New House Furniture & Fitout

Teamoryx on 11/03/2023 - 21:18

Building a new house and need to replace majority of our furniture and appliances. Most of our stuff has always been second hand off of marketplace due to kids, dogs, renting, etc. What are people's strategies for buying a house full of furniture and appliances and getting a good deal - walk into Harvey's and try and get a deal? For context i'm a typical ozbargainer and cannot go past a bargain, but don't mind paying for quality if i have to (ie, the oven and coffee machine).

In short we will need 1 king bed, 2 queen beds, 1 fold out sofa, 1 L shaped lounge suite, a few chest of drawers and bedsides, 6-8 seater kitchen table and chairs, fridge, freezer, oven, stove, microwave, toasters (etc), washing machine, dryer, 10+ seater outdoor table and chairs, 2x computer desk and 2x computer chairs, coffee machine, toaster and the like.

Keen to hear how you've played this game before. If it makes a difference, SE QLD region close enough to Brisbane / Toowoomba.

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Comments

  • Boioioioi on 11/03/2023 - 21:33
    +4

    Whatever you do don't go to harvey norman

    • AustriaBargain on 11/03/2023 - 21:47
      +6

      Their salespeople won't have the class to hide their erections after seeing OPs shopping list.

      • Gunnar on 12/03/2023 - 08:28

        Well Their sales people are the kind who would probably give the OP a ruffie colada on a date

  • jaypee06 on 11/03/2023 - 22:02

    Correct me if I'm wrong but each department within Harvey Norman can't offer discounts for other departments.

    Like white goods can only offer deals with other white goods but can't work a deal with furniture or hoke entertainment

  • Cerdig on 11/03/2023 - 22:22
    +1

    Keep using the old stuff until interest rates start to go down, or at least stop going up.

    • Teamoryx on 12/03/2023 - 01:14

      Have a bit of time ahead of us but planning it ahead to be able to execute it on value at the right time. Surely rates will take a pause this year.

      • Nugs on 12/03/2023 - 08:41
        +1

        "Surely rates will take a pause this year"
        Not if people keep buying whole houses worth of furniture……
        .

  • Benoffie on 11/03/2023 - 22:25

    Is there any particular reason why it all has to be got at once?

    It might look and feel as new as the house but itll date as quickly and will never be cheap. Pace yourself. Look for things you want long term.

    Bargains are more than simply cheap prices. They're the best long term value. Otherwise, head to Kmart or Ikea and go nuts.

    • Teamoryx on 12/03/2023 - 01:09

      Effectively relocating a few thousand kms and leaving all the old stuff behind as it is no longer of value to us. But agree, we don't need to buy it all straight away, spreading it over a few months would help with the cash flow.

  • Iwantthebestprice on 11/03/2023 - 22:27

    I found freedom very overpriced for what you get! Go to a DFO and check a few stores out for the correct price. But never, and I mean never buy a couch which is not Australian made, pay a bit extra $$ to get a good Aussie made sofa!

    • Nillionaire on 12/03/2023 - 00:12

      Why?

      • Iwantthebestprice on 12/03/2023 - 00:14

        Why what?

        • Nillionaire on 12/03/2023 - 00:19

          Why never buy a non-Australian sofa? What's wrong with buying a good foreign made sofa? I'm just asking, don't mean to sound rude

          • Iwantthebestprice on 12/03/2023 - 00:23
            +3

            @Nillionaire: It’s not rude but my comment is based on research. I’ve looked at multiple furniture stores, and any foreign made couch has a 2 year warranty on foam, where australia made has a 10 year warranty. I made the mistake of buying a mass produced couch from China and it looked nice but within 2 years started to fall apart. I will only buy Aussie made and do not regret my purchase at all

            • Teamoryx on 12/03/2023 - 01:10

              @Iwantthebestprice: Do you think this applies to mattresses to?

              • Iwantthebestprice on 12/03/2023 - 01:14

                @Teamoryx: Not sure with mattresses as my only experience is with couches. But would be very keen to hear from other ozbarginers about that as I’m also in the market for a mattress and keen to see if it’s worth paying more for Aussie made

    • rumblytangara on 12/03/2023 - 21:01

      Who makes sofas in Australia still?

      I was sofa shopping recently. Bought a King sofa but they're made in China and Thailand these days. Checked at Freedom and they have some 'Australian made' custom line, but their crazy-long shipping times told me that they are probably mostly made in China.

      I tried Nick Scali too, but again, very long delivery times made me doubt the 'made locally' speil.

      The idea of local made is appealing, but recent experience left me with the assumption that anything truly locally made is probably hard to find and stonkingly expensive.

      • Iwantthebestprice on 12/03/2023 - 21:57

        I tried all the above stores and had the exact same experience but then I checked out beekowitz at Essendon DFO and they had on a bunch of couches Australian made. But again same issue they had a 13 week lead time which is annoying but I will put up with for a full 10 year warranty on everything. My last couch from super Amart cost +$4000 and literally after a couple years started to fall apart, went through their warranty process and was the worst and basically said we will fix it once but after this never again.. will never buy from super Amart again

  • Some Human on 12/03/2023 - 00:05

    Need is a strong word…

  • Kail on 12/03/2023 - 00:55

    Go to the homemaker centres and look at all the stores. Note down anything you like and the price.
    Search for reviews online to see if they're any good.
    Compare prices online, especially for appliances. Try to wait for a sale season like EOFY if you can.
    Remember to look at the niche furniture stores as well as the big ones in case they have something you love.
    Check if you have any credit card rewards you can turn into gift cards for places you want to buy from.
    Ask for discounts when buying in store, some places will do them and some won't.
    Have fun!

  • redfox1200 on 12/03/2023 - 04:33
    +3

    HEY GOVERNMENT FOUND THE PERSON CAUSING INFLATION!!!

  • Calcifer on 15/05/2023 - 15:58

    Piggybacking on your post OP

    Similar but different situation. Moving to a bigger place and getting rid of some of our run-down furniture. Looking for the best the places to get more affordable quality furniture (over time not 'big bang')
    Already looking at places like FB marketplace and Gumtree for second hand, as well as keeping an eye on ozb for deals. Any pointers for good stores to look at would be great! I'm in WA and shipping from most of the east-coast retailers in a deal-killer, and places like Harvey Norman seem near-predatory with their prices.

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