Who goes there???

Its been a while since I was on here last and so I thought it was about time I dropped in and say hi....
Things were fantastic over Christmas - what happened??
Momentum lost because of the snow I hear you cry or maybe it is the lack of sunshine that is making us all depressed and keeping us indoors consoling ourselves with the thought that summer will be along shortly where we can once again air those dodgy shorts, venture out into the sun drenched land scape and out of hibernation, or (and this is possibly my favourite) its because the politicians are philandering again and spending all of our hard earned cash - well I suppose that this is bloody annoying and yes they should all be dragged over hot coals and forced to eat mud- but lets face facts, politicians have always been up to no good, put someone in charge of vast resources and a gullible public and you will all turn from the polished good Samaritan (though I am not sure that any politician can be called a good Samaritan) who would like to change the world to... well basically human.

The weather has always been a changeable beast, it does undoubtedly slow when its, too hot, too cold, too wet, to windy, too sunny, too...... well the list goes on (no doubt last weekend there were too many leaves on the road and people couldn't get out of their driveways...) and yes lack of sunshine makes even the most joyous of people only slightly depressed.

But all in all I think its just the fact that there is just a little more uncertainty than normal, new government impending, the Pound is...... well rubbish and so is the Dollar, the Euro, in fact most currencies are shot, banks are still gambling huge amounts of our cash and losing (and still getting huge bonuses for the privilege of playing the worlds largest casino...) unemployment is rocketing with everyone looking at each other thinking "who is next", petrol is rising at its fastest rate (where are the picket lines when you need them?) and small businesses struggling to keep afloat in an ever slowing market.

And what shall we do about it - keep positive - put a smile on your face and keep positive, yes it probably will get worse before it gets better but there is not much you can do about that, sure make sure that product is working well for you, you are not spending where you could save, cost cut where you can but still keep up stock levels (people still expect it quickly) but more over give a customer confidence - because lets face it they need a bit right now - so give them a smile, your best sales patter and do it with pride and confidence and who knows maybe it will rub off on them and we can get back to the way things were!!

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Furniture for Trees is still ongoing and now we have planted more than 25,000 trees!!
We have for the last couple of weeks doubled our efforts and for every single piece of furniture that we have sold we now plant not just one but two trees....
The showrooms are looking better than ever here and we are pleased to say that the arrival of the Rough Sawn range from CPW Furniture has been well recieved and is selling nicely and that is a reflection of the times with the
Vancouver Oak / Woodlore Oak / Rustic Oak also doing extremly well, oak furniture has become more affordable and certainly more available over the last 4 years or so but there is a definate lean towards the more rustic style of furniture, with a "warmer" appearance and a pleasing "worn" look to it, although the contemporary design of say the Devonshire New Oak or Corndell's Country Oak or Sylvawood Furniture's Verona Oak is still a strong seller, shabby chique is going to be around for a while!

Trading standards to investigate Oak Furniture supplier.

The increasingly fierce competition for business amongst furniture retailers could, it seems, be descending into the realms of the illegal. It has been reported that Trading Standards Officers are investigating claims that the Norfolk furniture retailer Pine Solutions is passing off products as coming from West Country-based company Devonshire Pine Ltd. when they are in fact lower quality products imported from elsewhere.
Over the years Devonshire Pine has earned a good reputation amongst furniture retailers and consumers for its oak furniture ranges, including the Devonshire New Solid Oak range. Pine Solutions, until recently a Devonshire Pine stockist, has started selling what it describes as ‘New Devon Oak’ furniture.

The styling is similar to Devonshire New Solid Oak products although the prices are significantly lower.These activities have caused confusion amongst customers and concern for retailers. “Customers think they are getting the genuine item at a discount price, but when they take delivery, the lower grade of finish and generally poorer quality lead them to think that Devonshire Pine Ltd is no longer producing the sort of quality on which it has built its reputation,” said one retailer. “In the long term both the stockists of the genuine Devonshire Pine Ltd ranges and their customers will suffer if this problem is left unchecked.”Customers are advised to check with Devonshire Pine Ltd to ensure the retailer is an official stockist. Points to look for on the non-genuine furniture include drawer bases, drawer runners and cabinet backs not being made from oak, a generally poorer finish and the use of lower grade Chinese Oak for construction, rather than the American Oak used in Devonshire Pine Ltd’s products. One of Devonshire Pine Ltd’s leading retailers is A world of furniture in Salisbury, Poole and Blandford with our online site http://www.bestpricefurniture.co.uk/