lws@hou2d.UUCP (lwsamocha) (01/14/86)
* RE-POST RE-POST RE-POST RE-POST RE-POST RE-POST RE-POST RE-POST Open question to the net- I am looking for info regarding purchase of furniture via outlets in High Point, NC. I wrote to the Chamber of Commerce in High Point and received an infomation sheet with 26 furniture dealers in High Point which represent numerous furnture manufactures. All are registered with the C of C and the BBB, and all are Dunn & Bradstreet rated. I inquired prices and shipping info from a couple and found them to undercut local retail by 35 to 40% even with shipping costs. No local sales taxes are levied, and one outlet called the factory and gave me availabilty dates. Some dealers have their own trucks which shipped to the NJ-NY area weekly and set-up and removal of cartons is included! This seems to be full service. Now- Is this a good deal? Are the dealers "reliable"? I am going to pop for big bucks on the furniture, so if I can save over the local retail by 40% and lose nothing, it seems like High Point is the way to go. Has anyone out there any experience with High Point buying? Thanx in advance. LWS hou2d!lws *
rexb@homxb.UUCP (R.BARROW) (01/14/86)
I used to live in Greensboro, N.C. which is very close to High Point. While there, I purchased the majority of the furniture which I now have. After comparing prices of furniture here in N.J. with those in N.C., I realized just how much money I saved. I also recommended High Point to a friend of mine and he ended up furnishing his entire house. The larger the shippment, the more money you save. If you do not have a very large order I would suggest asking around to see if there might be someone willing to include their order with yours.
epf@mtgzz.UUCP (e.p.felt) (01/15/86)
I checked all of the references too, and still had a bad experience with the Edgar B. Furniture Plantation of NC. They forwarded my order to a manufacturer which for some reason couldn't or wouldn't produce the goods (I never was told why). It took almost one year to get a refund, after many phone calls and letters. They wanted to keep 20% of my downpayment for a "restocking fee". I received a complete refund only after filing a mail fraud complaint.
bls@nbires.UUCP (01/23/86)
Although it was some years ago when I lived in Raleigh, my experience with Hendricks Furniture in Mocksville, N. C. was quite positive. I did contact them recently, and they sent me a large package of blurbs from various manufacturers. (They deal with about 75 different ones, including all of the NC high-quality biggies.) I decided not to order from them this time because they have so few orders from Colorado that I would have either had to wait a long time for delivery (until they filled a truck) or pay such large shipping costs that it offset the significant savings on the furniture itself. People on the East Coast would probably not have this problem. I know lots of folks that have dealt with Hendricks, and no one has had any problems.