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Have you ever noticed that most delivery services hire big ugly guys that look like they just rolled out of bed to deliver the precious cargo that you just bought and saved for months? Okay, maybe some of them aren’t very big but, most of them are pretty scary looking, aren’t they? Most stores look [...]
Chairs
“Honey, who’s that scary looking guy at the front door?”
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 to Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, General, Home Entertainment Furniture, Home Office Furniture, Kids' Bedroom Furniture, Living Room Furniture, Mattresses, Occasional Tables(for guys only) when in doubt…read the directions
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 to Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, General, Home Entertainment Furniture, Home Office Furniture, Kids' Bedroom Furniture, Living Room Furniture, Occasional TablesA lot of furniture today comes from far away places like China. They basically build 1000’s of pieces of “ready-to-assemble” furniture then carefully pack them into shipping containers that eventually end up in our warehouse. It’s done that way to save shipping cost. Unfortunately, someone has to put this stuff together…that’s where we come in.
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Sorry lady. You bought it…you keep it!
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 to Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, General, Living Room Furniture, Occasional TablesTrying to return furniture that you don’t like isn’t as easy as retuning a sweater you just bought at your local department store. Beware of the dreaded “restocking fee”. Simply put, if you are not happy with that new sofa you just bougth most furniture stores will charge you a hefty fee to return is. This can [...]
“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed…”
Monday, October 5th, 2009 to Bedroom Furniture, General, Kids' Bedroom Furniture, MattressesRemember when you used to be able to fall asleep on the floor at your friend’s slumber party? Or when you used to stay out half the night and get up after two hours of sleep and go to work? Well, if you’re like me, you’re older and wiser (I’m just older). Life’s little aches and [...]
Not all sofas are created equal…
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 to Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, Furniture Accessories, General, Home Office Furniture, Kids' Bedroom Furniture, Living Room Furniture, Occasional TablesI know, I know…you walk into a furniture store and look over a sea of sofas trying to find on that catches your eye. After setting on nearly every sofa in the store you settle on two. One is $499 and the other is $999. You ask yourself…”why is this one only $499 and the [...]
What do a fireman and a motorcycle mechanic know about decorating your home?
Friday, September 11th, 2009 to Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, General, Home Entertainment Furniture, Home Office Furniture, Kids' Bedroom Furniture, Living Room Furniture, Mattresses, Occasional TablesMy dad, Don, started selling used furniture in downtown Mount Vernon in 1957, he was a full-time fireman and part-time janitor just trying to make ends meet for his family. Later my mom, Helen, brought her intuitive sense of interior decorating and flair for fashion to the company. I started my career at Connell’s after graduating from college in 1976.
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