** I Didn't Know This, Did You? Great Place To Buy With Little $$**

Thanks for sharing the info, Op!

Thanks




Are all your threads retarded?

Then don't look at them if you have such a problem with me..

Believe it or not, I buy scratch and dent appliances...the high efficient ones because I have solar and I pay a fraction of the new cost...they still have factory warranty too. One of my refrigerators has a small dent on the side that faces the cabinets, and it was almost half price.

Never pay retail people...there are plenty of stupid fucks out there to do that...

Last Edited by BRIEF AND TO THE POINT on 01/26/2011 09:15 PM

I've never heard that either - thanks for sharing!

Wow, I am calling tomorrow, my stove died last week and i have no way to cook for my kids and I.

I hope you find one.. I can't wait to go. I have been looking at prices of freezers and don't like what I see. I'm hoping to find one there.

Yes I love it there! It's like a treasure hunt. The paint is sooooper cheap. I guess they get it because it wasn't the right color mixed so was donated.....

Same here, my fridge has a dent in the back where you can't see it, one in the front that isn't noticeable until you point it out and a small crack on the inside.
I paid $100 bucks for it --side by side, water and ice in the door.

That's a great tip, OP. Five stars.

Your mom must buy all this sort of stuff for you.

Hell, I have two teenage boys and a 10 year old...all my shit has dents in it anyway!

so thers like a Habitat for Humanity store?
How do I find out where this is at in my area, I wonder.

My parents are in desperate need of one. Thanks goodness its winter bc they're using the outside porch as their fridge LOL.

AC 1244838 is the reatrd

Products & Materials

The ReStore has a variety of products and materials and our inventory is constantly changing. Our products range from windows and doors, to carpet, vinyl, and laminate flooring. We also have select cabinets, millwork, and hardware. As the ReStore grows we hope to provide more and more options for our customers.

Products in our inventory

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a retail outlet where new, surplus and like new building materials are sold below retail prices. The ReStore operates exclusively on donated product and is able to provide significant discounts to the public. The inventory at the ReStore is constantly changing but is anchored by some staple products:

•Windows
•Doors (Exterior and Interior)
•Carpet
•Ceramic Tile
•Laminate, Wood and Vinyl flooring
•Cabinets
•Vanities
•Assorted Hardware products
•Toilets
•Sinks

Need a particular kind of item you don't see in our inventory? Use our Wish List, and if that item comes into stock, we will contact you right away

[link to www.tchabitat.org]

TYVM! for bringing this info to our attrntion, OP

~ SERIOUSLY. Some people have nothing better to do than be jerks... thanks for the info OP! =)

Just put it in Google, it will give you a map to the store too. Make sure you have a way to get this stuff home. I don't have a truck, but my neighbor will go with me and I'll buy them lunch and put a few $$ for gas.

Oh, wow. There's one within a couple of miles of me! Yay!

Goodbye Craig's List!

Habitat for Humanity stores are great. Their inventory changes constantly so when we plan a project we start shopping there for things weeks/months before hand and are usually able to get most of the items needed by the time we are ready to do the project.

In other words if you go there one time to look at dish washers they many not have any or only one. Keep going back because the next week they could have a dozen on hand.

Thanks OP for posting this. What the store makes goes for a good cause.

Its usually named " restore ". I have used them but have to say the ones closer or in bigger cities are a LOT les expensive than in smaller communities. My local one seems to think all is gold.

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Great find, thanks! I love finds like this.

When you buy retail you are paying for some dood a commission to have a job. Also there are storemen and others that work for department chains that need their jobs. Paying retail isn't just about making some dood like Gerry Harvey rich, it's about supporting the system which employs so many people which also pay tax to contribute to the community at large.

If Americans didn't have an obession with cheap stuff there would be more American jobs and fewer offshoring of manufacturing jobs...

On one hand Americans like cheap stuff, on the other hand they complain about the offshoring of jobs to China and India to provide them with cheap stuff.

Americans are fucked.(In the head.)

There are lots of people paying these retail prices. I do agree it keeps others employed, BUT when times are tough and we need something such as stove or fridge (especially with kids at home) these places are a godsend.

You believe in Supply Side economics where the marketing and supply is controlled by the top?

Well then, you can blame those on the top, not the bottom for what is happening.

They were in search of more PROFITS and as a consequence wages have stagnated or have been cut the past 30 years, and in order to keep playing the game, those that buy have to look for cheaper items in order to maintain a decent standard of living.

Raise wages and people will be able to afford more expensive items

That's where you're wrong, you need to support your enconomy even more to starve off recession when times are tough. Keeping retail doods employed so that they can pay into the state or federal tax coffers is more important than saving $50.

If you really can't afford a new appliance and it's an emergency then try the second hand stores. But otherwise save up for new stuff. Your economy and it's recovery is important because that's when there will be more jobs. You don't want to be unemployed all your life.

Also you can usually get a bargain out of department stores if you ask them for directions to their competitors. I saved $300 on a portable air conditioner by doing that and I would buy more stuff from there if I had the money to do so.

So what you are saying is.. You just crapped someone on their commission by getting $300 off..

Bought some beautiful light fixtures for $20 when we built.I found out cause my hairdresser bought a brand new hot tub still in the box for $300 all she needed was the pump.Did you know you can leave your request for a certain item and they will call if they get it in but they can't hold it so you have to act fast.

Wages increase as the demand for suitable employees increase. For instance if a McDonalds can hire someone with a degree for the same as what they'd pay for someone without a degree, I can guarantee they will employ the person with the degree every time.

If the wages in your chosen profession are too low for your ideal standard of living, then choose a profession where you will be paid what you want to maintain your standard of living. Not everyone can be an investment banker but if more people graduated with doctorates in economics then the salary of investment bankers will decrease with market satuation. You create the impression of there being an elite by not being competitive in their market.

You want to sit around and drink beer all day, well that's all well and good but so do the Chinese and they can do it for less money as they're surrounded by cheap stuff. The whole point of living in a capitalistic market is that you improve your job prospects as necessary. If you can't compete on price then you have to offer a superior product. In the case of employment the product in question is you.

The people at the top make their money by selling goods and services that many people want, like Microsoft. You can't really blame Microsoft because you needed to use their products because they're easy to use.

Improve yourself through study and it won't matter to you if the job market for the unskilled income earners tanks. As you'll be in a different job market.

No actually they were over stocked with the air conditioner in question and wanted to make a sale. Better them then their competitors according to them.

I love that place. We have them in Fla. I was just there today. I got a gas log insert, really nice large one for 25 bucks brand new in the box.