March 9, 2010
I work with an antique dealer a few days per week; all the time, we get people calling, claiming they cannot see a price for an item on our website. I have made it RED and BOLD and it says THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE. We constantly get calls from people asking how [...]
March 8, 2010
I moved into an apartment and signed a month to month lease remitting 0 for security deposit and 0 for first months rent. I gave notice (due to: the neighborhood- Collingwood/Bancroft intersection, lots of drug trafficking and more often than not the SWAT team was in the back driveway with surveillance on the building next [...]
March 7, 2010
What is the best professional vaccuum; the kirby, stanley steamer and what is the best way to get one at its cheapest price; how much should these sell for; I am not buying it from Kirby; I need to know the best place to go to get it the cheapest? Ihave heard all different [...]
March 6, 2010
I do hand-painted furniture, accessories, childrens furniture, and even murals. I set up a website on Etsy.com but how do I get people to see my website? Is there something else I can do to advertise my business? I used to have a successful Ebay store but had to reduce my prices [...]
March 5, 2010
A furniture store sells a wooden floor at a price of 0.80 for a carpet of 12-foot by 15-foot room. If a customer was given apriceof 5.00 for a wooden floor that is 15 feet wide what is the length of the room?
If you know how to do this, what equation do you use?
Thank You!
March 4, 2010
My neighbors and I are having a yard sale together. I have several items that I am unsure how to price. Here they are:
-HP photo printer –to print 4X6 (lightly used.. i have the box and some 4X6 photo paper for the printer)
-wooden kitchen table for 2 (rectangle, purchased at an unfinished furniture [...]
March 3, 2010
OK so I am going to a new school. I want to be friendly and open, and to make friends I want a fun place to hang out. Right now my room stinks- my desk is chipped beyond repair, and my dresser has unremovable stickers from when I was six, not to mention it’s way [...]
March 2, 2010
I am running a Denon 3808ci receiver, PS3 (as Blu-Ray), Toshiba A-3 HD DVD, Toshiba Tivo DVDR/DVR, Motorola Cable Set-Top HD Receiver, Wii and Infinity 5 channel surround sound. TV is Samsung 52" LCD. Please give me any DIY tips, tricks and information you have to help maximize my system and pull this off [...]
March 1, 2010
Financial bills take stumbling steps
By Tom Braithwaite in Washington
Published: October 15 2009 01:02 | Last updated: October 15 2009 01:02
Barney Frank, who chairs the House financial services committee, tried to drag two key elements of financial regulatory reform – derivatives and consumer protection legislation – towards passage on Wednesday.
But the chairman faces a difficult task [...]
February 28, 2010
A small furniture manufacturer produces tables and chairs. Each product must go through three stages of the manufacturing process: assembly, finishing, and inspection. Each table requires 3 hours of assembly, 2 hours of finishing, and 1 hour of inspection. Each chair requires 2 hours of assembly, 2 hours of finishing, and 1 hour of inspection. [...]
February 26, 2010
I got the prices down. But that’s not enough. My parents hate those kind of pets because they pee on stuff that is not the litterbox, tear up furniture, and smell. I don’t know if the cats have been fixed, trained to use the litterbox, and trained NOT TO SCRATCH FURNISH. I’ll have to ask. [...]
February 25, 2010
I’ve read many threads suggesting splitting the rent depending on how much square feet of personal space each tenant has, plus their share of common space. My question is should the garage space and den be included in personal space or common space? I have no intention of using either space because he will have [...]
February 24, 2010
I’m moving across country and need to sell my furniture but not sure what’s a good price..
–2 bar stools (metal & suede w backs) They are really pretty cost me each last year.
–Cloth Sofa- average size, all the cushions, good condition. Paid 0 for it at Ikea basement last year
–Queen bed frame- oak, platform [...]
February 22, 2010
I’ve been shopping around for furniture in stores and I came across a brand that started with an N what I remember the name to be is northika?? I’m not sure how it is spelled I know the company has an email address (which of course can’t use cause I don’t know [...]
February 21, 2010
I think we can all agree after buying the baby furniture,diapers,bath stuff,ect. Theres very little money left for "Mommy recovery products" if you catch my drift. And the Belly Bandit is a whopping -! I’ve heard there are off-brands though and i’m wondering if anyone has used one and loved it. If so what exactly [...]
February 20, 2010
Parents work really hard to try to send their children to upper class schools thinking it would give their children a better education. I would disagree completely with accordance to personal experience.
I was born in America but brought back to a place called Hong Kong, where my mother managed to find a moderately high paying [...]
February 19, 2010
I just purchased a cheapo desk from Walmart not so much cos of the price as much as legitimately liking it. It looks to be constructed of fake composite wood. Is there anything I can purchase to protect the vulnerable ‘cheap’ surface from scratches and/or water stains from cups? There must be some sort of [...]
February 18, 2010
My bedroom is a 10 by 10.5 room. It is a complete square basically. LOL. Anyways, please tell me how to furnish it. I want to know the following: I live in Illinois so find stuff in Illinois, chicago.
1. what furniture I should use ( please give the name of the furniture, the price of [...]
February 17, 2010
He has been living in the house for 3 years. He was working towards his graduate degree when my mother passed away so he was able to move down there to "take care of business". He was appointed executor of the will, and the will simply stated that all assets were to be [...]
February 16, 2010
If you watch the "Green Planet" channel, and have seen the show "World’s Greenest Homes", well then you might get the idea.
I want to build an almost completely energy-efficient house, that is good, maybe even great, for the environment. Solar panels, wind turbines, and whatever else there could be that’d help. I don’t mind using [...]
February 15, 2010
I am trying to get rid of as much as my stuff as possible to ease in our upcoming cross country move. Since I live in an apartment I cannot have a normal garage sale/moving sale, so I am planning on posting the items on craigslist. Any advice?
Would you suggest separate listings for [...]
February 14, 2010
i just told my mother that she is going to be a grandmother for the first time.
she gave me a four piece baby cutlery gift. she said she’d like it if baby used this cutlery as everyday pieces as children are only young once. the cutlery is adorable.
when i got home and showed my husband [...]
February 13, 2010
im in the process of getting a 7pc micro fiber sectional set which comes with the sofa/loveseat , coffee table,2 end table and two lamps ….my payment will be per month 117.00 for 18months but heres the catch the sofa are used!!!!! 1-10 scale on how used….about 2 also on one of the armrest it [...]
February 12, 2010
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/107248/ruth-faces-living-off-a-scant-2.5-million.html
It will be the joke book of the year if she does. The majority of us can take 2.5 million dollars and live from birth to death on .5 million dollars. But we know how to live modestly. She probably doesn’t know what a yard sale is. You can find extremely [...]
February 11, 2010
Condition A: My boyfriend and I live close to a college campus in a three bedroom house and we are not using one of the rooms. I am a student, but he is much older than I am and is afraid of being judged by other students. I think it would be a good idea [...]