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Old 09-01-2008, 05:32 AM
Roshan Roshan is offline
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Originally Posted by Margaret View Post
Manchester Tower 1, Dubai Marina has just been completed. I need to furnish my studio flat. I was given a quotation of AED 28,000 by Total Furnishing Solutions, over a year ago. ( Washing machine and fridge freezer not included) Is this reasonable? Does anyone know of a good company that can supply?
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Margaret
Margaret,

Just went through your post again and felt that the price of Dhs 28000 quoted to furnish a studio is high.

Are you planning to stay or rent ?. That should decide how much you should spend. If you are planing to rent, then you should put the onus on the tenant. If you are planning to rent as a furnished apartment, then the furniture selected should be in mid range as the tenants would misuse it.

Thinking of the standard items that would go into a studio flat, I feel it is high.

There is a tendency to quote high to outsiders. There is a general feeling that they can be taken for a ride. Again lack of research is the problem here.

My sincere advise is to shop for your furniture while you are down in Dubai. As for electronics & other electrial items a trip to Carrefour or any reputed hypermarket should do it. All the popular brands are displayed. They will deliver all the stuff to your door step.

Ikea or any other reputed outlet will be able to do the rest. And if your bill is more than AED 2000, then Ikea assembles all the furniture for you.

It's not difficult. DIY ( Do it yourself ) will work out cheaper.

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Roshan
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