As I mentioned in another post, this is possibly going to be your best option:
"I suggest that you circumvent these big box retailers and instead get the same piece through a local small time reseller. I found some fantastic deals at
Lucy Furniture
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Affordable Bedding and Furniture/Dreamsleep
Dallas Fort Worth Living Rooms Bedrooms Dining Rooms Pub Tables Bar tables Stools Sofas
Their prices are about 50-60% compared to Ashley etc... for the same piece!!
Both these guys can get you pretty much anything thats in stock on homelegance.com. They just pick it up from Home elegance's local warehouse and mark it up a little. I found the Dreamsleep guy works on thin margins and so gets a lot of volume. Lucy furniture is also good but has higher prices (check out the vendor section on their site, they can get anything from their vendors, Aff. Bedding guy should be able to do the same).
I was able to get the following piece with 4 chairs:
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for $470 all in including delivery. I paid cash after he delivered it and set up my dining table! Sal, the older guy in their team, was nice to work with.
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was cheap as well but too big for my apartment (54x54).
Only drawback is that he doesn't have much of a warehouse... so you'll have to buy it based on what you see online... and oh, some of the stuff may not be in stock at the local warehouses of Home Elegance etc. So have 3-4 pieces in mind when you call him."