Discrepant Design Pricing & Eileen Gray
So riding off the high of the procurement of my beloved chair (and to complete the seating area of my living room) I felt the very slick Eileen Gray table would complete the layout. I had seen this table a few years back and liked it very much. So with my lovely chair in place, I began to search for the best possible place to acquire Ms. Gray's iconic table. So I jaunt over to the Design Within Reach site (which is where I had seen the choice table previously) and wouldn't you know...still available....Great! ...but woah $550 for 1 side table...that's a notable price. I decide (as always) to do a bit more research on the price as to get the best price out there. I do this now as a habit regardless of where the chair lives in the US; for example I shipped my chair in from NYC and got a fantastic price. I digress, but what i found next was definitely surprising:
Design Within Reach $550.00USD (+38.50 s&h) ummmm "Within Reach"...Really??
(http://www.dwr.com/product/eileen-gray-side-table.do)
and THE SAME TABLE at another site for...***Drum Roll***.. $120.00 (w/free shipping)!!
(http://www.lexingtonmodern.com/Eileen-Gray-Side-Table-p/125.htm?gclid=CIzVmcWZyKECFRY75QoduSjUVA)
and another "gray inspired" version somehow available at Target .com (only)...$169.99 (w/free shipping)
(http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/175-5047464-6340623?asin=B00290YU1O&AFID=Froogle_df&LNM)
The moral of this lil purchasing story...do your homework friends and a little leg work goes a long way maybe even $430 or better. Cheers friends!
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In case you were interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Gray
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