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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: Bill P on October 19, 2012, 10:27:11 pm
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Has anyone here ever tried to make and sell Adirondack furniture?
Does anyone recall seeing an advertisement for starting your own business doing this? I seem to recall seeing something about a year ago and it looked like a good idea.
Bill
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i made a bit of Adirondack style furniture, the single chair s and the double chair with th table in the middle.sales up this way isn't to bad for them alot of people got them for there back yards and ou t at there cabins.can't charge much for them'the material cost up here is high so can't alot for them.
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Bill, I would be concerned that the plastic knock-offs that are being sold at the discount stores would undermine your ability to get enough out of the manufacture to make any kind of profit.
I was at a Home & Garden show last Saturday and saw a whole display of that type furniture that is being marketed by a company that uses recycled soda bottles as their material.
Many styles and colors and NO maintenance!
They had no prices in their brochure and none on their website so I am guessing their prices are scandalous.
~~~GB~~~
P.S. Sorry to hear about the situation and wish you the best on finding something.
Great to see you back 'home'!
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There's a guy at the monthly Georgetown show selling nothing but that type of furniture and does very well. You might even try 1-800-bunkbeds. They have a whole program with territories and patterns. I know someone who did that for a while and said it was quite profitable.
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Thanks, Julied, Todd, and the Grayster.
Bill