Fall Switcheroo . . .
Every year in October you can expect to see some major changes in products shown in each of our showrooms. Just a couple of weeks ago I took off my salesman hat and helped to move the bulk of our casual furniture to our second showroom and we loaded up the primary showroom with all the fun game tables for those cold months indoors. There are still countless options for casual furniture, several fire pits, and plenty of patio room options to be had. We are loaded to the brim with options for every category so please stop in and we will help you find just what you’re looking for.
Craig
Christmas In September????
Well, it is official. It is Christmas in September time. What am I talking about? Well, the other night, the 18th of September, I needed a part for my lawn mower. Being Sunday evening, I visited my nearest big box store to see if they had it. Obviously, NO ONE cuts grass in September as the remaining stock of parts was all thrown into unrecognizable piles on the bottom of a few shelves. Further examination showed why. The former home for merchandise such as mower parts was now occupied by Christmas light sets. Ho, Ho, Ho! Need some casual furniture to enjoy these late summer days and the upcoming beautiful fall days? Good luck here as well. I predict Christmas trees and inflatable snowmen will be in this presently empty space by later this week.
Thank heavens there is no grass at the North Pole for Santa to cut and luckily he is too busy making toys to worry about enjoying beautiful weather sitting out on his deck, patio or porch. But, should he need some outdoor casual furniture, he can always shop Eastgate Pools & Spas as we have a huge selection even when others are making it look a lot like Christmas. In summary, if you need Christmas light sets in September, you are in luck at the Big Box stores, but if you want to enjoy the remaining warm weather, head over to Eastgate Pools and actually have lots of choices.
Furniture Blowouts!!
It is reaching that time of year where all of the box stores are moving on to Halloween accessories and away from outdoor furniture. That is not the case here! We still have two showrooms and three tents full of quality casual furniture products for you to choose from. As summer comes to a close and the fall approaches people sometimes forget that is probably the most comfortable time of years to step outside and enjoy the weather. As we start to put together orders for next year’s patio groupings we have to weed out discontinued frame and fabric patterns and styles. That means big savings for you. I encourage anyone in the market to stop out and take a look at some of these great values. We currently have closesouts available in sling, cast aluminum, wrought iron, and all weather wicker so I’m sure you can find something to meet your outdoor needs. I look forward to seeing you soon!
Craig
More Room For Casual Furniture
We have added more concrete so we can show our customers more great furniture deals. Check out our new addition.
– Tim
Furniture Blowout!!!
It is reaching that time of year where all of the box stores are moving on to Halloween accessories and away from outdoor furniture. That is not the case here! We still have two showrooms and three tents full of quality casual furniture products for you to choose from. As summer comes to a close and the fall approaches people sometimes forget that is probably the most comfortable time of years to step outside and enjoy the weather. As we start to put together orders for next year’s patio groupings we have to weed out discontinued frame and fabric patterns and styles. That means big savings for you. I encourage anyone in the market to stop out and take a look at some of these great values. We currently have closesouts available in sling, cast aluminum, wrought iron, and all weather wicker so I’m sure you can find something to meet your outdoor needs. I look forward to seeing you soon!
Craig
Add Some Tropical To Your Pool Area
Want to brighten up your pool area? Love to be comfortable? Trying to be more Green? I have the perfect chair for you. Our Tropical Collection Adirondack Chairs from Berlin Gardens will do all of the above for you. Available in 5 bright and fun colors, incredibly comfortable, and made from recycled milk jugs, these chairs are great for the pool area, the deck, patio, porch or wherever a comfortable, long lasting, easy to maintain chair is desired.
Amazing Feronclean!
Several weeks back, I wrote about one of our contract furniture customers that first bought from us in 2002. The customer had a couple of chairs that he thought were finished serving swim club members and destined for the landfill. Those chairs, complete with their new slings and glides, are now providing comfortable seating again.
When these chairs were brought in for me to look at, a 3rd chair that needed a new bolt and an insert was brought in as well. Telescope’s excellent parts department was able to tell me how to make the repair, and the chair is repaired and ready to go. However, while it was here, I couldn’t resist a little experiment. The chair’s white sling was looking a little gray, as this particular chair was from the Swim Club’s 2005 purchase. Over the years, I have always used a product called Feronclean on my outdoor furniture at home. My furniture has a few thin white stripes in the pattern, but it also has green, navy, and burgundy stripes. The Feronclean always made the white look like white again, so I was happy. My quest with this all white chair was to see how Feronclean would fare on a much tougher job. I wet down the entire chair, covered one-half of the sling, and then sprayed the cleaner on the exposed half and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Some light scrubbing and a rinse revealed a night and day difference. The pictures I took during this process tell the story better than I can.
So, what does this all mean? Well, it means that my recommendations of this product over the years were so very much justified. It means that Telescope makes great furniture, that the Gordon Feron & Company makes a great cleaner, and that the swim club is getting a much cleaner chair back!
Old Sayings Are Often True
We have all heard the saying that you get what you pay for, and recently I saw a great example showing how true this saying really is. Back in 2002, we sold a local swim club several sets of Telescope furniture. Over the years, the club has added additional sets and chaise lounges as their budget allowed.
Last fall, I was talking to the club treasurer about furniture for his home and he mentioned that they had a couple of chairs at the swim club that they were going to need to throw away. I asked why, and he said that the slings had worn out. He thought the chairs were finished and destined for the landfill, as that is what they had to do with previous furniture that they had bought elsewhere. I told him NO! There are lots of reasons why Eastgate Pools sells Telescope brand furniture on most of our contract furniture sales, and the availability of replacement glides, slings, and other parts is just one of them. I had the customer stop by with the chairs, and within a minute I confirmed that all they needed were a couple of new slings and some replacement glides for the bottom of chairs. While I had the chairs in front of me, I also looked for the production sticker that Telescope places on their furniture. These chairs were from 2002, and had served the club for nine (9) seasons. They had never gotten this much life out of previous furniture, and even better news is that once the new slings arrive, they will have more years of service to give. Somewhere, a landfill is also happy!
And by the way, as great as Telescope Casual Furniture is for commercial applications, it is even better in residential settings. Let’s face it; it is hard out there for contract furniture!
So Long Winter!
I need Spring, sunlight and warmer weather. Thankfully Santa Clause is long gone and the Easter Bunny can’t come soon enough for me. I look forward to sure signs of Spring at the store. In a few weeks we will be seeing new colors and new styles of outdoor patio furniture along with our extensive selection of returning favorites. I am really anxious to see and try out the Amish made poly furniture made from recycled materials. The colors are bright and cheery and would add a splash to any back yard.
I enjoy talking to the swimming pool customers that are now coming through the doors. I get a chance to talk about a warm weather, summer fun item. It is fun to imagine that in about ten weeks they could be looking out the window and see an addition that is going to give them a whole season full of entertainment.
To anyone who is ready to get an early taste of Spring and Summer we extend a warm and friendly invitation to come and visit us.
See Your Good Deeds In Action!
See your good deeds in action!
There are thousands of people in this area that are environmentally responsible. They recycle. But how do they know they are making a difference? How do they know what is REALLY happening to the products they recycle?
Well, just stop in and look at our Berlin Garden line of quality outdoor furniture. It is constructed from plastics that have gone through the recycling process and is the perfect example that recycling works!
I sold a set of Berlin Garden the other day and the customer laughed when he signed his check, stating that “Maybe I’m paying for this the second time?” He is a devout recycler and fell in love with the furniture when he heard the story of how it came into existence. So instead of adding to our landfills with useless plastic, he added to his deck with beautiful, long-lasting, and comfortable furniture. –Max
Winter Patio Furniture Clearance
We’ve got a lot of new furniture that is getting ready to or has already hit our receiving docks. We need to make space, therefore we’ve put clearance pricing on a large selection of furniture that isn’t in this current year’s line up. It’s a little early, but if you want a great deal on beautiful outdoor furniture, now is the time to buy.
Spring Is On The Way
I need Spring,sunlight and warmer weather. Thankfully Santa Clause is long gone and the Easter Bunny can’t come soon enough for me.
I look forward to sure signs of Spring at the store. In a few weeks we will be seeing new colors and new styles of outdoor patio furniture along with our extensive selection of returning favorites. I am really anxious to see and try out the Amish made poly furniture made from recycled materials. The colors are bright and cheery and would add a splash to any back yard.
I enjoy talking to the swimming pool customers that are now coming through the doors. I get a chance to talk about a warm weather,summer fun item. It is fun to imagine that in about ten weeks they could be looking out the window and see an addition that is going to give them a whole season full of entertainment.
To anyone who is ready to get an early taste of Spring and Summer we extend a warm and friendly invitation to come and visit us. – Debbie
My Treacherous But Informative Trip To Holmes County
Not so long ago I made mention of a new recycled polymer furniture line set to hit the floor here at Eastgate Pools. Well early last week, after an instore, meeting I followed 71 up to Columbus and off to 62 towards Berlin Ohio. Berlin is the home of Berlin Gardens in the heart of Amish country. While the weather there and back was less than fun to drive through their dealer seminar was an informative and helpful experience. I had the opportunity to tour the facilities and see the furniture in production. There were thorough explanations of the company and product. I also had the chance to see and feel the quality and comfort of nearly every available piece. The piece of peanut butter pie I had was incredible, too. If you get a chance to visit the area I would certainly recommend Berlin Hotel and Suites. The rooms were nice and they have great amenities for a very reasonable price. Most importantly, my trip let me see the heart and soul of a wonderful new product line that we are excited to offer. I encourage everyone to come check it out in the beginning of March when our stock order arrives. As they mentioned at the seminar, this is a product designed and built by a community of craftspeople…and it shows. As always, I look forward to seeing you all soon, and I hope we can help you find all you and your family need to make your house a home.
Craig
Commercial And Contract Furniture
Recently we sent out some catalogs of Telescope Furniture to many of our local home owner’s associations, condos, hotels, and the like. When you think about it there is almost certainly some place that we all visit that has a large amount of outdoor casual furniture. Well we were just trying to reach out and let some of those places know about some early season promotions Telescope was offering, and since I’m sure we didn’t reach everyone I thought I would take this chance to ask you all if there is anyone you know that may be due for some replacement furniture…or new furniture. Contract and commercial furniture has special warranties and generally prices out lower due to production savings with larger volumes. That furniture has to come from somewhere and I’m not sure everyone realized that we are one such source. If you can think a place or know of anyone that has been exploring contract furniture please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
Craig
