Sunday January 23, 2005
Shopping
No luck on the table quest yet. We did find a really good deal on a table at Dillards, of all places, but it is just plain not our style. It was the floor sample and was fairly banged up, but that didn’t really bother me too much for the price because it will look fairly banged up in short order anyway. However, it was a set with butt-pinching fan back chairs. I don’t really like that style of chairs anyway, but if ever there was a style of chair that was consistently uncomfortable, that would be it. In the hundreds of chairs my tush has test driven the last year, I can remember ONE that wasn’t horrible. If only there were the perfect mission style, medium stained cherry table with large comfy chairs in our price range. *sigh*
We did score some deals on a few winter items at Old Navy. Zach got 2 zip front fleece jackets for $4/each and a $3 black sweater. I got a pair of yoga pants and a matching jacket on sale too. I think it was the first time we have ever gone there and gotten stuff for us and not Zane, but Zane has plenty of clothes right now and we have almost nothing that isn’t ripped or stained.
You know, we used to love browsing around stores. Not neccessarily buying anything, but just hanging out. Not true anymore.. About an hour into it Zach gets this look on his face that just screams “I would do anything to own a transporter right now”. I hope he starts liking it again someday, I miss that.
I got mine at Oak Express, way out west side on Furniture Row at Dugan. It’s reclaimed rubberwood and has held up nicely. It was a floor sample and not that expensive, as I recall. They also have some boxed things towards the back of the store that are verry cheap, you assemble it all. There was a table and 4 chair set that we also have that was around $175.
Here’s one like it, but our chairs have slender vertical slats.
oh..I will have to go back there and see about the boxed things. The granite top table is there. It was by far the most solid table & chair set we saw in our price range. The table set you linked to is a style we like and one I actually am considering. Thanks Fee!