Just for the record, I'd actually be happy about it.
True, not all their merchandise is of the best quality; you do have to caveat your emptoring there, just like anywhere else. It's still true that an educated consumer is the best shopper.
And no, I wouldn't go there for heirloom furniture I intended to hand down to my putative and at this point unlikely heirs.
But when you don't feel the need to pay $90 for a desk lamp, or a wooden spoon for cripesakes, and you don't particularly want to wait for the perfect, adorable antique thinger to appear at a reasonable price in some flea market or consignment shop, you can get a lamp (or spoon) there for $10 (or $2) and have light on your desk (or stir your stew), carnsarnit!
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Loyal Opposition
Date: 2006-04-25 02:23 pm (UTC)True, not all their merchandise is of the best quality; you do have to caveat your emptoring there, just like anywhere else. It's still true that an educated consumer is the best shopper.
And no, I wouldn't go there for heirloom furniture I intended to hand down to my putative and at this point unlikely heirs.
But when you don't feel the need to pay $90 for a desk lamp, or a wooden spoon for cripesakes, and you don't particularly want to wait for the perfect, adorable antique thinger to appear at a reasonable price in some flea market or consignment shop, you can get a lamp (or spoon) there for $10 (or $2) and have light on your desk (or stir your stew), carnsarnit!
Besides, the weird names are cute.
Re: Loyal Opposition
Date: 2006-04-25 03:40 pm (UTC)