5 Great Places for Discount Used Office Furniture
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Are you a small business that needs office furniture? Our service offers steep discounts on office furniture, through our partners like Office Depot. However, this isn’t the only way to save a bundle on office furniture. If you’re like us, you want to find the best prices on office furniture – be it new, used, wholesale, or discounted, it’s important to get a great rate on office furniture. Particularly, as a new or small business, it’s important to save every penny for other expenses (marketing, employment, etc.).
There are great local options for shopping for furniture. There is a silver lining in the foreclosure crisis that this country and communities throughout the nation have gone through. Businesses that have gone under have done so with dignity – they’ve liquidated their gently used, or brand new, furniture, in many cases – to a deserving nonprofit charity.
5 Places to Find Discount/Used Office Furniture
1) Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill operates 165 affiliate thrift and second-hand stores throughout the United States perhaps the largest thrift store in the world. Many of these affiliate members, if not all, offer discount used office furniture. These gently used office products are sold in local communities (and also online through shopgoodwill.com). The benefit of shopping at Goodwill is the fact that profits on products sold go directly into helping serve their mission to help those with developmental disabilities. They are a nonprofit with a business bent, operating stores throughout the nation.
2) The Salvation Army
is distinctly noticeable during the holiday season. Many Salvation Army locations throughout the United States offer discounted used office chairs, desks, rugs, secretaries. For the more robust business with a kitchenette, appliances such as fridges and microwaves can be found. Even, bathroom stuff like magazine racks and toilet paper holders might be found. Purchasing your gently used furniture from the Salvation Army puts money into their programs that help the less fortunate and homeless.
3) Hope Hospice
Hospice care in the United States took root when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that added Hospice care to the list of Medicare eligible benefits. Hospice end of life and palliative care has spread throughout the United States, easing the suffering of the terminally-ill during the final stages of life (there is also a palliative care component, but the primary care focus is on end of life care). Purchasing your used office furniture from a local Hospice, such as the Hope Chest, will benefit those suffering at the end of life. And, just like the Salvation Army and Goodwill, you can schedule a pick-up of your used furniture donation.
4) Arnolds
Arnolds® is a liquidator of new and used office furniture. Located in Pennsylvania and in business since 1929, they ship high end used office furniture globally. Emphasizing the quality side of the slightly used furniture they sell, Arnolds® prides themselves on their 100,000 foot showroom. The only problem – the roads might be too icy and the weather too cold for shoppers to consider a visit during the winter months. You’ll want to get it shipped…
5) Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for humanity operates “Restore’s”. The name is a metaphor for the mission of the agency, which is to give individuals and families the opportunity to work toward home ownership. These motivated individuals invest sweat-equity into the building of their homes and in the end are offered deeply discounted mortgages and interest rates. The “Restore” are ready for donations of quality furniture, which will be sold as gently used. The proceeds benefit the less-fortunate and the end result is a thrift store that completes the circle with an impressive business model that feeds a nonprofit mission. In simple terms: these aren’t your father’s charities!
These are some of the (mostly) local (and mostly) thrift stores that offer high-quality discounted used furniture. Have some more ideas about ones that we’ve missed? Leave your favorites in the comments with location details.
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