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- From: billj@b11.ingr.com (Bill Johnson)
- Subject: Re: Buying Furniture from North/South Carolina
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.221142.18115@b11.b11.ingr.com>
- Sender: billj@wcj (Bill Johnson)
- Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
- References: <1992Jul21.215810.20570@cgrg.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 22:11:42 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul21.215810.20570@cgrg.ohio-state.edu>, frankie@osc.edu (Frankie Harris) writes:
- |> A few years back, I recall hearing people speak about what a good deal
- |> they got buying furniture from manufacturers in either North or South
- |> Carolina (can't remember which) via catalogs. Are any of you familiar with
- |> this method and does it really give you a much better selection and
- |> price? I'm specifically looking for a kitchen set and can't find any thing
- |> that is really high quality. I don't mind paying a good price as long as
- |> it's worth it but so far I've seen a lot of junk, IMO.
- |>
- |> If you know of a way to go through the manufacturers (or are they wholesalers;
- |> I know, they're probably manufacturers selling at wholesale prices:)), please
- |> write. I'll gladly take addresses and phone numbers, too!
- |>
- |> Frankie
- |>
- |>
-
- I have purchased several rooms full of furniture from a North Carolina
- wholesaler. I have had VERY good service from them, and have saved about
- 50% off of local retail prices for the EXACT SAME furniture!
-
- They are: Triplett's Furniture Fashions, 2084 Hickory Blvd. S.W., Lenoir,
- NC 28645 704-728-8211.
-
- The procedure is that you must determine exactly what piece(s) of furniture
- you want, call them to get the "piece number" (most retailers will not give
- you this number), write them a letter detailing what you want and enclose 50%
- payment. When the furniture is ready, which can take up to several months,
- they will notify you via US mail. You then send the remaining 50% balance,
- and they schedule your furniture for shipment. You must pay the delivery
- people in cash when they deliver the furniture. Triplett's uses one of their
- local trucking services, and it's the trucking service that requires either
- cash payment or cashier's check -- no personal checks.
-
- The whole process from order time to delivery has taken as long as 6 months,
- but saving 50% (or more) seemed worth it to me.
-
- One example: Thomasville table and 4 chairs for my kitchen plus a tri-fold
- mirror for the Thomasville dresser I had purchased earlier cost me $1836 +
- about $120 shipping. I checked the local Thomasville dealer, who said their
- price just for the table and chairs was $4400, but they were having a sale and
- had it priced at $2600.
-
- Bill Johnson
- Intergraph Corporation
- billj@wcj.b11.ingr.com
-