In terms of home furnishings, does anyone have ideas about the best places to get value for the money spent?
There tend to be three schools of thought on these boards: the secondhand shoppers/freecyclers, the sale shoppers who buy low-end merchandise for next to nothing, and the sale shoppers who buy higher quality merchandise but expect it to last. By "sale shoppers" I also mean people who deliberately choose discontinued items, nick-and-ding items, floor models, or items with minor factory defects which can be had at a fraction of retail price.
The common themes are to not be in a hurry to buy, to not spend extra by financing the purchase at a rate above zero, to be willing to do a bit of touch-up or repair work if needed, and to be flexible in terms of color and design as opposed to fixated on specific brands or features.
But, does anyone have experience in terms of a specific store where they find it easy to execute their chosen furniture buying strategy?