Okay, so I mentioned this place before on a tip from a buddy. However, at that time I had not looked into it as much. Turns out that while the furniture at
Almost Free Furniture is not necessarily almost free, there are some great prices.
Almost Free furniture basically is a site on which you get access fromt he same suppliers that consignment shops and professional furniture resellers do.
This means that you get good prices and avoid the markup that the same furniture found on almost free furniture would have in a store. Don't worry, there are local listings so that you can get your used furniture close to home or have it delivered to you. Either way, you save.
Finally, and I think as importantly as anything, this site allows you to sell furniture as well. Have a piece to sell and need a new piece, this would be the way to go. There is a fee to access the site for a year, and while I don't love that I do love the fact that the site takes no money for the sales...only that monthly fee. Not a bad deal for the consumer.
So if you do think you may look to buy online, then go ahead and consider Almost Free Furniture.
Not interested in paying for the site? There is always
Ebay and
Craigslist. Just make sure you work with someone local and if I were you I would use some sort of escrow to protect yourself from furniture fraude. Good luck, and next time I hope to take a look at a couple of new furniture retailers on the internet.
