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Shopping
for discount home office furniture
Ikea
is an excellent choice
If
you are like millions of other people in the digital
economy, you probably work from home full-time or at least
once a week. I first started my home office in 1999
when my firm allowed me to work from home one day a week (I
chose Wednesday so that I would work two days and then
working from home would give me a break from commuting and
then work two more days before the weekend). This happened
until 2003 when I started to work from home full time and
life has been great since then.
How to shop for discount
office furniture?
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Whether you are
a small business or work from home, you need to have the right
furniture in your office to be able to work effectively and
without hurting your health. In fact, when I first
started to work, a representative from the human resources
department actually paid a visit to my home office to make
sure that I had everything that I needed in a proper office,
including comfortable furniture. (Related:
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So where did I buy
discount furniture?
Ikea, of
course. If you have never heard of Ikea before or have
heard of them but have not visited one yet, it is because Ikea
is not like WalMart. It is not present everywhere.
I go to Ikea only a couple of times a year and that is because
the nearest Ikea is about a 100 miles from my home but when I
do go there I am able to buy enough to pay for all the trouble
of driving, along with gas and tolls, and still have some
savings.
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How to shop for discount office furniture
at Ikea?
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If you don't like to assemble the
furniture yourself, Ikea is not for you. But trust
me, If you can look at pictures (the instructions are
through sketches only, no text explanation is given since
none is needed), tighten a few screws and bolts, and use
the hammer a little bit, you can do it.
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It is best to bring the right vehicle to
the store since you will need to load everything yourself
and bring it home.
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Before you leave for the store, get
measurements of the area where you will put the furniture.
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As you walk through the showroom, take
notes (particularly note down names and item numbers
carefully) since you will use this information to pick up
the furniture items from the shelves in the warehouse.
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Finally, just open the boxes at
home/office, make an inventory of what you find in the
box, arrange everything neatly, and then just follow the
instructions religiously.
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Sometimes things don't fit 100% but be
creative. A little use of the hammer does the
trick. After all, the prices are incredibly
attractive for Ikea furniture.
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