07-07-2009 at 02:37 PM
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I'm fairly certain that it's all used.
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yup, value village is used stuff, i dont know if its all donated or people sell it to value village or what though :S |
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07-07-2009 at 02:45 PM
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yup, value village is used stuff, i dont know if its all donated or people sell it to value village or what though :S
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In either case, I think it would be best to steam clean the furniture for sanitary reasons. You never know what that furniture has been through!
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07-07-2009 at 03:22 PM
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In either case, I think it would be best to steam clean the furniture for sanitary reasons. You never know what that furniture has been through!
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Haha that's what I'm worried about. You don't know what people do in the privacy of their home. >.> |
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07-07-2009 at 03:27 PM
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Haha that's what I'm worried about. You don't know what people do in the privacy of their home. >.>
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yeah maybe you should just stick to used furniture from family only  |
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07-07-2009 at 03:29 PM
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Value Village is awesome! I love thrift stores, you never know what you'll find and all for cheap. And yeah, use your common sense with craiglist.. it's pretty obvious to meet at a public location or with a friend. A lot of craiglist people want to get rid of their stuff and give it away for free too.
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07-07-2009 at 03:30 PM
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yeah maybe you should just stick to used furniture from family only |
Hahah, yeah, well we'll see. You just don't know you know? haha. Or I'll get a heavy duty steam cleaner as Jeremy suggested. And a blacklight. o_o |
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07-07-2009 at 03:32 PM
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Hahah, yeah, well we'll see. You just don't know you know? haha. Or I'll get a heavy duty steam cleaner as Jeremy suggested. And a blacklight. o_o
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Lol, it doesn't have to be heavy duty. I just use my shark steam cleaner. It's really good.
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07-07-2009 at 04:11 PM
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ikea ftw  .
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At Ikea, right before the check out, in the area where you actually pick up the stuff, there's a sort of "reject" furniture section, and it's all discounted. There's nothing really wrong with any of the stuff, as far as I can tell, and it's majorly cheaper than buying stuff in the store. I've bought a few things from there, and no problems as of yet!
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At Ikea, right before the check out, in the area where you actually pick up the stuff, there's a sort of "reject" furniture section, and it's all discounted. There's nothing really wrong with any of the stuff, as far as I can tell, and it's majorly cheaper than buying stuff in the store. I've bought a few things from there, and no problems as of yet!
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Really?! Oh that's great, I should check that as well.
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07-07-2009 at 07:00 PM
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Also, with Ikea stuff you can always modify it to suit your needs. Check out Ikea Hacker for ideas!
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07-07-2009 at 07:21 PM
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At Ikea, right before the check out, in the area where you actually pick up the stuff, there's a sort of "reject" furniture section, and it's all discounted. There's nothing really wrong with any of the stuff, as far as I can tell, and it's majorly cheaper than buying stuff in the store. I've bought a few things from there, and no problems as of yet!
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It's called the As-Is section. People return furniture for various reasons. Like if it's missing pieces and they already started building it. They just add the new piece to it. Also, aesthetic reasons such as a nick in the wood or a scratch here and there. But the furniture is completely functional, it's just aesthetics.
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Thanks. I just found a really good idea. =P
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At Ikea, right before the check out, in the area where you actually pick up the stuff, there's a sort of "reject" furniture section, and it's all discounted. There's nothing really wrong with any of the stuff, as far as I can tell, and it's majorly cheaper than buying stuff in the store. I've bought a few things from there, and no problems as of yet!
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Wow thanks I didn't know that. :] |
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Garage sales are amazing (I hate them, but one can find great stuff!). Also, keep your eyes peeled for side-of-the-road stuff -- my brother just picked up three almost brand new chairs from the side of the road in a really nice neighborhood with a "free" sign on them. The people who put them out were obviously just redecorating, or had gotten tired of them, or something!
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