02/07/14 - When we say there's no room for everything here, we mean it. Recently, we've been doing hotel liquidations and hundreds of rooms of good quality used hotel furniture have been streaming into our Warren store. We've already packed every building we own on 8 Mile Road to maximum capacity. We've even leased a nearby storage facility and also a 10,000 sq. ft. building in Livonia. We've now resorted to renting these 8 x 8 x 40 storage pods. At the moment, there's 5 of these big pods on the property and even they are completely full. A lot of people may think it's madness, but one of the rules of our business is to never miss out on good opportunities to acquire good quality furniture that we can sell later on. Plus, we never want to disappoint the hotels who count on us to occasionally do what would otherwise be impossible for anyone else. It's just another day in the chaotic world that is Fred's Unique Furniture.
01/08/14 - Fred's Furniture's Webmaster Craig and Co-Webmaster Diane just added a another new puppy to the family. She's a 2 month old miniature pedigree French Poodle that unfortunately doesn't have a name yet. We're toying with the names Teagan, Bijou and Summer, among others. The good news is that Athena (part Papillion and Bischon) seems to be comfortable and relatively accepting around her new friend. She probably should be as Athena already is at her adult weight of 10 pounds and her new friend will eventually get slightly larger than Athena when she's full grown. It's only been one day, so let's give it some time and see. Update 1/22/14: The new puppy's name is Heidi. Basically, the dog named herself. We were trying out different names that weren't going to be our first choice and when we said "Heidi," she instantly responded to it.
12/14/13 - Fred's stores have grown and expanded with the times, but one thing that most customers comment upon is the amazing eclectic mix of items from antique to modern that you're likely to see throughout our buildings. There really is no other business with as many square feet of floor space that offers such a diverse inventory of items. You could literally furnish you entire home here with a little imagination and a sense of adventure. Lately, we are now seeing a lot of people visiting our stores referred by their friends or seeing us online that are just simply curious to see what a store like this is all about. The year 2014 will mark the beginning of an even greater adventure as Fred's Warren Store begins it's new 27,000 sq. ft. showroom construction right next door to our main building. The most difficult part of this endeavor is not so much the construction of another building, but our goal of continuing to provide the kind of personal and friendly service that we've become known for over the years. Believe us when we say that maintaining exceptional customer service is the overriding goal of everything we do.
