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One way is to go down to bookshops and browse through the magazines. i personally quite like 'square rooms'. Or there are plenty of pics in the t-blogs that you can look through also.

hey bro, has your platform bed arrived? waiting eagerly for some pics.

oh no! i missed it!

Hi everyone, i came across this very useful website that gives tips on how to choose your mattress and also negotiate for a better price http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/guide...tiating1-3.html Tip 1 There are two things you should bring when going shopping for a mattress; our framework provided below and a notebook. Not only will this help you compare mattresses at different stores but you will also get the salesperson's attention and most importantly, his/her respect. The mattress salesperson will see that you are doing your research and realize he/she will have to work hard for your business, which means a better deal for you. Our framework and a notebook will also help you sort out all the statistics of the beds you are interested in. This is called the Buyclass theory of purchasing. This refers to a scheme that divides organizational buying decisions into types based on the complexity and effort required to make them. There are three decision-making decisions you are doing here, which will most certainly impress the salesperson and help you make the right buy: 1. You are gathering as much information as possible prior to making a decision. 2. You are also considering all possible alternatives seriously. 3. Lastly, you are becoming familiar with the type of purchase you are making. Tip 2 - How to Comparison Shop for a Mattress Now we are going to teach you to comparison shop for a mattress, also known as making an Accommodative Purchase decision. This is a process that uses bargaining, coercion, compromise, and the wielding of power to achieve an agreement with the salesperson who most likely has a different preference or priority than you. So, now that you have your trusty notebook and our framework, you can begin taking down information and statistics on your favorite mattresses now you are ready for some cognitive learning. As you are taking down some statistics, try out the mattresses you are interested in by lying on them. Make sure you lie on each one for three to five minutes so you get a good feel for it. Also, roll around a bit to see how the mattress responds to your body. After lying on a bunch of them, pick out your favorite two and write down the statistics for the bed (manufacturer, best price, coil count, coil gauge, ticking, etc.) If the information is not available, ask for the spec sheet. After you do this, ask the salesperson what the absolute best price is for one of them. Whatever the price is, even if it sounds like a bargain, reply by saying something like "Wow, that's pretty high." Then, do the same thing with your other favorite mattress. The salesperson will try to convince you to buy one right then, but make sure to leave the store without buying anything! When you get to the next shop, ask that salesperson for the brand with the same specification of your favorite mattress that was in the other store. It will most certainly be called something else but it is probably the same exact bed. Once the salesperson shows you the mattress with the same specifications, lie on it and see if it feels similar to the one in the previous store. Then ask the salesperson what the best price is for this specific mattress. After he/she responds, say something like, "Wow, that's a lot higher than (name the previous store you were in)" your competitors have a lower price on this one, how about another one?? Then ask about your second favorite mattress and do the same exact thing. By using these tactics, you will compare apples with apples and get the best price from your respective salesperson. This is called using Compensatory Decision Rules. These are a set of rules that allows information about attributes of competing products to be averaged in some way; good standing on one can potentially offset poor standing on another attribute. You are doing this by rating your two favorite mattresses and taking down the specifications for each one. For each mattress you evaluate make note of each of the following categories. This is the key to changing your mattress shopping experience from subjective to objective. Retailer: Manufacturer: Make: Model: Coil Count: Good/Better/Best: Plush/pillow-top/firm/x-firm: Ticking: Comfortable: Best Price: Tip 3 - Everything is always on sale! You are going to hear a lot of this, "We actually have a special sale on this particular mattress." And "Unfortunately, the sale ends today." Don't believe it! Almost every store will have a "special sale" that day to make you think that the sales price is non-negotiable when in fact, it is. Make sure to look at the price they are offering as a starting price and not a sales price. Remember this important rule: EVERY MATTRESS PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE! Other tips are here: http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/guide...tiating4-6.html http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/guide...iating7-10.html

Those 'free' gifts are actually paid by you. Went to another firm which offered lots of 'free' gifts. After saying that i don't need them, it turned out i can reduce more than 5k from the quotation! Stupid conman....

Yup, Henry rejected me too...

i saw a booth selling decals near tampines bus interchange recently and got a brochure. you can check out their website - www.artukidding.com. Seems quite nice and not too ex.

Simon, i tried contacting henry but seems he is too busy to entertain me. He said last week that he will get back to make an appointment this week but that has not happened.... Guess he's too busy from all the business from the henner club. Haha...

Had a very bad experience with a super hard-sell ah beng salesman there... It's now on my banned list. Don't believe what they say when they say that they are the manufacturer and therefore can sell the items cheaper. S&C also sell some of the same items at a cheaper rate.

I have been to NW after seeing their advertisment in the papers. Although the ID serving us was very polite and noy pushy, i must say that i am very disappointed that all their advertisted 'Free Gifts' are actually still charged to the customers! Think it reflects very badly on the company to mislead customers in this way. For me, I'm definitely not signing up with them as i can't tolerate this kind of behaviour...

lol, we have a bunch of newbies defending her while another newbie is accusing her. Let's hope winnie can share some pictures soon to backup her claim. For poor design, you have to elaborate more on your story also to be more convincing.

Hi Goobii, I saw that you have a L platform+Storage for your bed. Can you share what it looks like? I'm thinking of building a storage platform for my bed too. And how's the vono back relaxer so far?

Hmm, i'll try out the ikea software and see how it goes. another popular free online software is floorplanner.com. Good thing is that you don't need to install anything and you can access it anytime so long as you have internet.

Hi, care to share in details what happened? It is quite amusing to see the above threads where they/she were trying to bullsh*t...

Oh, i found out there is a shuttle bus to IFC, so it's alright... Anywhere else i can go for affordable sofa? Or would it be better to wait till december for sales?

Hi Simon, Hope you don't mind me asking this in your blog, how do i get to Sungei Kadut using public transport? I'm currently scouting around for a sofa and and heard that's a good place to look... Any other good place to recommend? I'm keen on getting a L-shaped farbic sofa with budget of below 1k. Anyway, thks for giving me henry's contact. will contact him soon to ask for a quotation.

Hehe, i was pm-ing eugela that i probably viewed his flat too when i was searching for my house.

I like the first one, think the flash of colour is very nice.

Oh, another possibility is that the agent is doing this behind the seller's back and pocketing the extra cash himself while also collecting commission from the seller... I have read too many horror stories, so a bit paranoid already...

Declaring the wrong value of the transaction is illegal and could land your friend in serious trouble. The seller should pay his agent himself. He should have enough cash since he is pocketing a tidy sum of 30k in COV.... The agent should not even have proposed this in the first place! Another case of unethical housing agents running around... Hope MND comes down hard on them with the proposed legislation of the industry... Would be good if your friend can report this to IEA or SAEA, let's try to weed out all these unethical agents!

Hi Simon, I am a big fan of your kitchen! Can pass me Henry's contact and your quotation if possible? I will be getting my key in abt a month and i'm starting to scout for contractors... Thanks so much.

You can negotiate with the seller's agent yourself if you wish to. Beware that some agent will try to mislead you that you need an agent but that is not true. It is up to you whether you want to engage an agent to help with the negotiation and the administrative process. Also note that if you choose to engage an agent, the commission that you pay him is negotiatable. You can choose to pay him 0.5% on the ground that you have found the flat on your own. Don't believe agents who tell you that it is a rule to pay 1% commission. There are many dishonest agents out there who would want to cheat buyers by saying that it is a rule. Hope this helps.