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HUNK of Burly Love

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Remember when I went all bonkers on that Craigslist guy and his stupid driftwood tables? Well, I’ve been on the hunt for some of those chunky organic looking burl wood root coffee tables for awhile now and finally scored. On Craigslist of course, different guy though.

We immediately had to take them outside for a good scrub down. Both were chock full of years of dust and dog hair, a snickers wrapper, push pins, and gum. Yuck.

BTW, these things weigh a fucking ton. I almost passed out trying to get it out of my car with The Boy, saw stars and everything, and skinned up my forearms pretty good. Great vintage always comes with pain! Speaking of pain, this Craigslist guys wife just kept yammering in my ear about kids clothes and her sister and their impending bankruptcy the entire time we were there, like one long LOUD ass run-on sentence. TMI bi-otch. I’ve had a run of a few pretty painful Craigslist visit lately, just another reminder of the crazies out and about in the Inland Empire.

It’s so hard to photograph these things. The den is like a vortex for bad photos since the space is awkwardly laid out and dim to boot. The weird curvy glass is reflecting all horrible and driving me bananas. I kind of want a square piece of glass for this thing and I’m thinking the cowhide rug is not working so well, plus I kind of am starting to hate those shelves. Now I gotta rethink this WHOLE room. Jesus Christ.

I liked the Eames elliptical table we had in the den before, but that thing is so goddamn low. How do people do it? I got tired of needing to crunch my whole body into a yoga ball every time I wanted to set down a drink.

When I talked to the Craigslist guy on the phone I originally asked just about the coffee table. He had it listed and languishing at $250 for a month. Of course I asked if he would be willing to negotiate on the price of the coffee table and he stated that he pretty much just wanted these beasts out of his house. We agreed to sell both tables to me for $100, even though I didn’t really have a place for or want the side table, but, I did take it off his hands in the end.

I stuck the side table in the pit that is our master bedroom to function as a temporary nightstand. We sold almost everything out of that bedroom and now need to redecorate, so you know that big plans are a-brewing! Too bad my sketch-up plan for it crashed and didn’t save and now I gotta start all over like a stupid jerk that doesn’t save a few hours worth of work…

Rocker

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

There is this guy offering reproduction rocker bases on my local Craigslist for $60 a pop. I wanted to switch up the bland base that was on my black Eames and the price seemed reasonable for a rocker with walnut runners.

We emailed, which turned into phone calls, which turned into an appointment to come by and check it out. When I showed up a few days later…well…it was a disaster. I called him on my way to his house. No answer. Called again. No answer. Got to his house (a good forty five minutes away from TBH) and knocked. Then waited for ten minutes. Called again and heard some shuffling and grumbling behind the closed door.

Slowly the door cracks open a few inches and this massive greasy swath of bedhead and two sleepy eyes peak out at me. I say, “Hi, I’m Morgan”. He says “Oh. OH. Yeah…those bases aren’t ready. I didn’t get around to putting them together. I had family over and just, uh, lost track of time.”

Seriously? What a dick.

“I can send it to you if you want. Uh, for free.”

What? Like in the mail? Like leave my cash with you and hope I get a base sent to me? No thanks, dude.

I left his door step in a disgruntled huff. He eventually emailed trying to make amends and offered to deliver it to me in Hemet. “Well, maybe not all the way. Maybe you could meet me by the freeway.” Again, seriously? Dick.

I told him I was just too busy to leave and meet him AGAIN. I had made time and driven to him once and now he needed to come all the way to me or not at all.

He came. He was disgruntled. I was disgruntled. Sounds like a perfectly appropriate Craigslist transaction.

Iggy loves that shit though. As soon as I screwed the rocker base on I wanted to take some pictures but Iggy refused to move his little seal pup butt. They match!

Craigslist WTF

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Just in case you don’t want to zoom, this Craigslist ad says:

“Great MID-CENTURY MODERN DRIFTWOOD Tables!!! – $2000 (Hemet)

im selling two Mid-Century Modern Heavy Driftwood End Tables and a huge Driftwood Coffee table that are in perfect condition. The end tables are worth $1800 Or Best offer each and the coffee table is worth about $6000 or Best Offer . if you are interested, please call me at 951-658-4519 or email me at talo117@hotmail.com. The total price for them all is $10,000. Thanks, Ray.”

WHAT?

The price starts off at: $2,000.

Then goes to: $1,800 (end tables – “each” – so $3,600) and $6,000 (coffee table)

Which equals $9,600.

But somehow “the total price for them all is $10,000“.

WHAT?

So it costs $400 more dollars to buy them as a set than to buy them all separately? Is that a tip or something? Where did the initial $2,000 price come from? All are marked “or best offer” but the total for the set is not negotiable? Just so many questions…so many confusing feelings…

WTF.

Ray, we need to have a talk.

Number One: Where on earth are you getting these values for driftwood tables?

Number Two: Do you realize that you’re in Hemet and that this is Craigslist?

Number Three: What kind of crazy demented math equation are you using?

My best offer is $100 and a quick slap in the face. Craigslist is driving me bonkers!