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DEL.ICIO.USBuying furniture: A click away or in person only?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Call me touchy, but when it comes to furniture, I’m a hands-on kind of girl. I love strolling through furniture stores (from the flea market to high end) taking in the feel of fabrics, the fit of cushions and the smells of everything in between.
Having this visceral relationship with furniture is so powerful that I can’t imagine buying furniture online. I’m afraid it would be like online dating, where the odds are high that the person on your doorstep doesn’t quite add up to the photo you first saw.
Am I alone in my paranoia? Surely I can see where shopping from home is likely a savings, but I would miss the one-on-one furniture contact.
Have you purchased any pieces from the internet? How did they measure up?
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By Melissa
July 11, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this
Hi Katie, I’m so with you on using pretty much every sense when picking out furniture. What looks appealing online may scratch like the dickens when you get it home! When you think about how much you are investing, it’s not practical to buy based on looks alone. The only caveat I can see to that is if you go to the store and see the piece you like but aren’t quite ready to buy and later find the same piece by the same manufacturer online and decide to take the plunge. Our new sectional couch should be here soon - I just hope I like it as much when it arrives as I did in the store when we ordered it!