Comments on: How to Shop for Furniture?

By: RabbMD

RabbMD — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:54:43 +0000

There are three main websites that major online furniture companies host. ths.gardenweb.com is a website with major info on furniture buying. Finding what you want to buy can be difficult, but if you have a large amount to purchase a trip to North Carolina can be worth it to find out what you like and do not like. Once you find a speciific brand and line you like, then get quotes from Furniture land South, Broyles (both in North Carolina) and Lexington Furniture in Kentucky. I then played them off one another, and waited till Furniture land South had a tax free discount event. I paid shipping (flat rate). This is the way I made a >50% off retail purchase. Furniture Land South is HUGE and I actually found the reps there to be very good at showing me styles that I liked (well mainly my wife) that were similar to pictures I brought them. I ended up buying from them because they mached all the lowest prices from the other two companies.

By: The Rat

The Rat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:04:28 +0000

My wife and I had our eyes on some furniture (table and chairs set) but it was too high for our liking so we waited it out. Before we knew it, Leon’s had a pamphlet sent out in the mail, and the set we were looking at was reduced by half!
We ended up getting the set, which was orginally $2,300 b/t for $1399!

We found it hard looking online for furniture. Its kind of like clothes. It’s almost as if you need a tangible feel to what it is your thinking about buying to really know if its what you want.

Nice post.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:28 +0000

I always thought the furniture stores’ claims that they saved money by buying in bulk was BS until recently. First, I was shopping for a dining room set and found one at Kanes (local chain) for about $650, and then shopping online I found the exact same set (with the actual mfr and real product name) but for a bit over $1000 (and that was the lowest price I found for it online). Then more recently I was looking at Chintaly glass coffee tables and found the same thing. Browse for “chintaly swivel glass square” and you’ll find it cheepest for $550, but go to kanesfurniture.com and search for “xanadu table” and you’ll find it listed for $299. I don’t mean to pimp the table mfr or the store, just to give an example that the web sites aint always cheapest like people usually figure.

BTW – I’ve also had good luck with csnstores.com. They own many other domains to cover every type of furniture you’d want. I ended up getting a DR set from them and they had good prices and shipped out a replacement box quickly when the part of the first shipment arrived damaged by the carrier.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:33:38 +0000

I completely agree with everything in the article. I am also an obsessive comparison online shopper and that is simply impossible with furniture. How does the industry manage to do this?

By: Dub

Dub — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:14:40 +0000

Best furniture we’ve purchased has been “nude” or custom made.

Most recent experience like yours was for a new mattress. Price comparison shopping is non existent and everything is “on sale”. So confusing.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:49:02 +0000

I’ve bought furniture from “fancy furniture store” and Walmart, and oddly enough, the Walmart furniture is the stuff that’s holding up better. There doesn’t seem to be a link between price and quality in this furniture buyer’s opinion.

By: David H.

David H. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:43:30 +0000

Best advice is to go to Costco/Sam’sClub and check overstock. I would recommend costco/sam’s club for furniture set pieces and I would recommend overstock for smaller items like bar stools, etc. You’ll save significant dollar and you CANNOT beat costco’s warranty.