March 16, 2009

Need some furniture?

I'd recommend furniturenc2nyc.com. There's not much out there in terms of a review of this business, so I'd thought I'd write a few comments. This is the second time I have ordered furniture from this "company". It's really a mom and pop operation (literally), who personally make the trek from the furniture warehouses in NC to the tri-state area every other weekend.

Their prices can not be beat. I purchased a dining room set, and they were about 30% below retail, and 18% below the best price I could haggle locally. Not only that, the customer service is top notch too. The local store tried to sell me on the "buy local" trend. In this case, buying local meant waiting 8 weeks for delivery, paying $700 more, and not being able to get a piece I wanted due to it being discountinued. furniturenc2nyc.com was able to deliver all the pieces (including the "discontinued" one) in two weeks for $700 less.

There was one piece that was not ready in the finish I specified, so they brought a floor model for me to use until the ordered piece was in stock. When's the last time a local shop gave you a "loaner"?

The only downside is you might have to help carry in the furniture. As I said, it's a literal mom and pop operation. The owners, Chuck and Sandra were fully prepared to do all the moving themselves. My gentlemanly upbringing wouldn't allow me to stand by and watch, so I pitched in. Well worth the $700.

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