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How to Get the Best Deal for Your Office Furniture

There is no doubt about the fact that good office furniture is essential to a thriving business with engaged staff. But still some business owners are hesitant to invest in good office furniture, because they see it as a needless expense. At least until something goes wrong and they have a staff member out of action for a day, a week, a month with repetitive stress disorders or OHS fines. Quality office furniture doesn’t need to be exorbitantly expensive, and we’ve put together these three strategies to ensure you get the best furniture for your budget.

Buy your furniture in sets: Don’t get seduced by flash sales on particular items, it is usually wiser to benefit from the discounts and package deals that buying your furniture in sets provides. Not only is the result of matching furniture that has been designed for each other much more aesthetically pleasing and more likely to be ergonomically comfortable for you staff, but it allows you to take advantage of package deals. These package deals are able to lose some of the rent, staff, packaging and transit costs involved in every purchase. Know what you’re after and shop around: Before you even start looking at furniture, work out your budget and write a comprehensive list of what you’re looking for.  This list should include more then just “6 chairs, 6 desks etc”. Think about how your staff works together. Would your company benefit from a big central table for teamwork and discussion? What kind of notice board do you need? Are the chairs and tables to join onto one another, or will they be separated by partitions? Do they need individual or group storage units? By knowing the answers to these questions from the very beginning of the process, you will know exactly what you’re looking for, have a reasonable expectation as to price and you’ll know what factors are non-negotiable factors and which you can compromise on.

Use an expert: You’ll need to pick the right one, but an expert interior designer will not only be able to make your office chairs and tables work best together with the rest of the office space,  they’ll also be able to offer you special prices on furniture when because they’ll know the suppliers, and be able to get the trade prices for the pieces. Any extra that the designer may cost will probably be worth it, provided you pick a savvy, reliable designer as they will create the best possible office in the space you have, within the budget you’ve set.

If none of these solutions will work for you, or you want to invest your own time in finding office furniture, then you can explore the range of furniture available online. Remember that a good investment in office furniture will save you money by not having to mend or replace broken cheap furniture often.