Local Furniture Locator Review

What if you are a college student who finally has something they can call their own, that being a Dormitory or a little apartment next to the College or the newlyweds who are excited at purchasing their first brand new home or maybe you’re an older couple who have had a house for many years now and feel it’s time to make a change to the house but don’t know exactly what needs to change. When you have a place especially your first that you can call your own, you start to get that mix rush of excitement at all the possibilities of what you can do with having your place and unsure as to the problems you will face whether it be a brand new home or a not so brand new house.

  No, I’m not talking about the bills, how the grass looks, or the plumbing or whatnot (though those things are important as well). I’m talking about furniture, yes, you heard correctly…furniture something that we all need and have to deal with when it comes to having a place as well as something that we have to think about getting replaced after some many years. One thing we want to remember about furniture is that there is no such thing as long-lasting furniture or the perfect furniture because if there was there wouldn’t be so many options to choose from but I would like to think that is because we as humans all have our own distinguished taste when it comes to what we want…especially furniture.

  When it comes to the decor or redecorating of a home it can be fun to do because of the creativity but time-consuming at the same time which is why some people hire others to do the work for them in hopes of being happy at the results and others who actually want to take the time in making their homes feel like a place of belonging for themselves wanting every room in the house to have a story to tell but just don’t know where to start at and that’s where the furniture part usually kicks into gear at.

  The task to finding furniture can be burdensome to the point of giving up because it involves spending hours and maybe a couple days online looking for certain pieces of furniture that accentuate each room in the house to spending probably a day or two going to 10-12 different stores comparing prices for the piece of furniture that you are looking for and that’s bad when you consider the financial state our economy is in as well as the prices of gas as it rises more and falls less and I all have to say on that is don’t be shocked when it hits $5 and up because it is going to happen. What about when you do find online that the furniture you are looking for is available at the store only to find that when you do get there they tell you that they have none in stock and that it will be a while before they get more in or that they won’t be getting anymore back in because their making a change for the next best thing. Now you’re left standing there disappointed wondering what you should do now that you just wasted a trip for nothing. I feel sorry for anybody who goes through a situation like this especially those who travel out of town to go get their furniture.

  I’ve never been to full-scale furniture shopping myself but I can only imagine how a person’s emotions are when doing this task. I was thinking a while back that if I was to ever come to owning my own home someday and I had to buy furniture my personal preference would be to search for it online and purchase it with some coupons I’ll find and order it through express shipping so I don’t have to wait weeks waiting for it to come. Some people may be saying as they’re reading this, Why would this person go about doing that this way?

Unlike having the disadvantage of going to the store and possibly them being out of stock of the furniture I’m looking for I can go to the website of that store or any one and order it to come straight to my house, and as far as coupons these days they have it to where you can search coupons online and type in the coupon code in the window before making a purchase. This definitely saves you a lot time (if you’re traveling out of your area to purchase furniture), travel expenses, stress, and a chunk of money. I’m all for getting coupons because a lot of furniture that you find whether it be at the store or on the internet can be very costly especially if you are on a fixed budget. I’m not a coupon fanatic but if means having a little extra left in your pocket regardless of what it is you’re buying than I’m all for having coupons, mainly when it comes to the purchase of  big ticket items.

  The only stress that I could find myself having with a task like this is researching a couple of websites and comparing prices for the furniture. The only advantage I see to going to the store to go furniture shopping is too probably to try out the recliners, big furniture similar to what I plan on buying, wall accessories, and small items like dishes, candles, vases, and floor shopping for some tiles or wood and other items such as small carpets, bathroom items, or anything pertaining to stuff that doesn’t involve purchasing online. I consider myself a newbie when it comes to doing this so it would most definitely take some time and thought for me figure what type of furniture I would like to buy.

  I found a website that serves as a quick reference recommended to anyone who is avid shoppers in finding great bargains on furniture for any store that you have in mind.

Click on this link first to watch the video,

 http://www.onetruemedia.com

                                            

When you go to www.localfurniturelocator.com  you will see the following five tabs at the top of the page:    

• Furniture                              
  

• Bargains 

• Locate Furniture

• Coupon 

• Contact

1.     Furniture

    This tab just leads you to the main page of the website where you see a section that tells you to select the state that you live in to find special sells for furniture. Don’t bother doing this as it will take you to the discount locator page where you are suppose to type in what furniture you are looking for, unfortunately the search engine tab does not work.

2.     Bargains   

   For those of you who want to really be frugal with your money when it comes to furnishing your home there is a brief six-steps article on how to furnish your home spending less than $350 that I took the liberty of  sharing with you with next.

How to furnish your home with less than $350

Step 1

Divide your budget into sections so you know how much you have for each aspect of your room. Take off $40 from your total for
wood stain and brushes. Allocate 2/3 of your remaining budget for your large furniture items, which will inevitably cost you the most.
Divide your remaining funds in half and use part of this for bulky material items, such as a rug and pillows, and the rest for accents like
art and lights.     

                                                                   Step 2

Ask your friends and family for their unwanted hand-me-downs or visit charity stores to find good quality pieces. Ignore the patterns
or stains on the furniture pieces and check that they are sturdy and stable. Bookshelves, cabinets or tables are great hand-me-down
pieces, as you can easily resurrect the wood.

Step 3

Buy wood stain in a dark color to better hide marks and scratches and a cheap paintbrush. Stain your hand-me-downs the same color so they look like a matching set.

Step 4

Buy the rest of the furniture pieces that you need from IKEA, Wal-Mart or eBay. Choose cheap versions of furniture, such as a futon instead of a sofa and packaged self-assembly furniture, which costs less than constructed items. IKEA has a range of small sofa beds that cost less than $150.

Step 5

Select some simple furnishings, such as a large bright rug and matching pillows to give your room some cohesion and color scheme. Or skip the rug and buy polish to brighten an attractive wooden floor. Look on clearance aisles or discontinued stock for any bargains. A floor lamp or a large wall print adds light and definition to your room and can easily cost less than $40 online.

Step 6

Use any funds you have remaining to buy room luxuries like candles, photo frames or a vase. Small personal touches will bring your room together, mark it out as your own and can cost next to nothing at chain superstores or discount outlets, such as "Dollar Tree."

      

  I believe these steps, in my honesty, are good six steps to follow by, the factors I would consider though is how big your place is to determine how much you need, the individual themselves, and the reason I say that is for the fact of the matter some people don’t like taking hand-me downs from others, then there are ones who don’t shop at cheap places such as the dollar store regardless of what their budget is. It’s just out of the question for them, but again this article is for ones who won’t have a problem and are willing to furnish their homes spending less than $350. I hope these steps become of help for you.

3.     Locate furniture

This tab takes you back to the Discount Locator page as I explained to you earlier.

4.     Coupon Center

On this page you will find the coupon center that offers you coupons for three different sites:

     Ashley’s Furniture Stores

Founded in 1945 is a chain of independently owned and operated furniture stores licensed to sell Ashley Furniture products exclusively, including mattresses and accessories. As of January 2010, there are over 400 Ashley Furniture Home Store retail furniture stores operating worldwide. Ashley Furniture Home Store is the largest retail brand of home furniture and accessories.

    Wholesale Furniture Brokers

You can go to their website at www.gowfb.com. This site offers you an

easier, stress-free alternative to high-cost retail shopping with a growing price leading furniture selection and world class service and delivery to all customers over the US including Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean shipping and handling is included in everything you purchase from their website.

Furniture.com

Partners with leading furniture stores across North America to bring the best in online furniture shopping. Furniture.com has a tremendous selection of home furnishings, a balanced selection of prices and styles, and use of interactive tools to find the furniture that's right for the individual.

 Click on the tab of any one of the websites where it will direct you to the website www.retailmenot.com where they offer coupons for any one of the three stores you choose. This website also offers coupons for stores similar to whichever store you getting coupons for as well as coupons for groceries and the following list of categories:

 Accessories   Automotive    Baby      Beauty    Books       Clothing  Electronics    Flowers       Food   Furniture    Gifts   Health  Home and Garden   Jewelry  Musical Instruments  Office Supplies   Party Supplies     Pets    Photography       Services      Shoes    Sporting Goods     Toys       Travel

If you are an individual who gets the newspaper for your coupons and have some left over that you are not using that’s fine, www. Retailmenot.com has a section where you can submit those coupons you find. All you do is type in the website of the store offering the coupon, select between three options:

1.     Coupon Code            2. Printable Coupon            3. Sale/Shopping tip

Enter the code               Enter link to coupon      Describe the Discount

Describe the offer        Describe the discount

Once you choose what option to go with and fill out the information and submit it from there. If you want to stay up-to-date and don’t have to the time to hunt down those coupons you can sign up for their subscriber where they feature deals on a weekly basis and on holidays. You connect with them too on Google+, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook. If you have a mobile device that accepts apps you can download the Retailmenot app which is great to have if you are at the store and want to check to see if there are coupons for any of the items you plan on buying.

   There are some people who have just particular stores that they go to on a regular basis so if you want coupons for those stores you can type each store in the search engine and enter your email address to get deal alerts and weekly newsletters on those stores, so be sure to check out this site when you have a chance especially for big ticket items like furniture, appliances and electronics.

5.     Contact

If you have a specific question about www.localfurniturelocator.com or an offer they will be more than glad to hear from you at localfurniturelocator@usa.com or you can write them at the address below:

478 E. Altimore Rd.

 Suite 108 PMB 320

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

Read what one person had to say about Localfurniturelocator.com

Jansie Bert from Nashville, TN,

I decided to get a couch and a few smaller items for my living room. I had a set (couch and love seat) but it's was over 12 years old and it had started to fade. I loved my old set, but I wanted to add a new color to the walls and get some fantastic art to liven up the room. With those kind of changes, I definitely needed a new couch. The loveseat was not a priority, since I also wanted more space to move around in the living room. So the hunt for the couch began.
I grabbed a couple of furniture ads to see if anything stood out. Then I found and awesome couch by Ashley Furniture. I knew of their good quality and decided that I would try their products out. They had the most incredible looking couch called the Navigator Saddle Sofa. It looked so comfortable and it had the built in recliners on the sides. Wow, I thought, that's the couch. So I decided to take a look at it. They had a local store about 10 miles away. When I got to the store it was fairly empty, so I got helped right away. I told the saleswoman what I wanted and she took me to it. As we walked closer my heart began to sink. It was over $800.00!!! Whoa... I tried to pretend that I didn't see the price, and I sat on the most comfortable couch I had ever sat in. It was incredible. Lush full cushions, a beautiful brown hue and the recliners were simply amazing. Oh… how I wanted it.

A Little Pricey

I had a feeling it would be a little high since the advertisement didn't have an individual price. It simply had a group price of $999 for a 14 piece sale. Well the sofa I wanted was not included on the deal. I asked the saleswoman if there were any sales coming up and she said probably not for this piece but you never know in this economy. Needless to say, I was crushed and had to walk away disappointed. I tried to look at a few other pieces but nothing was close to what I wanted. So I decided to do some research online. First, I checked EBay to see how much it was going for. They only had a set (couch and loveseat) but they wanted a little over $1400. Then I did some general searches on Google.

The Savings Hunt...

I tried every search term I could imagine...cheap furniture, discount furniture, low cost furniture and low cost Ashley Furniture, all with no luck. Then I thought maybe there's a service that can help me look. I did a search under locate furniture and discovered locatefurniture.com. It seemed like a basic furniture site until I realized it revolved around finding deals. So I decided to use their search locator tool and I found an amazing deal for the piece I wanted.

Incredible price

I found a truly incredible price of around $400 for this item. I was so excited. The store was close to me and I called them and confirmed that they had it. Before I left the furniture site, I noticed they had a coupon section. Sure enough Ashley furniture was one of their top choices for coupons. I got a $100 off coupon as long as I purchase a minimum of $750. I planned to spend about $800 total and now i had an incentive to spend the money. The discount place that I went to honored the discount helped my find additional items to go with my couch. Now I have my couch, painted walls, incredible artwork and the peace of mind knowing that I stayed within my budget and got the best possible deal in my area.
I highly recommend using... http://www.localfurniturelocator.com

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