Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-21 Thread Ron Yearns
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? Aloha Claudia, Some do, for a price. The ones that John mentioned, are pretty easy to assemble yourself if you have patience. I purchased three sauders bookcases in 1989

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-21 Thread Claudia
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? Just another option would be to buy two two drawer file cabinets and a blank slab door. Sizes do vary, but six foot eight inches will be the shortest without sawing it up

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-21 Thread Lee A. Stone
, September 21, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? Just another option would be to buy two two drawer file cabinets and a blank slab door. Sizes do vary, but six foot eight inches will be the shortest without sawing it up. Makes a relatavely sturdy desk. You can get solid

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-17 Thread Spiro
Staples, or Akia (how do you spell the name of that swedish store?) But we used a local used office equipment place. Phila. They are no longer in business, sadly. Th100lb thing we got is a sturdy metal, drawered and L shaped thing lacking nearly nothing. I think the web had them at $900 and we

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-16 Thread john schwery
PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? well if you got bucks office max or if you don't try free cycle i am pretty sure it is freecycle.org then find your part of the country then your state and then your local area and join. its easy and you don't have to join yahoo. jim [Non-text portions

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-16 Thread Dan Rossi
I purchased a desk and some matching book cases from Staples a few years ago. Then purchased the matching credenza for Teresa. They were assemble yourself but were pretty straight forward. I am pretty sure that Staples had a plan to have the delivery guys assemble it for you for a price. I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-16 Thread Trouble
yep, they do and so does office max. At 09:32 AM 9/16/2009, you wrote: I purchased a desk and some matching book cases from Staples a few years ago. Then purchased the matching credenza for Teresa. They were assemble yourself but were pretty straight forward. I am pretty sure that Staples had a

[BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread Claudia
Hi All, I desperately need a new desk; I bought a cheap one at one of the big-box stores, when we first moved into the house about 7 years ago. This one's about had it, so any recommendations on where to find a decent, sturdy new one, would be appreciated. Thanks. Claudia Join either of my

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread jim
well if you got bucks office max or if you don't try free cycle i am pretty sure it is freecycle.org then find your part of the country then your state and then your local area and join. its easy and you don't have to join yahoo. jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread john schwery
Claudia, I have had good fortune with products made by Sauder, even though they are the put it together type. The same with Osullivan. earlier, Claudia, wrote: Hi All, I desperately need a new desk; I bought a cheap one at one of the big-box stores, when we first moved into the house about 7

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread Claudia
Do the actual stores build deliver them, if necessary? Claudia - Original Message - From: jim To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? well if you got bucks office max or if you don't try free

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread Betsy Whitney
%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? well if you got bucks office max or if you don't try free cycle i am pretty sure it is freecycle.org then find your part of the country then your state and then your local area

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread Lee A. Stone
I cannot think of the brand but I got this at walmart just before I retired in 2000. I will say I got sighted help to put it together and it was made in Ohio . . Lee On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 06:06:43PM -0500, Claudia wrote: Hi All, I desperately need a new desk; I bought a cheap one

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk?

2009-09-15 Thread Lee A. Stone
/2009, you wrote: Do the actual stores build deliver them, if necessary? Claudia - Original Message - From: jim To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? well