We have a lot of furniture manufacturers here in Atlanta, but it’s really hard to see all of the brands here that you can see up there. And shopping on the phone with a dealer in NC is your best bet, even with paying for shipping. Furniture shopping is SO overwhelming and you really don’t know if you are getting a good deal, but let me assure you that furniture is marked up SO much so it pays to shop around and get the best deal you can get. One of my sweet readers, Connie, who lives here in my area contacted me and told me about shopping in Hickory, so that made me really want to check it out since we are in the market for a few things. It’s about a 4 hour drive from Atlanta to Hickory, so the day was very long and tiring but we decided to come on back since most stores are closed on Sunday. I would love to do that, although not sure when it would happen.

If I had more time in the future, it would be great to drive a U-haul truck up there and be prepared to bring home some bargains. We only took one day and had a few hours, but really enjoyed what we saw. Let me warn you, you really need DAYS to see all that is up there, especially if you want to visit all the surrounding areas and the furniture outlets that are there. I’ve heard about it for years, but never had the chance to see it for myself. I’ll be back soon with a recap of our Haven Conference this year, but I’ll just tell you this….we think it was the best Haven ever!!Ī few weeks ago, Mark and I took a day trip to Hickory, NC to check out the Hickory Furniture market up there. Outside of Haven, I have barely been dressed in anything but yoga pants or jeans, so fashion is taking a backseat at the moment. This week, I’m totally off schedule for Fashion over 50, so you’ll have to bear with me on that. I’ll give you a quick update on dad a the bottom of this post. Hopefully after we get moved in the house and things settle down, but right now I’m in crazy mode, with after Haven recuperation, my dad still in rehab, getting married very soon, the house renovations happening, packing and moving. Hi, friends, my schedule is severely off these days and I’m not sure when it will get back to normal.

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