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The Insider's Guide to Buying Home Furnishings | 
 enlarge | Author: Kimberly Causey
Publisher: Home Decor Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 548389
Media: Paperback
Pages: 356
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Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1888229217
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.0029673
UPC: 789112056951
EAN: 9781888229219
ASIN: 1888229217
Publication Date: September 1996
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 saved thousands on furniture purchases December 31, 2007
Matthew Gaskins (Spring ,TX)
Makes it easy to find dealers of many different furniture products. We would find items in department store, then call the distributors for competitive prices. Saved thousands!
A good companion book to the Ellen Shapiro Book September 30, 2005
Ken Hanson (Ohio)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book goes outside the Highpoint/Hickory area with their coverage of stores, which can be of value.
My wife and I decided to make a trip to NC for our 10th wedding anniversary. Figured since we were going to spend the money to go someplace anyway, we'd go figure out the NC furniture mysteries. This book was a great guide to helping us plan the trip. As for the contents, it is everything you need. But, make sure to update the store hours via the web or phone calls before you travel. Many of the stores had changed hours/days. In fact, one location that is prominantly mentioned as a cluster of many retailers, a good one stop shop, is almost out of business. Most retailers have left.
As for whether you save money shopping in NC, I really don't believe it. Before we left, we had found some furniture groups we liked here locally. We called several of the stores in this book for competitive quotes. The actual per piece price was about the same. Some were cheaper, some were more expensive, so the group price was about the same. Then you have to add on shipping. BTW, NC is collecting sales tax for most states now, so you won't save that, either. It would have cost more to buy in NC.
So we took the trip. Even writing off the entire cost of the trip, which is not insignificant, but since we were going to spend it to go someplace anyway, we didn't count it, we didn't see where you could save money if you have to have the furniture shipped. At best the savings were $50-$100 per peice. The liquidation outlets are something of a joke. We saw two women get into a fight over who could buy something that was damaged. We saw a bedroom suite "on clearance" that was within $100 as a group of what we saw it new for in a showroom earlier that morning. You might get lucky in a clearance center, but having seen what we did, I'd never go back. The Thomasville factory outlet was OK, but the selection was extraordinarily limited, and if you wanted a group, you were out of luck. But, it is the only way to get Thomasville cheaper than your local store.
Overall, the book is good, and it would be valuable to give you a few numbers to call to check your local retailer's prices. I am one of those people who research for a year before buying anything, and it is a good resource. However, unless you live in an increcibly inflated area such as New England/DC/NY area, you are going to end up spending the same or more by shopping NC. About the only advantage of going there in person is you can make one stop in Highpoint, by Furnitureland South, and in one day you can basically see every single piece of furniture currently made between the 6 stores clustered right there.
fascinating and humbling March 22, 2005
Kimberley Wilson (VA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I was first married I innocently went to a department store and bought a bunch of furniture. Well, half of it no longer survives, the fabric on one couch is being shredded as it pulls away from the monofilament thread and the Phillipine mohogany dresser that I bought really isn't any kind of mohagany at all.
Except for never buying my bedding from retail stores, I made just about every furniture buying mistake you can make so reading this book was a rueful experience. But, hey, thanks to Kimberly Causey, I now I know what to do and this time I'm heading to North Carolina with measurements, an idea book, and a plan.
Before you spend thousands of dollars on furnishings buy this book.
Which edition? January 12, 2005
Ravi (Cincinati, USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I want to buy this book but strangely, Amazon.com only carries the 1996 edition. My understanding is that there have been several editions after that and the latest edition is 2004. This is available on the author's web site but at a much higher price. I tried emailing Amazon to clarify, but they have not been able to help in this matter.
I then emailed the author and she says that they regularly ship the new editions to Amazon and they should carry the new editions. By the way, I got admonished for even mentioning her post here saying that she will exchange the older edition for the newer one. She said people like me "greatly abused her offer"! She has a good book but she sure is rude.
 The Insider's Guide to Buying Home Furnishings November 2, 2004
Em Smith (Las Vegas, NV)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Causey Book is outdated. The information included is available online in a more professional format. A good internet browser will get you more information than this book.
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