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Article #878Re: How to get carpet w/o killing the wallet? Yep, 'tis a shame what 8 years of GWBush and Dick Cheney brought to OUR country, ...
From: Ice Cream too?
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:01
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:01
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On Oct 6, 5:58ย am, Dweezil Dwarftosser <f4...@yahoo.com> wrote: > george eberle said... > > > Who would you recommend in the area to put in carpet? I just had > > Empire carpet come in and quote me $3,100 to do 1270 sq. feet. ย That > > includes moving furniture and hauling away the old carpet. It seems > > pricey to me, especially with their 60% off deal. (not much of a deal > > is it?) > > That depends on the quality of carpet you selected. > > You do know that Empire is a national sales broker for > lots of local contractors who don't otherwise have a > job lined up that day, don't you? ย (Even though part of > the deal is that the crew has to wear "Empire" T-shirts > accomplishing the job...) > > A less-expensive idea (no kickback for the broker) is to > go around to local carpet suppliers (no 'big box stores') > and find the carpet you like, then select a contractor. > Tell him the store, the carpet brand/model number/color, and > make the deal. ย The contractor will get a discount on the > carpet price from the store (makes him happy) - and you can > usually get a discount from the contractor for paying cash > (a check he can cash that day) when the job is completed. > Pay NOTHING up front - no matter who you are dealing with. ย > Don't worry about the workers; they'll all be illegal > immigrants or unemployed teens anyway - no matter which > contractor you pick. yup, 'tis a shame the spot neocons like you, Dweezil, and your faulty 'heroes' GWBush and Dick Cheney put us in during their 8 year traitorous reign of terror did to OUR america! but the upside of that is that WE here in OUR america don't have to worry about having a republican president until about 2024 or so..... if then..... people will not forget what GWBush did to OUR country for many years to come. thanks for pointing that out for us Dweezil!
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