For the past few months, our coffee table has been leaking (sounds kind of disgusting) ... dropping (ah, better word) powdery wood particles on the carpet. It's like bird droppings, one poop here and there. We didn't know what it was so we just left it alone. Then a week ago, we looked under the table and saw 4 piles of powdered wood. We thought, hmmm...maybe it's time to buy a new coffee table. And so begins out quest for a new coffee table. Let me say the furnitures in HI are EXPENSIVE! A freakin dingy end table is $200. Imagine how much a coffee table will cost! On our quest, we found the perfect one and we absolutely love it. It's a bit on the pricy side for mainland people but it's considered a good price for Hawaiians. We love it cuz' it's small and stylish. For $200, this is a pretty good deal in HI. An ugly coffee table at Walmart costs $130. Might as well invest for something nice now and take good care of it.
We were going to buy it yesterday but we laid out our options again.
- Keep the table and wait until it falls apart
- Get rid of it and not buy a new one ever again
- Use boxes and a cloth to cover it (college style)
HappyOblivion thought the little creatures eating the table might invade our entire apartment so either way we are getting rid of the table. I guess he is right.
We also did a little window shopping and I found the couch and coffee table set of my dreams. I say dreams because the darn thing costs $13,000.
3 comments:
Is furniture generally more expensive in HI vs. the mainland?
Definitely! A coffee table for $200 and considered cheapest out of the 15 furniture stores we went to...yes. The common prices were $350-$399. None in the $100-$150 range. It also depends on the style and which stores you go to. We went to a variety...Levitz kind, scary beat up kind, and contemporary kind. All were around $350-$399.
That couch makes me think of orange sherbet. MmmMmmmm
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