januarymix

Eg furniture stores

And any cheap yet quality furniture stores?

Need to get some when we arrive in 5 days.

Merci.

Danny B

We did with a furniture chain here in BC called 'The Brick'

scrubbedexpat091

Generally you can at places like the Brick or Sears as they work on commission, have inflated prices and some leeway.


But you wont get very far at say Ikea where its more of a traditional store, you pay what the tag says, but maybe they would negotiate if you tried? Never bought anything large there, so can say for sure, but since its self serve, you pull the merchandise and pay at a register and they don't really have "sales people", my guess is no.

withabix

No chance. The price is the price, unless you find it in the damaged area, but even then, the price is the marked price.

scrubbedexpat091

I didn't think so, but didn't want to assume since I wasn't fully sure.

dollface

You can definitely negotiate at places like The Brick, The Bay, Mobilia, other larger furniture stores too will negotiate like tax built into the price/discounts etc etc Future Shop and the like also will negotiate on electronics, white goods....

Ikea and Costco - heck no...

Vulcanoid

I don't know about pure furniture stores, but sometimes you'd be surprised - some years back I worked in Target in the US (who have now crossed the Canadian border), and cashiers had the authority to negotiate price on any item under $20. More than that and it went to store managers - I once saw a total negotiation, there was some furniture that didn't have a price on, I couldn't find a barcode, called the lead on duty to talk to the customer, he checked it, just shrugged and began "what do you want to offer me for it?"

You can but ask. They're not going to kick you out of the store for it.

colchar

Yes, actually, you can negotiate depending on which store you are shopping at. I've done it many times. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't.

And when it comes to items like televisions, you can of course negotiate especially as stores like Futureshop have a price guarantee that states that they will meet any competitor's price and beat it by a further 10% of the difference.

A couple of years ago I bought a new TV at the same time as my parents were buying a new one so we bought both together. I spent a few days going from one shop to another getting the best price and then narrowed it down to Futureshop and 2001 Audio/Video. I played them off against each other, always getting a lower price, until the manager at 2001 opened their books in frustration and showed me that I was getting the TVs for barely above their purchase price.

It takes some work, and some time, but it can definitely be done.

Oink

The above advice is good but also, insist on free delivery or you walk. Don't listen to excuses.

JamesM

They were specifically referring to IKEA in that post where you can not negotiate.

But yes at other stores you can.

JamesM

You do a lot of walking I bet....pub to pub

BristolUK

We furnished much of our house from Leons. We suggested free delivery and they agreed.

But someone "tougher" than me could maybe have managed a better discount. Or maybe if we'd not made it obvious we were furnishing a house from that store. We were working from a list of choices we had made on line before actually moving.

I'm sure if we'd said we were thinking of buying some things "here" but other stuff elsewhere, they'd have suggested something.

magnumpi

We did, Kennedy Road in Scarborough, plenty stores, we got a great deal at Ahmed Furniture, we got 2 beds and table chairs ect all with free delivery to Ajax managed about 20% off.

FlyingDutchman6666

Don't forget Kijiji. I found some amazing deals there. Like 1/3 of the new price, but of course with minor blemishes, and you're on your own regarding delivery. Might be an idea to start out with 2nd hand furniture, then move upscale as you get more established and budget allows...

Tootlepootle

As you are heading to Vancouver, you could drift out as far as coquitlam/burnaby to United Boulevard where there are a lot of furniture stores including The Brick, Jordans etc. We have just bought new sofas, Dining table and bedroom suite from Boulevard Furnishing. We got about $2000 off the advertised prices and free delivery and set up. Nice to deal with as well. HTH