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How set in stone are furniture store prices?
I am looking for a dining room table and chairs and have been looking in furiture stores. How set are they with their prices? Is it common to be able to negotiate a price in a store like this? Maybe go from $700 down to $650?
Anything is negotiable, in my book. You will never know unless you ask, so you have absolutely nothing to lose.
Most furniture salespeople work on a commission basis. Call the furniture store in advance and find this information out first. If it is a commission sales floor, and the salesperson feels like this is the only way to make a sale, they will give you a price break and just take a smaller commission. The economy is competitive these days and I would certainly try to get a price break. The discount price you are asking for is not at all unreasonable. Go for it.
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How soon should things be set in stone before the wedding day?
I need to make a time line of things so I stay on track. I know things can and will change so I’m looking to make a month-by-month time line.
I need to know when I should:
Reserve the site (the date is in April ’09)
Send invitations
Make the cake or have the cake made
Get my dress
When the bridesmaid(s) should have their dress(es)
Plan menu/food
Plan hunnymoon
etc..
I welcome POSITIVE answers, please.
Thank you!
Go to the knot.com or weddingwire.com has a great timeline.
In the end all of these things depend on where you are getting married and how big the wedding is going to be. In big cities things can book up a year or two in advance. In regualr cities I always say about a year on the venue (that is the MOST important thing for planning)
For invitations – order them about 6 months ahead and send them out about 2-3 months ahead (4 months max)
Cake should be ordered about 6 months ahead if you are going to a baker. If you are making it (which can be VERY stressful) then plan to do that around 2 days before the event, and you will need a refridge to keep it in.
Dress should be ordered 6 months ahead (I ordered mine April 1st and it isn’t even to be shipped from the designer until July, so give yourself time)
Bridesmaids dresses can be done 4 or 5 months prior to the date (depending on your bridal salon)
Menu should also be about planned about 6 months prior, but will be actually set in stone about 2 weeks prior, which is when you should plan to get your RSVP cards back.
My best advice is to go onto a website and get a timeline from them…
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