| We recently began the remodel of the interior of our | | | | We mostly utilized the internet in obtaining our price |
| 25 year old office. The most basic upgrades were | | | | quotes; most distributors had a form to complete and |
| required. We began by determining a color scheme | | | | a representative would return the inquiry via telephone. |
| and style. We chose a classic office style that included | | | | We must have completed 50 or more forms online |
| cherry wood office furniture, the maroon leather | | | | and received as many return phone calls. Each call |
| high-back executive chairs and a basic gray task | | | | lasted about a half hour, as we tried to explain our |
| chairs. | | | | needs related to the office chairs and executive chairs |
| While one might assume the painting and cleaning to | | | | specifically. This is equivalent to 25 hours of pricing |
| be the most laborious of our remodel, it was truly the | | | | research for the basics of office remodel! Can you |
| purchasing that became the real challenge. Pricing | | | | imagine? |
| office furniture for our small outfit was less than | | | | In the end, we opted to order the office chairs, desks |
| enjoyable. We spent hours contacting office suppliers | | | | and filing cabinets from a second-hand distributor. Our |
| inquiring on the cost of low quantity office chairs, | | | | chosen supplier provided a worthwhile percentage off |
| executive chairs and office furniture. To our dismay, | | | | of the cost of goods and gained our future business. |
| there are no special prices applicable to an office that | | | | The balance of our interior was purchased through the |
| has less than 25 employees or that requires no more | | | | various companies we had obtained via our internet |
| than 15 desks, a few filing cabinets and 15 chairs. | | | | search. |