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Old Oct 11th 2007, 9:02 am
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Right I need your help guys & gals.

As we are not bringing furniture with us I need to know where the best places to shop for ........

a) Beds, sofa's, wardrobes etc.
b) soft furnishings like bedding, towels, curtains etc.
c) electrical bits like kettles, irons etc.

And all in the Bay of Plenty.

Also, not too expensive and if you have a website address even better.

Tried trade me a few times but we need to get all the above within the first 4 weeks so help is needed.

Cheers

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Old Oct 11th 2007, 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by kato33
Right I need your help guys & gals.

As we are not bringing furniture with us I need to know where the best places to shop for ........

a) Beds, sofa's, wardrobes etc.
b) soft furnishings like bedding, towels, curtains etc.
c) electrical bits like kettles, irons etc.

And all in the Bay of Plenty.

Also, not too expensive and if you have a website address even better.

Tried trade me a few times but we need to get all the above within the first 4 weeks so help is needed.

Cheers

Nici
Hi Nici! T minus how long till you land now?

For us we got all our small electrical items from The Warehouse and K Mart (you get what you pay for at these shops), the bigger stuff TV, fridge/freezer and washing machine we've rented from DTR (www.dtr.co.nz) for six months to allow us to save up for them. We bought our beds from Beds r us and thought they were quite expensive but bloody good quality... everything else we've been getting off of trademe which is bloody great but takes a bit of getting use to.

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Old Oct 11th 2007, 9:38 am
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Default Re: Need new everything when we arrive!!

Originally Posted by kato33
Right I need your help guys & gals.

As we are not bringing furniture with us I need to know where the best places to shop for ........

a) Beds, sofa's, wardrobes etc.
b) soft furnishings like bedding, towels, curtains etc.
c) electrical bits like kettles, irons etc.

And all in the Bay of Plenty.

Also, not too expensive and if you have a website address even better.

Tried trade me a few times but we need to get all the above within the first 4 weeks so help is needed.

Cheers

Nici
see if any of these are of any help
http://www.harveynorman.co.nz/
http://www.freedomfurniture.co.nz/
http://www.bigsave.co.nz/
http://www.furniturecourt.co.nz/
http://www.briscoes.co.nz/

farmers - crap website though

thats all off the top of my head at this time of night
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Old Oct 11th 2007, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by poppets
see if any of these are of any help
http://www.harveynorman.co.nz/
http://www.freedomfurniture.co.nz/
http://www.bigsave.co.nz/
http://www.furniturecourt.co.nz/
http://www.briscoes.co.nz/

farmers - crap website though

thats all off the top of my head at this time of night
Cheers to both of you.

We are just looking at booking the flights Simon. Will be heading out in Jan without fail.

Then its all round mine for a jolly up......woohooo
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Cheers to both of you.

We are just looking at booking the flights Simon. Will be heading out in Jan without fail.

Then its all round mine for a jolly up......woohooo
Brilliant!!!.....party!!!
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Default Re: Need new everything when we arrive!!

Originally Posted by poppets
see if any of these are of any help
http://www.harveynorman.co.nz/
http://www.freedomfurniture.co.nz/
http://www.bigsave.co.nz/
http://www.furniturecourt.co.nz/
http://www.briscoes.co.nz/

farmers - crap website though

thats all off the top of my head at this time of night
Watch out for Harvey (add a 1/3) Norman, we've noticed Big Save sell a lot of the same stuff 2/3 the price
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some good useful links
thank you
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Brilliant!!!.....party!!!
oh yes!!!

Do love a party at mine.

All welcome.
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Originally Posted by mickey_d
Watch out for Harvey (add a 1/3) Norman, we've noticed Big Save sell a lot of the same stuff 2/3 the price
the old addage does apply - never, ever pay "full" price here, always buy stuff in the sales and if you are after a few items at once then you have more "haggling" power, go haggle lady!!
BTW, have a safe move and happy landings!!
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Old Oct 11th 2007, 11:12 am
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the old addage does apply - never, ever pay "full" price here, always buy stuff in the sales and if you are after a few items at once then you have more "haggling" power, go haggle lady!!
BTW, have a safe move and happy landings!!
I absolutely die with embarrassment when told to haggle. They love it in Turkey and yet I still managed to pay the asking price.......knowing me, probably more as well.

Whats the right thing to offer then, 10% less or more than that.
Useless woman I am.
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Old Oct 11th 2007, 11:23 am
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I absolutely die with embarrassment when told to haggle. They love it in Turkey and yet I still managed to pay the asking price.......knowing me, probably more as well.

Whats the right thing to offer then, 10% less or more than that.
Useless woman I am.
no idea I'm afraid we only bought a kettle from Briscoes when they were 50% off - during their rolling sales....
others have posted on here about going around the white goods stores and playing them off against each other......I'd search for Noel Leeming Briscoes or something along those lines......
You will get loads of flyers from these places in your mailbox on a daily basis and might get some info there - the websites here are rubbish compared to UK and most just carry the current flyers (if that) - you might want to check them out before you come.
Although I joke about Briscoes - that could be a one-stop-shop for most things but do check against other places as even in the Sale (30, 50% or whatever) they can still come out more expensive -- hence, the warning!!
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I absolutely die with embarrassment when told to haggle.

Me too. I once haggled myself a 15 pence discount off a hat in Bangkok because it was scuffed.

"It's Thai fashion" the vendor told me...the robdog...
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Me too. I once haggled myself a 15 pence discount off a hat in Bangkok because it was scuffed.

"It's Thai fashion" the vendor told me...the robdog...
Hiya Avid..........not spoke to you for a while.

So, shall I just not bother with the haggling and just kick 'em in the shins and run
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If you're about to buy a substantial amount of product from one shop, definitely haggle - after all, the price on the tag is the Retailer's RECOMMENDED Price...

We got $500 knocked off a $3,000 mattress
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The phrase ' how much for cash?' always works for me!
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