WE'VE BEEN BUSY BUYING
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July 18th, 2010
Starting in July, you'll see a lot of new inventory in the quantities of 1 to 4. Some of the new items are limited to the original quantity and once sold will be removed. In most cases, this inventory is also full machine and made from premium teak. Besides the few bankrupt companies, we've also increased our network of suppliers in obtaining excess, overruns, mistakes, and discontinued models. All-in-all we expect a big late summer and fall inventory.
Many of the designer and one-of-a-kind teak tables are also listed.
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NEW INVENTORY IS ARRIVING
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May 16th, 2010
New inventory will start appearing monthly as we move into summer. We have new additions in almost all categories. The biggest surprise is the addition of some unique and one-of-kind teak tables. These tables will be priced from $800-$1200 and will feature some of the largest tables we have ever offered. We also have some smaller, more standard tables arriving too.
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SPRING IS FINALLY HERE
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March 9th, 2010
Wow, what a wallop this year. Of course, we didn't get the snowzilla 'package' in Kentucky, but winter just seemed longer this year.
We just updated our inventory. This will be our current stock for the next 3-4 weeks.
Also, if you are local, look for us at the Better Business Bureau’s Central KY’s 35th Annual Home, Garden and Flower Show. We'll be in booth #2111. We'll have some discounted booth displays.
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FALL IS HERE AND WINTER IS FAST APPROACHING
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November 11th, 2009
In September, we passed our 1-year anniversary. Obviously, the slow season is here and we are preparing for spring 2010.
Recently, we introduced the new PRODUCT DIMENSION IMAGE. This image visually highlights the dimensions in an easy to understand format that works better than text for each product. There still may be a few products without dimensions, but most products now feature their dimensions.
In addition, we've also tweaked the site from July-September. We've added holiday themes and tried to make the user and purchasing experience easier.
Honestly, there really isn't much to report, other than our backoffice work, changes, and improvements.
Hopefully by the start of spring 2010, our product selection will have increased 100% from 2009. We all love Christmas.......but we are eagerly anticipating 2010.
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NEW ARRIVING STOCK
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August 2nd, 2009
We are about to ship the new purchase of full machine constructed outdoor furniture in a few days. This was a rare buy and not something commonly available. The total purchase will comprise of 3-4 containers, but we're just shipping one in 2009. Once this stock is sold, the items will not be available again.
We also have a few one-of-kind unique items from the purchase. Included in the purchase is a prototype garden house/bench. This premium item would sell for about $4000 and is made of premium teak.
We are working hard to make sure the 2010 season will be supplied with enough benches to meet demand.
DEEP SEATING SETS
We also starting receiving a few different deep seating sets. Unfortunately, when we buy the teak deep seaters, we rarely receive the cushions. Truthfully, there are pros and cons to this scenario. The obvious pro being you can buy whatever fabric you want.....and we take no profit in the cushion set. The con being the hassle and time involved to do this.
The deep seating chairs can typically accommodate various stock sizes. The sofas typically require a certain size not standard in the store. There are many cushion supplier's on the net with 1000s of fabric choices.
LUTYEN'S BENCHES
COFFEE TABLES
We have a good amount of nice quality coffee tables arriving in August and September. This is an item we were out of stock most of 2009.
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SPRING HAS COME AND GONE
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July 2nd, 2009
Obviously, the inventory is slim. What is posted is the inventory available for July. We will have some late arriving items in August and possibly September/October.
Some of the new arriving items include some sets or combo packages. This is partly due to the nature of the buy. We're still working out the details, but the new inventory will be a real hodge-podge of samples, prototypes, and regular inventory.
If you are trying to match the NS and OS styles, we've been told the NS is discontinued. Therefore, don't expect to match NS styles to new stock arriving.
ARM CHAIRS
We still have a few arm chairs left. These are perfect for a table set, (2) chairs and a side table, or a bench and (2) arm chairs.
COFFEE TABLES
We are working to add inventory. It's just that we've not run across a lot of this stock.
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SPRING IS ALMOST HERE
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March 3rd, 2009
Although a few of us our getting hit by a late winter storm, spring is almost here......and that dreaded cold weather will be gone. I think we can all use a shot of sunshine about now.
The economy isn't getting much better and the stimulus doesn't look much like a stimulus - but more like an investment package in America (with a long-term bill). The reality that the hens have come home to roost is here.
In our biased opinion, there isn't a better time to launch Teak Closeouts. We're still a little slow to implement our up-coming changes, but we expect the majority to be ready by April.
Our 2009 inventory will be a little slim.....the next few containers will be arriving in mid-May. The inventory listed is the available inventory until this time.
TEAK TABLE AND CHAIR PACKAGES
Starting in April, we will introduce package deals for teak tables and chairs - folding or arm. If any customer is interested in this before this time, please email and we will discuss the options.
TEAK BENCHES AND TEAK ARM CHAIRS
If you are even thinking about a teak bench, heed our warning. The bench inventory can disappear faster than any item we carry. In spring, it is not uncommon to sell 20-30 benches on our busiest day of Saturday (store sales).
GROUND SHIPPING ON 60" BENCHES
Due to the $45 Oversize Charge by FEDEX, we must add an additional $10 to the price of the 60" benches. We know it sucks, but they are an oligopoly. If you want to order >4 60" benches, then email for a freight rate. Depending on your location, you may qualify for a shipping reduction.
FAST SHIPPING
We do our best to ship your order within 24-48 hours of placing your order. This excludes Sunday orders.
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WINTER TABLE SPECIAL & DIMENSIONS
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January 9th, 2009
Our $99 teak table winter shipping price will expire on February 28th. On March 1st, the regular shipping price of $139 will apply.
Also, by March 1st, we'll have most of the product item dimensions updated.
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FIXED SHIPPING IS ACTIVE & OTHER NOTES
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November 13, 2008
The fixed shipping calculations are now active.
We are running a special on the teak tables and shipping them at $99 versus the normal $139. Of course, this time of year isn't exactly the time for outdoor dining, but the special remains for the winter months (or until we get burned on many CA deliveries).
With the economy teetering on the edge, now is the time to really watch your budget. I know the premium teak manufactures have a nice product, but is it really logical to sink $500-$700 in a bench? Why have we sold over 1000 benches in Kentucky alone? Why have most major KY universities and horse parks purchased our benches and arm chairs? Simply because our bench prices are the lowest in the country on a real teak bench.
Listen, we don't want you to buy right now.......you need to check around and compare prices. After you have confirmed we have the best prices on the net (or your local city), then come on back.
One last note!!! A few of the benches have new version styles....and we must update the small variation changes. If you order a bench/arm chair with the changes, we'll email the correct picture. In some cases, we have both the new and old version in-stock.
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MESSAGE ABOUT OUR CONVERSION
TO FIXED SHIPPING
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November 8, 2008
We are a little slow making the fixed shipping changes and corrections to our quirks/inventory. The purpose in the late 2008 launch was simply to fix everything in time for spring 2009.
We do expect fixed shipping to be up and running by November 13th.
Again, we appreciate the feedback as we work towards taking our teak savings ONLINE. The economy is in the tank and we're ready to save you money - ON GOOD QUALITY teak at a REASONABLE PRICE.
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MESSAGE ABOUT OUR BETA-LAUNCH
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August 13, 2008
Welcome to our new site.
Please take a few moments and view the in-stock items for 2008. If you don’t see something of interest this year, please bookmark the site for 2009. Next year, we will have a greater selection and the ability to order in smaller quantities.
This site isn't 100% functional yet, but we wanted to launch in August for the fall season. We are still uploading photos and changing text, but the inventory and cart work fine.
Please review the 2008 Pallet Sales Information related to shipping. We know this is an inconvenience for 2008, but we cannot ship the product via GROUND SERVICES due to the lack of packaging. All the product listed was originally intended for Store Sales only - and thus has limited protection for GROUND service shipping.
Teak Closeouts is not a site founded on an idea of saving you money, but yet in reality offers you only a 10-15% discount on overstock or excess inventory. There seems to be a few popular sites out there today that promise big savings, but fizzle on the discount.
If we can’t save you 25-60%, then we don’t buy it. Some of our product will be discounted more than others, but this is the nature of closeouts. Naturally, each 'buy' is unique and each product was purchased from the manufacture at 'some' discounted price. Sometimes, we buy the product at better prices than others.
Anyway, take a look around. The listed product is in-stock and ready-to-go.
| New Improvements in the works for 2009 |
| Individual Item Sales – not just pallet sales only |
| Additional pictures of each product |
| Dimensions of each product – seat height, depth, etc |
| Improved website format – cleaner, more professional, and more informative |
| Greater Selection – simply more product selection |
| Greater quantity of each product |
| No missing pictures – pictures of all products |
| Activate the star rating system for each individual product |
| Improved/Better picture quality – still gonzo pictures, but better quality |
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