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Just wanted to drop a note and say thanks for all you did for us with the mix up. I was prepared to eat our ordering mistake but you were kind enough to work with us. The dining set looks absolutely beautiful - I'll be back soon for the bedroom we discussed.

Your professionalism has earned a customer for life!

My dad bought my first bedroom from you all when you were in Mandarin and I drove by the other day to stop in.

My wife and I are looking at a bedroom set and were very impressed with your options. Glad to have you back in Jacksonville!

Will there be prices on the internet?

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Casey,
Great to see our customers coming back to us. It has been that way since we reopened in Mandarin. Your business is greatly appreciated! As for the prices on the internet - we are working on it. I am waiting for the CD of pictures from our manufacturers - first step is to get them all uploaded on this site, which will take awhile and then we'll begin to look at the pricing.

Until then you do have the ability to click on an item and then select the option to contact us for a price an we will answer within 24 hours . . . usually quicker. Thanks for your interest in us we look forward to serving you!

Regards,
Brett Blankenship
Wood You Furniture

I enjoyed working for you several years in the past as a Furniture Tech. I think you liked my work ethic then and know you would like it even better now as I have grown in experience and maturity. I could be of great value to Wood You. Please give me a call at 904-635-4281 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              904-635-4281      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Cameron,

What side of town are you living on?

We do have a new store opening up in Jacksonville but not quite ready for another furniture tech. Once we are open come by and drop of an application. Good to hear from you!

Regards,
Brett Blankenship

FaithBridges,

Your post was a bit confusing and did not seem to fit into any conversation concerning furniture so I just have not posted it.

Feel free to come back and clarify and I will gladly put it on here . . . we appreciate all that come here and share their views!

Regards,
Brett Blankenship

My husband and I bought our first piece of unfinished furniture last week in your store. Just finished up our last coat of topcoat and wanted to say how delighted we are. It is beautiful!

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Response to Ms Kesser:

Ms Kesser,
Thank you for taking the time to touch base with us and let us share in your excitement. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you again!

Brett Blankenship

I have been a customer for many years now. I have purchased everything from sofa tables, end tables, chairs, shelves, a headboard, and 2 armoires. I still love every piece, and when it comes time to re-decorate, your items are NOT the ones that go out the door. I have never had an issue with any piece of your furniture. Very sturdy and well made. Hard to find these days. I hated it when the Winter Park store closed, but there's always the Altamonte Springs store. I do wish prices were posted, but you can't have everything.

I have bought several pieces of furniture from this company and up to now have been quite happy. However, when a small piece of plastic on the drawer slide broke-they could do nothing to help me with it-basically telling me that I was out of luck, the manufacturer was no longer in business, yada ydad yada. Seriously?!? And there is nothing you guys can do or try something different to make it work? We're not talking rocket science here-we're talking a slide on the bottom of the drawer for goodness sakes!Needless to say-I'm not going back. Obviously there is no need for repeat customers!

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Response to Ms Talner:

Ms Talner,
I am not sure who you spoke with but would appreciate you emailing me at bbwoodyou@bellsouth.net so I could get all the specifics and come up with a solution to this simple issue. I agree it is not rocket science, there are solutions. Please contact me so I can rectify this situation - thank you for taking the time to contact us!

Sincerely,
Brett Blankenship

Would have loved to look at prices today- sad you don't list them

Dropping a note to let you know my family just finished our new table and chair set we bought. It turned out beautiful! We are new to Wood You Furniture but will definately be coming back as we need more.

What happened to the store in Stuart, Florida? I live in Port Saint Lucie and now the nearest store either north or south of me is over an hour away. I love Wood You furniture but am disappointed at the loss of Stuart store.

Mary J

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Response to Mary J:

Ms Mary J,

We'll first off we appreciate the fact that you love Wood You! The owner of the Stuart market is still working within the Wood You Furniture umbrella - he is just a bit further south now. I know he enjoyed his time in Stuart but saw an opportunity, in the greater Miami area, that better suited his family. I hated to see him leave the Stuart area as well, it certainly made it easier to service our loyal base of customers there but we wish him nothing but success in his future endeavors. An hour is a bit away but Wood You will do everything we can to continue to offer the value's that make it worth the drive!

Sincerely,
Brett B.

I am a single mom who has no time for myself but needs every penny I can save!

Your store allowed me to do that and also give my kids and I a project that we enjoyed doing together. It turned out great, my kids enjoy their new bedrooms and we saved money - My children and I will be back!

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Response to Kristy:

Kristy,
I don't know about everyone else that follows this blog but this is what I find so satisfying. Thank you for the encouragement personally and for employees and store owners throughout our company that read this . . . we appreciate your business!

Sincerely,
Brett Blankenship

I have driven by your store off West Colonial for a year now but never really had a need to come in. Now I am looking for a bedroom set and am about fed up with all the junk out there in furniture stores.

Your site spends a lot of time talking about real wood. However, before I come by I just want to make sure you carry what I am looking for - wood furniture, not particleboard of any kind!

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Response to Curious:

Curious,
I totally understand your frustration with this industry, I feel the same way! I am tired of the typical furniture advertising that projects quality and price but in actually offers neither. You go ahead and stop by, take out our drawers and look closely at what true quality should be. Combined that with our fair pricing and you will understand why we are the leaders in real wood furniture - NO Particleboard!!

I appreciate your honest and open question. Let me know how your experience went in the store - we are not your average furniture store. Enjoy the experience!

Brett B.

Wow I can't view the prices online so comparison shopping is out the question. Way to fail at life! I could drive 30 minutes to the Wood You store near my house, or just go to other websites that list the price. Which sounds easier to you? Are you trying to make it difficult for people to choose your product over another? Because most people I know usually take an items price as well quality and other things into account before making a purchase. You should hire me as a consultant to ruin your . . . (comments edited) . . . ideas before you unleash them on the public.


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Response to Online Shopper:

Online Shopper,

No we work hard to make your shopping experience as easy as possible. This website is intended to give you a broad view of what Wood You Furniture has to offer and from there you can contact your local store for specific pricing. We do have some limitations on the web concerning pricing due to circumstances within our organization. We are a company with individual dealers in the Bahamas as well as in Trinidad. Their country's tax structure is totally different that in the USA. So to show a price would not be accurate in many of our stores. However, the comparison shopping you desire is easily attained through our contact page on our site or our "request a price" link on every item's page. Here you can give us the skew number of items you are interested in and your local store will contact you with prices.

I try not to edit many comments but did omit the last part of your comment due to your language. I have empathy for your stance without the use of curse words. I hope you find this explanation gives you more insight as to why we do not show prices on our site. Albeit not a perfect system we certainly take great pride in serving all our guests and appreciate you sharing your frustration with us!

Have a wonderful week and we look forward to serving you!

Regards,
Brett B

I worked for Wood You for several years and was always impressed with the quality and value of the products, the commitment to great service by the staff, and and the loyal following by our customers. Working for Wood You was a great experience, and one I will never forget!

Hi,
I need to replace some broken brass and ceramic dresser drawer pulls on our oak bedroom set. The holes are 4 and 1/2" apart. This is an odd size apparently. Can anyone tell me where I can order some replacement pulls. I'd really like to switch to a brushed nickel style if possible.
Thanks!

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Response to KC:

KC,
That is a wide drawer pull but there are sites out there that can help. I did a quick search for "4 1/2" drawer pulls hardware and came up with some sites. You may want to take a look at this site:

http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/nonstancenpu.html

This is a site for non standard drawer pulls, hope it helps! If not do a search for non standard drawer pulls and take a look at all the options, there are a number of companies who specialize in this.

Regards,
Brett B

Here, at Wood You Of New Port Richey we find many of our customers are looking to upgrade their entertainment furniture to accomodate the larger screen televisions. What with baseball season starting, the Olympics raging to a close and our Bolts trying to hang on for the play-offs our customers are finding they can make the purchase needed to provide a beautiful addition to their living area, family room, or MAN ROOM. Stop by and see how we can help you.

I was pleasantly surprised at the pricing and quality of the items I just had to have. I am in love with my furniture and the way I was able to follow directions to finish my furniture. I found the staff Wonderful and very helpful, I have caught the bug, i am now going room by room replacing cheap furniture with great pieces, for less than i spent on the particle board type i had un knowingly bought before. THANK YOU for all of your help!

My son has picked out the all wood three in one baby crib. Does this furniture have to be finished? Will it be protected if not finished and if it has to be finished what do you recommend to keep a natural would look, Thanks

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Response to Kim:

Kim,
Your son will love that crib! It is available finished in many of our stores in a variety of colors. Check with your local Wood You to see if they are involved in that program.

Yes the crib will need some form of protection. As for keeping it a natural color you have a few options as well. There is a stain color actually called natural that will give you the look you are desiring. There are also those who just apply Wood You's topcoat only which will keep a very natural color as well. You will find your local store's personnel very knowledgeable in assisting you with your selection. Make sure and let them know exactly what your desires are and they will be able to offer you all your options.

Thanks again for spending time on our blog and for giving us a chance to earn your business. Have a wonderful week!

Regards,
Brett Blankenship

We just bought our first home and have been looking through your site for bedroom furniture. We had no idea there were so many choices. We are new to Florida but will definately be checking out your company soon!

There is no store near me but I used to live in Georgia near a store and loved your furniture. Will Wood You ever sale on the internet?

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Response to Darlene:

Darlene,

Well we appreciate your business in the past. As of now we are not selling off the internet but it is something that has been discussed casually in the past. What we could do is look into you buying from a store and having it shipped to you. As many of our stores are privately owned I would need to check with them first and make sure they can facilitate a sale like this. I know that I would not have a problem finding you a store that would be willing to assist and we could even start with the store in Georgia that you have a relationship with.

Feel free to go to our locations page and contact stores on your own or if you want email me at bbwoodyou@bellsouth.net and I will put you in touch with a store that can assist.

Thank you again,
Brett Blankenship

When I go to a website to search, I want to see the products the store has and prices. To me without price, it's not worth using.

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Reaponse to Kathy:

Kathy,
Thanks so much for taking the time to contact us. With the speed at which manufacturers ad and remove items we have chosen this style of a website (allowing the manufacturers to update their website).

As for prices it is all but impossible to show prices on the site. We have multiple stores on different islands in the Bahamas as well as in Trinidad. Their country's tax structure is totally different that in the USA. So to show a price would not be accurate in many of our stores.

However we do have the contact page where you can give us all the skew number of items you are interested in and your local store will contact you with prices. I do agree it would be nice to be able to show the prices but due to our situation it is all but impossible.

Have a wonderful week and we look forward to serving you!

Regards,
Brett Blankenship