When we first came to America back in the 80s, like most refugee from Laos, we didn’t have a lot, so minimalist lifestyle was not a luxury, but a necessity for us, we learned to live with very few items.  I think that all had changed when we moved to North Carolina, I discovered myself having a new addiction, buying furniture.  This was not a surprise to me, or shouldn’t be to anyone because after all, some regard the city as the Furniture Capital of the World and it is called ‘North Carolina’s International City’ due to the semi-annual High Point Market that attracts 100,000 exhibitors and buyers from around the world.

These furniture are not cheap if you were to buy them in the store, such as the Hickory Furniture Mart, but that’s not where I get my furniture, I’d buy them from my sister’s work place, which they sell to their employees for a bargain price, and they often have something that I like.  When I moved into this house, I realized that I’ve too much furniture, and stopped going to all the furniture sale until yesterday.  These are Lane Venture of  Furniture Brands company, they were selling their overstock items, returned or damaged pieces, and their other well known names are Broyhill, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, and Henredon.

This one was opened to the public, I went to one about 9 years ago and the place opened at 9 AM, and we started lining up at 6 AM, I recalled I bought a whole bunch of stuff back then.  This one opened at 10 AM and my sister said that people started to line up early, and by the time I got there at 11 AM, most of the items were sold, a bit baffled, so I asked one of the employees that works there, and he said “It has been crazy, I want to shoot myself.”  I asked him where did they get the money to buy this because some of these items are not cheap, and I knew most places cut back their hours and most don’t get to work their full week.  He said that the only thing that he could think of was that they must have purchased with borrowed money and apparently have very good credit.  As for me, I was just looking around, and not wanting anything in particular, they started moving the furniture to the loading dock area when I got there, and loading onto their pickup truck or trailer to take them home.

The furniture were still there, but the tickets were gone, which meant that the item has been sold.

My oldest sister wants some outdoor furniture for her new place, and 9 years ago you can get one of these for less than $35, but not anymore, these were selling for $145 each, a bit pricey for her.

These are not cheap either, $135 each.

I love the fabric patterns.

This is a nice piece with granite top, and not too pricey, I think it was less than $100 but it was sold.

This was $280, kind of pricey for me, I used to pay $80 for something like this.

Now these are a real bargain, a bamboo entertainment center for only $100 and it’s great for storage, house TV or computer.

This one is not bad, only $45.

I would love to have these, but after I saw the price, I couldn’t bring myself to buy them, a set of 3 for $295, although these would be great for storing Lee’s toys.

I love Chinese inspired pieces, I have several at home.

This would be great for outdoor, I didn’t even check the price, and it was sold.

I’m happy to say that I didn’t buy anything.