Saturday, March 6, 2010

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Advantages of Buying Furniture Online

By:Gholy Snse
Building a home is not an easy thing which can be accomplished overnight. It is a process that takes time and effort. This is especially tougher if you are a new homeowner who just moved into your newly built, unfurnished house. For those who can hire a professional interior designer, putting together a home will most likely be relatively painless compared to those who need to build a home from scratch and have to work at the same time. After all not all of us are well-funded new homeowners and a vast majority has to work to pay for the home loans.

Buying furniture online is a great option for anyone in this situation. For one, online stores today are so sophisticated and well-stocked that they will probably have whatever you are looking for. Second, logistics will not be a problem because they will all deliver your purchase right to your very doorstep. When your furniture gets to your house, they will most likely offer to assemble or install the furniture for you as well. No need to ask a platoon of friends to help you move things around. Third, some online stores offer "Design Your Own Furniture" services so your furniture will arrive at your home custom built to fit your interior setting. Need something that must fit a particular dimension on your floor space? Having it custom built professionally through online furniture stores is your best bet!

If you are after inexpensive or cheap or discounted stuff, you can tap the pre-owned market that is bountiful on the Internet. You do not need to spend on brand new stuff because there are many auction sites out there that offer second hand stuff. If you have a bit of patience, you will probably land a great deal on an item that is still in great, almost mint condition.

Buying stuff online does have its advantages and may save a lot of time and money if you know what you are doing. The operative words here are "if you know what you are doing". Below are some tips that you should remember when buying furniture online:

Be sure to buy from legitimate sites. I would stick to the top stores where you can get a lot of feedback and testimonials. Look at how good their customer service is through the testimonials.
Be sure that your measurements are right. You do not want to receive furniture that will not fit your allocated space. Make sure you are making the right measurements and that you reference it with the product specification. Make sure that they agree.

Be sure that you look at the product images/pictures so you know what exactly you are getting. If in doubt, do not hesitate to ask the merchant or seller.
Always assert your right as a consumer but treat everyone with courtesy.
Buying online is a pretty good option for anyone who does not have much time to spend hopping to different stores to check out furniture being sold. Through online furniture stores, you will be able to go over more products in a shorter amount of time.

1 comment:

  1. I love furniture Shopping Online, I would like to share my own experience.

    I'll admit I have not always been one to buy furniture online I thought it was foolish to make such a big purchase without first seeing the actual product in person. Then I needed a yellow chair for my living room and could not find one I liked.
    I spent hours looking at every furniture store within an hour radius of my home. Finally out of desperation I took a friend's advice and decided to try to buy furniture online My friend recommended that I visit her favorite online furniture store, www.ezbuyfurniture.com. I quickly found a great chair that was within my budget. It arrived quickly. The entire experience changed my opinion of buying furniture online. I completely recommend the process.

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