Everything seems like it falls into two categories:
- Stuff that will last for 9 months and off-gas for 18 months
- Stuff that costs about as much as a used car
Both take 4 months to be delivered.
I buy used furniture from vintage stores, consignment stores, facebook marketplace, craigslist, estate sales, etc.
It’s the only way to get older stuff (read: better quality) for a decent price.
yeah there was an article about this phenomenon I think posted here at one point, but yeah, all furniture produced these days is shitty quality
Facebook marketplace: 2 very nice used leather bar stools: 50 USD
Amazon: Shitty coffee table for $30, 2 very comfy lazy boy chairs (way nicer than any couch at this price point, even used ones + moving cost) with ottomans for $120 each, computer desk for $40, Tv stand for $50
Local used office equipment depot: Herman Miller Sayl for $300
Everything has lasted 2 years so far with 0 damage
Don’t worry, those categories aren’t mutually exclusive, you can have both.
Just come out to the country they’re dropping like flies out here
2 estate sales per weekend minimum
There used to be a TV show on discovery channel about how to do B&Es in your local boujee neighborhoods. I think it was like a bar rescue thing where they would go over home safety at the end with the owners. Anyways, good luck with your search.
Edit: It Takes A Thief
2nd hand stores. Estate sales. Amazon, Ikea, Costco.
I’ve gotten a few things from the street when college students move out, if you have a university or college town nearby and you know the right days there could be a plethora of pefectly good desks, chairs or whatever left outside. Like regul said I’ve heard people have good results on facebook marketplace but I’ve never used it.
They really don’t make things like they used to also, talking about things falling apart. If you can get good quality vintage stuff I think it’s worth it, I have a wood and metal office chair from the 80s that is rock solid, from goodwill for less than 20 bucks.
i have no idea
my parents hook me up. there are boomer networks of people trying to get rid of furniture
I used to have the boomer hook up on some furniture, but then I became estranged from my parents. RIP free neat furniture.
i have had to turn so much nice stuff down
one of the few reasons i want a pickup truck (just a tiny one)
one of the few reasons i want a pickup truck (just a tiny one)
It’s a crime that kei trucks are such a pain to get in the USA
i know and i have been researching it pretty hard. china also makes their own electric versions for farm use mostly that are bare bones but functional
they even have an option that has a little dumper on it. they are like 8k before all the various import taxes/duties/etc
On bulk trash day when people throw stuff out. Just make sure they didn’t piss on it. That happened to me once
Picked up for free on the street
I usually just wander the streets for furniture left out on the curb when I need new stuff.
(looks around my house) wow literally every piece of furniture I have I got for free, except for my bed frame and my computer chair (the first bought on Amazon, the second bought from an Office Max).
Some of the furniture I own (specifically my bookshelves and my desk) is shored up with a few extra screws and wooden planks that I put there too, because even cheap ass-furniture can last a lot longer than you expect if you put just a little effort into repairing it when it breaks.
If I had to get something (and I couldn’t find it on OfferUp, FB Marketplace, or Craigslist) the next place I’d check would be Big Lots.
Oh, this really small obscure town next to my parent’s tiny obscure town has a great retro furniture store with a town of nice mid century stuff at reasonable prices.
If I were you I’d try there. Other than that, it’s fast fashion for furniture, and I hate it so much.
I get things from garage sales where university students live.
