’ll probably ask you to go chop your own wood to make the dang thing! haha..
I would go to The Room Store..they have good stuff at good prices. Watch out for the financing…cause if you miss a payment, you’ll end up paying for the furniture and the interest.
Good luck!
I am not a big fan of IKEA either…The only problem with Eurway is that they are extremely trendy. I am not sure what type of furniture you are looking for, but I have had good luck at Gallery Furniture, Fingers, and Foley’s (now Macy’s). I have had some friends that had good luck from Sara’s Furniture on Hilcroft…they do not have much selection in stock, but the catalog is pretty good - only catch is you may have to wait a while to get your stuff.
I really do not think you will be able to find ALL your furniture in one store…that would be like hitting the jackpot! Good luck.