| Buying furniture can be very expensive. After all, | | | | you a great deal if it's the last one in the store and |
| next to your house and your car, furniture is one of | | | | they don't want it taking up any more room. As well, |
| the priciest things in your home. So any time you can | | | | since salespeople are often paid by commission or |
| save money, you should! Here are some tips to | | | | given sales bonuses, at the end of the month they |
| buying furniture inexpensively. | | | | may be looking to put themselves over the top to |
| Look in the Yellow Pages for a furniture wholesaler | | | | be eligible for a reward or to make enough money to |
| or a liquidation or discount store. Often, their furniture | | | | pay for the mortgage. You can take advantage of |
| is as good as the kind you will get in a retail outlet, | | | | this eagerness to make a sale by showing that you |
| but usually cheaper because of a minor flaw (and | | | | want to buy, but you need a deal. |
| usually you won't notice that flaw!). | | | | Many large furniture warehouse companies offer an |
| You can also buy from a furniture warehouse where | | | | in-store credit card and will give you a discount if you |
| the salespeople are paid by commission. Using a | | | | apply for the card when you purchase their furniture. |
| number of purchasing tactics you can often get it at | | | | Use this to your advantage: apply for the card, buy |
| a better deal. For example, if you buy a couch, but | | | | the furniture, get a discount, and pay off the card |
| would really like to own a couch and a chair, ask if | | | | the next day with the money you're going to spend |
| you could get a deal if you buy both. | | | | in your furniture anyway. |
| Another good way to save money when you're | | | | Another money-saving option is to buy used furniture |
| buying furniture is to go in toward the end of the | | | | and get it reupholstered or refinished by a carpenter. |
| month. Most retail companies operate on a month by | | | | Often, the cost of the furniture plus the finishing will |
| month basis, measuring sales, running promotions, and | | | | still be cheaper than buying new furniture, and you |
| introducing or winding up furniture lines on a monthly | | | | may even be happier with the result since you are |
| basis. At the end of the month, furniture companies | | | | able to be more specific in the kind of furniture |
| may be closing out a line of furniture they are no | | | | you're looking for. |
| longer looking to stock. They may be willing to give | | | | |