Yesterday I went to American Furniture Warehouse in Glendale. It is a huge, huge, place with all kinds of furniture and excellent prices. I purchased a very nice recliner for about $250 +$60 something for delivery. A recliner at a local furniture store would have cost about $600. I wouldn't drive to it myself but my son took me.
But Peg, the more we, as consumers, go to big box retailers, we are causing the local small businesses out of service. The is a furniture store on 99th Ave, next to the Bobbies Cafe, that specializes in recliners. It may have been possible to get something comparable, and "shop local" to put the dollars into the local economy. I try shop local small businesses whenever possible, as the money stays in the local economy to benefit all of us locally in the long run. Just my opinion of course.
I completely understand. I despise Walmart on so many levels, but there are a few things I can only get at Walmart, such as a special European coffee. I could order it online, but it is still through a massive retailer, and it is more expensive online. Hope you enjoy your new chair, and relax in style.
This thread is the classic example of why we (Sun City/RCSC) needs a long range planning committee. When Sun City was planned and originally built (1960-1978), there were no "super stores," no internet with Amazon or ebay and virtually everyone trying to sell stuff on their online sites. Bricks and mortar are becoming a thing of the past and as millennials age, they will be even more inclined to live in the virtual world. The 16 shopping centers/strip malls that exist within our walls become less and less the future and more and more the past. Of late, two of those outdated centers have been converted to a more medical base of operation. Expect to see more of that. Even with those conversions, there will be empty store fronts looking tacky and worn. For too long we've all but ignored them and let them help define the community as dated and tired looking. Too bad because that's hardly the case. The next 20 years will be an amazing time...especially if we are willing to help shape and direct those outcomes.
One of the local papers today mentioned getting a long range planning committee in SC. However, I think it was going to be a bit down the road.*
Couldn't agree more g47; lifelong learning classes are one of the more popular features in age restricted living communities. While on the RCSC board i pushed for us to buy the old Lakes Club (38,000 square feet) sitting on the shore of Viewpoint lake, but with most of the PIF funds committed to golf courses, there was no chance to even put the idea out to the community for consideration. Imagine the dedicated classrooms we could have had in this magnificent and massive Community Center.
