The Long and the Short of Life
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The Long and the Short of Life
Why do I have to adapt to the world of retailers?Why can't they accommodate me..All I want is a fairly inexpensive backed bookcase 80 cm W,30 cm D and 213 cm high.
Can get everything I want but only at some outrageous price of £300/£400.
That's one hell of a jump from £50 for a 183 cm high bookcase from Argos.
I don't want fitted I just want 2 cheap standalone bookcases to fit into two alcoves
Also why can't they all use the same measuring system..Some use cms and some use mm and of course some use feet and inches. 
This is all online by the way..if anyone knows where I can get what I want please say so.
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28-11-2007, 15:44
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
Pass, sorry. We're having problems finding the furniture that we want as well..... 
As it's for inside of two alcoves (and I know this doesn't really address your original problem, you may already have thought of it, and it isn't a wonderful solution anyway, so thanks but no thanks Raistlin, keep your bloomin' snotty nose out you no good, two-bit, robe wearing has-been!!!) could you not put shelves up?
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
What about Ikea?
80 x 28 x 202 Billy Bookcase £49
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28-11-2007, 15:45
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
What about Ikea?
80 x 28 x 203 Billy Bookcase £49 |
It's actually 202 high, but I'll let you off  Nice find 
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28-11-2007, 15:49
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
What?
You must have misread it........ 
Thanks for the heads-up. 
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28-11-2007, 15:56
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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Pass, sorry. We're having problems finding the furniture that we want as well.....
As it's for inside of two alcoves (and I know this doesn't really address your original problem, you may already have thought of it, and it isn't a wonderful solution anyway, so thanks but no thanks Raistlin, keep your bloomin' snotty nose out you no good, two-bit, robe wearing has-been!!!) could you not put shelves up? |
We don't want to drill into the walls..my neighbour has already done enough drilling of the communal shared wall for my liking..anyway me and hubby are pretty crap at DIY.The shelves in my son's room are just about staying in place but I suspect not for much longer. 
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28-11-2007, 15:59
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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It's actually 202 high, but I'll let you off Nice find |
My God! - It's the incredible shrinking bookcase!
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28-11-2007, 16:00
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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What about Ikea?
80 x 28 x 202 Billy Bookcase £49 |
That extra 10 cms are very important..in fact I could go all the way to 230 cms.
However I'll have a thunk about it.Thanks!
I never think of Ikea mainly because the nearest one to me is in London.
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28-11-2007, 16:04
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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My God! - It's the incredible shrinking bookcase!
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Yup 
One minute you're thinking you can get your tall tales on it, the next you're stuck just using it for short stories
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That extra 10 cms are very important..[...]
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And to think that some people would say that size doesn't matter.....it turns out an extra 4 inches (imperial measurement given for comparison only, the value of your inches can be rounded down as well as up) is important!!
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28-11-2007, 16:08
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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Yup
One minute you're thinking you can get your tall tales on it, the next you're stuck just using it for short stories
Very clever.worth a rep for that alone.
And to think that some people would say that size doesn't matter.....it turns out an extra 4 inches (imperial measurement given for comparison only, the value of your inches can be rounded down as well as up) is important!! |
I know...it's my fault for having so many books..you won't believe the number I've given away this last fortnight.
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28-11-2007, 16:12
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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Yup
One minute you're thinking you can get your tall tales on it, the next you're stuck just using it for short stories |
What a novel joke...
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28-11-2007, 16:21
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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What a novel joke...
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My god, you've got some spine coming out with that.........
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28-11-2007, 16:24
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
He should turn over a new leaf, or perhaps take a page out your book.........
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28-11-2007, 16:33
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
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He should turn over a new leaf, or perhaps take a page out your book.........
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write [sic] back atcha!
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28-11-2007, 16:39
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Re: The Long and the Short of Life
Author, Author!
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