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    Default Back in the Store

    Finally enough room to bring one of my favorite pieces back into the store from the warehouse. Why is it my favorite? Because it backs up what I am telling my clients.

    Every dealer tells you they sell "High Quality Furniture", but how do you really know? All the things you really need to see are hidden under the leather, fabric and the cushions. Ask them if they have a cut-away sample for you to see? My guess is you will hear crickets chirping when you do. "How about a photo of a cutaway?" Nope - they don't have that either, they tell you to "read the website" for construction details. Uh-huh. No photos even on the website, because they really don't want you to see the plywood, the MDF, the cardboard caps over the arms, the staples and plastic, and the pirelli-webbed suspension.

    But if you are in the Washington DC area, come by my store and I will show you the RIGHT way to build an upholstered chair in a piece you can see, touch and explore. I had this specially made at my request, and will be more than glad to explain what you are seeing, its currently right at the front door when you walk in. You'll see the quality for yourself.

    No one builds like Hancock and Moore.

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    Last edited by drcollie; 03-23-2019 at 01:25 PM.
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    Default Re: Back in the Store

    Great post Duane! I so wished we were closer to you to come pay a visit to your store to see/learn first hand, but live in CA.

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    I wished I lived in Santa Barbara, CA.....tired of cold and wet winters in Virginia!
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    Default Re: Back in the Store

    Quote Originally Posted by drcollie View Post
    I wished I lived in Santa Barbara, CA.....tired of cold and wet winters in Virginia!
    Ha! Yes, we are pretty spoiled out here with weather and live near the coast about 35 minutes south of Santa Barbara. Do miss the change of seasons though at times.

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    I spend three hours just a few nights ago on Zillow trying to find affordable housing in the Santa Barbara area....would like to move out there. But....wow.....what I can afford I don't think I want to live in! If you miss the change of seasons we can swap houses next January for a month <g>
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    A lot of people are doing the snowbird route to Florida in the late fall, winter and early spring. Then they return to their home in late Spring and summer. Florida is a lot more reasonable than California and one doesn't need a huge house in Florida. It's in the 70's in the winter.

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    I lived in Florida from 1975 to 1985, not for me !
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