Have any of you spags ever bought any furniture from Bob's Discount Furniture? If so please share your experiences and commentary with particular focus on product quality. The missus and I are getting ready to upgrade some living room and kitchen furniture. Bobs has good prices but I've heard varied accounts on the quality of Bob's merch.
I don't have any comments about the merch, but the bob's discount furniture commercials from the 90s made me hate him in a very distinct way
and then I began to love him
I've gotten my own furniture has always coem from family, yard sales, and Salvation Army. I have no horror stories on 2nd hand Bob's stuff though, as I'm certain he would not ship anything with a stain of THAT size.
I have no first-hand experience with stuff from Bob's, but I've heard 2nd and 3rd hand accounts of their stuff being "fell off the back of the truck" quality. Sort of like the Best Buy of furniture. have you checked Mardens? They frequently have awesome furniture that's actually good quality for pretty cheap. I don't know about the stores in your neck of the woods but I know the Bangor and Ellsworth stores are great for that stuff. I also know that the Biddo store sucks. Not just for furniture, for everything. it's like the red-headed stepchild of Mardens. But that's exactly what you'd expect to find in Biddo.
Wear a shower cap. We went out couch shopping last month and then spent a week fighting off head lice. :(
GET A HAIRCUT, HIPPIE.
Quote from: First City Hustle on October 13, 2010, 03:42:41 PM
GET A HAIRCUT, HIPPIE.
My hair has been cut above my shoulders for almost two years now ;-)
Bob's is great.
Free candy, good food, and quality furniture.
Although, having met Bob, I can't see he will or will not try to steal your children away whilst you are perusing his wares and the little ones are gorging themselves.
In that vein, he may or may not be like the witch from Hansel and Gretel.
We won't know until it happens. DON'T LET IT HAPPEN.
Ugh, used furniture.
-Suu
Suddenly feels itchy again.
Pretty sure Bob's isn't used furniture. And Mardens definitely isn't.
I'm going with FCH on this one, they're legit as far as "new and unused" furniture goes. Dent and scratch stuff, definitely. Worth it.
Meh...I'd rather buy something from the local Socialist Furniture Amusement Park than Bob's.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on October 13, 2010, 03:05:48 PM
Have any of you spags ever bought any furniture from Bob's Discount Furniture? If so please share your experiences and commentary with particular focus on product quality. The missus and I are getting ready to upgrade some living room and kitchen furniture. Bobs has good prices but I've heard varied accounts on the quality of Bob's merch.
"Bob" has defined "Sin" as "Selling shoddy goods just for the hell of it".
:bob:
Quote from: Doktor Princess on October 13, 2010, 06:20:31 PM
Meh...I'd rather buy something from the local Socialist Furniture Amusement Park than Bob's.
So you're endorsing Jordan's?
Quote from: Richter on October 13, 2010, 06:26:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on October 13, 2010, 06:20:31 PM
Meh...I'd rather buy something from the local Socialist Furniture Amusement Park than Bob's.
So you're endorsing Jordan's?
Fuck no.
Cardi's!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cto-f5ooIXk
All the stuff we've bought from Bob's (2 beds, a chest of drawers, loveseat & couch) has been really good and no complaints about the merchandise.
Only complaint is that one of the salesmen in one of the stores followed us with all the stealth skill of Inspector Cluseau and thus we wanted to stab him.
(Interesting side point: Bob is Step Mang #3's landlord and has been really cool, fair & sanely priced. I have it on good authority that aside from his psychosis inducing ads, he's a decent guy).
There's always these guys:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1796493
I'm sorry, the only people who could possibly beat Ni-Ro-Pe are Bay City Plywood down in Florida. Their commercials just aren't right.
when it comes to bad commercials, there are only two words that need be spoken:
JOLLY JOHN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRK3b_0Qfg
Like Mang's experience with Bob, I have to say that Jolly John is a pretty decent fellow. Back in the Retail Hell days he was a loyal customer of my shop. Definitely a different character than his "on-air" personna. But yeah, the commercials are pretty bad.
Compared to Dave Dinger Ford.. in Braintree
...in Braintree
(A radio spot STILL famous in the advertising world for it's annoying catchyness.)
Quote from: First City Hustle on October 14, 2010, 05:59:18 AM
when it comes to bad commercials, there are only two words that need be spoken:
JOLLY JOHN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRK3b_0Qfg
THIS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBs455jwb8w
THIS.
Quote from: First City Hustle on October 14, 2010, 05:59:18 AM
when it comes to bad commercials, there are only two words that need be spoken:
JOLLY JOHN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRK3b_0Qfg
Holy fuck.
Well, it turns out my brother was right. I was talking to him on the phone last year and we were discussing concerns & problems I had with advertising and marketing my business. He said "Dude, you're in the land of CRAZY HARRY'S DISCOUNT CAR LOT."
[sigh]
"Come on down to Crazy Mang's Massage Emporium. Where we beat the Shiatsu out of your back AND the competition!"
Yes, I know that doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
I gotta say I appreciate bob's sense of humor a bit better after reading his youtube comments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HhQX-lwfE
ThomdReeves: You are a fraud with nothing better to do than mock the greatest furniture salesman of ALL TIME!!! so how dare YOU!! The real Bob would be mighty disappointed in you. For shame!!!
BobsFurniture: the REAL frauds are my competition. They can't stand up to my low prices. And I am the real Bob, I am just trying to be funny. Apparently I am not one to entertain the masses, but still they just keep coming back for more!
ThomdReeves: Well then.... if you are really bob.... why speak in first person????
BobsFurniture: You dare to question me and my amazingly low prices! Guards, take him away!!!
So we ended up laying down some considerable cha-ching for furniture at Eddies Wheel and Deal. It's a pretty weird furniture store. They have these two big barn/warehouse kinda buildings stuffed full of furniture. But then there also is this gift shop where you go and pay for your purchase, that has incense, figurines and well, sex toys and novelty items. But, we did get a pretty good deal on some cool furniture.
FREE SEX SWING WITH EVERY RECLINER!
I'd shop there.
I was pretty much sold when he told me he'd deliver everything for 30 bucks. And he knocked an extra $50 off the purchase. Pretty sweet deal. Oh, and my wife is super happy with the purchases. All is good in the WHN compound.
But you missed out on Bernie and Phyl!