I've been trying Craigslist and most of everyone's old couches and stuff are ugly. Is there a rent-a-center or something that sells their used furniture or something of the sort?

12/28/2005 9:59:36 PM

ikea has decent looking stuff for relatively cheap. don't know how much shipping would be though

12/28/2005 10:47:39 PM

target > ikea

i still haven't figured out why people buy stuff there, it's not cheap

if you want real cheapish furniture go to home comfort on glenwood

12/29/2005 1:16:17 AM

tww classifieds

i got a nice loveseat for 20 and the high bid on eraser's shit in classifieds is 20, and that shit comes with an ottoman too

nothing makes a place more home-ily than an ottoman

12/29/2005 1:17:43 AM

I've always found that Big Lots can have decent furniture on the cheap...if you're looking new.

12/29/2005 1:18:09 AM

yes biglots is another great example of a place to get cheap decent NEW shit too

12/29/2005 1:18:43 AM

How soon you looking to buy? I'm with drunkn, If you wait till May, you can find all sorts of stuff on TWW. If you are looking for now and supercheap, hunt around the GoodWills. Second year in dorms, I think we got a couch for $10, coffee table for $10, and paid $40 for carpet at Lowes. Quality of the stuff varies and you'll have to be patient if you go this route, cuz most of it is crap.

12/29/2005 7:38:39 AM

There are several Rent-A-Centers in the Raleigh area, but most are on the eastern side and they'll let you rent-to-own. I'm pretty sure they ship though. They were offering some great prices a couple years ago.

4531 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC
231-8808

1100 N Raleigh Blvd # 130, Raleigh, NC
821-3300

3901 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC
878-6168

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12/29/2005 9:00:44 AM

Rent a Centers and the others like them suck.

If you can do math you will know why. Rent to own furniture is never worth it.

12/29/2005 10:21:25 AM

Can't really get couches, but there are plenty of unfinished furniture places in Raleigh, if you are even slightly skilled you can get some pretty nice stuff for cheap.

12/29/2005 10:40:00 AM

you can get a whole living room suit at big lots for a1000.00

12/29/2005 11:04:56 AM

Quote :

"target > ikea i still haven't figured out why people buy stuff there, it's not cheap "

target doesn't sell beds, sofas, easy chairs, etc.

i got a sofa, chair, and coffee table from ikea for <$500

its not so bad.

12/30/2005 12:13:54 AM

how long has it been since you bought your furniture at ikea? i looked on their website and their stuff seems to be more expensive now.

12/30/2005 12:21:26 AM

i don't know. . . 2-3 months ago? i went to the retail store, online prices may be different.

12/30/2005 12:31:25 AM

the one in Virginia?

12/30/2005 12:57:33 AM

sometimes I see people selling furniture out the back of a truck on street corners... that's prolly more in summer tho.

12/30/2005 2:04:56 AM

living room suite

I don't care how people pronounce it around here

12/30/2005 4:03:19 AM

Aarons Furniture has a warehouse with used rental furniture off 440 between Capital and New Bern. Most of the stuff looks as good as new, but really good deals can be had if you take something with a flaw. They have multiples of the same thing too so if you get a couch you could probably go back a month later and get a matching chair. I paid $100 for a couch and $20 for a coffee table there.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=RALEIGH&state=NC&address=2709+Noblin+Rd.&zip=27604&country=US&zoom=8

1/1/2006 12:48:06 AM

^^^^the one in atlanta. i moved here at the end of july, and bought furniture shortly there after.

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1/1/2006 9:33:47 AM