9102 Garden furniture

Hi Adrian. I asked this question last year around this time and it was suggested Auchan ..... However this link might be of use - [url=http://www.paginegialle.it/pg/cgi/pgsearch.cgi?btt=1&ts=1&l=1&cb=0&ind=&nc=&xpix=1000&ypix=400&qs=Arredi+Giardino&dv=Marche&x=0&y=0]Hai cercato Arredi Giardino nella regione Marche | PagineGialle.it[/url]

The best place in Italy for quality garden furniture, accessories, etc. is Unopiù
Have a look at their webpage:

[url]www.unopiu.it[/url]

I do not know which will be the closest store to your place, but, definitely, worth a look.

[quote=Adrian Brown;85779]Does anybody have an suggestions where it is possible to buy good quality garden furniture in Southern Marche or Abruzzo.[/quote]
Do you mean "good quality" as in "only the best will do and money is no object"?

If so, last year I visited a factory and showroom near Pescara which had extremely nice garden furniture manufactured locally. The prices, however, were equally impressive. I was interested in one of the sun loungers in their catalogue until I spoke to a salesman and learned the price was €800. :eeeek:

Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the firm and I'm not able to get hold of the brochure right now. If you're interested, I should be able to pass on the info sometime in the latter half of April.

Al

Coincasa with two branches in Pescara tend to have tables, seats and parasols for a reasonable prive.

Also I have just found these manufacturers online - [url=http://www.atmosphera.biz/portal/default.asp?id=957&lang=ita&sez=prodotti]Arredamenti esterni, arredamento esterno - ATMOSPHERA, produzione e vendita[/url]

More to come hopefully

I hate to disagree but quite a few people who can afford to buy anything they please for their holiday houses here in Umbria, have found Unopiu garden furniture not as robust (it can rust too), as EMU garden furniture. Both are far too expensive for us but we do know that some EMU agents are "flexible" for cash.
They are so stylish it shouldn't be difficult to check out their website. The stuff stands bad weather well.

What about OBI in Pescara?

[quote=Adrian Brown;85779]Does anybody have an suggestions where it is possible to buy good quality garden furniture in Southern Marche or Abruzzo.

Thanks[/quote]
Yes,you can get everything the market has to offer here and locally if you want
this company have quite a nice range of outdoor furniture in wood see
[url=http://www.arcaset.it]^ Arcaset ^[/url] they have a local dealer in Piane di Falerone (near the bend)
as with most similar things round here do not expect huge exposition sites as there just aren't enough people here to sustain huge retail outlets so for the most part they work from catalogues,nearer the cities/coast you'll find larger retail outlets but often the quality is not very good.
[url=http://www.arcaset.it]^ Arcaset ^[/url]

Just looked at Arcaset. Unfortunately their web site has left all prices out, so difficult to tell what you are looking at. Maybe a Italian/ non Italian pricing structure.

Manufacturers tend to leave out prices. I found this on bathroom ones.

[quote=LizzyF;85817]What about OBI in Pescara?[/quote]

Lizzy I looked at their web site. They don't mention having a shop in Pescara .....

Pity they put on the PDF that there are prices and leave the Euro area blenk. Not good if you want to compare. Better to look at sites which give an indication so potential customers don't make wasted journeys

[quote=Geotherm;85835]Just looked at Arcaset. Unfortunately their web site has left all prices out, so difficult to tell what you are looking at. Maybe a Italian/ non Italian pricing structure.[/quote]

no,the prices are,i'd say normal market prices.You won't find many/any non retail sites that quote prices because it is not allowed to fix (impose)prices in the EU,so manfacturers will refer directly to their retail distributors,they don't sell on line anyway.

There is a place called Giardino e Tarrazzo situated on the R/H side of the SS16 heading north out of Giulianova towards Tortereto. It has quite a good selection in the showroom.

There's a little place in Marina Altidona that looks like it has a good range, but being a person on little money I bought mine form Ikea & the Brico in Grottamare at the end of the season (if you can wait)

Helen, you are a woman after my own heart! I agree with you totally. When we had to buy our garden furniture five years ago, there was no ikea near by, and we bought all of ours, and subsequent additions from the local fai de te in their clearance sales! Another good place to go at the end of the summer is Emmezeta in Ancona where we have picked up two very large gazebos for 99 Euros each!
Just remember that with the very strong sun any furniture degrades over time - however much it cost in the first place!

Carrefour recently issued some pubblicita' : a garden special for 25 March to 13 Aprile. Prices are given (!) and there are wood, wicker, metal and plastic models. I think you can download a Pdf brochure as well. No idea about the quality I'm afraid, but might be worth a look if you have a localish branch.

[quote=Sebastiano;85842]no,the prices are,i'd say normal market prices.You won't find many/any non retail sites that quote prices because it is not allowed to fix (impose)prices in the EU,so manfacturers will refer directly to their retail distributors,they don't sell on line anyway.[/quote]
There is a thing known as RRP (recommended retail price) so they should be able to quote that, unless it is only in the yUK. I worked in retailing for over 20 years, so why is it so different here?

A bit off thread but if anyone in Abruzzo has old plastic garden chairs/table they want rid of I'd love it as we have no outside furniture to use while were doing up our place.I'll collect them and pay you something.
Anthing decent would be a waste of money as it would get knawed by rats!!

Please pm me if you can help

"Anthing decent would be a waste of money as it would get knawed by rats!!"

They surely wouldn't eat wrought iron Becky??? lol Anyway is there a good place to buy simple wrought iron furniture near you???

Have a look at Ebay uk, teak tables.........lots to choose from, and even with the shipping still a lot cheaper ............good luck

Please could someone tell me the correct Italian for "wrought iron garden furniture" Cheers

[quote=Sally Donaldson;86089]Please could someone tell me the correct Italian for "wrought iron garden furniture" Cheers[/quote]
Start with "ferro battuto" - which is wrought iron (really bent steel everywhere these days, but who's arguing.) Then widen your search to include "giardinaggio". That should get [URL="http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=ferro+battuto+giardinaggio&btnG=Cerca+con+Google&meta=cr%3DcountryIT"]Google working for you[/URL], assuming you are using the Italian site and are clicking the "[SIZE=2]pagine provenienti da: Italia[/SIZE]" button. :)

Popped in to Carrefour today, and naturally they didn't have the umbrella base I wanted. I nearly bought a couple of cheap stackable placcy chairs at €5.99 which would be fine for my balcony (my hardwood stuff is in store in the UK).

They had 4 year old olives (Leccesi?) for €18, plus apple, nut, citrus etc. trees. I wasn't in a buying mood but I might go back for a jasmine as the scent stopped me in my tracks as I was passing.

Hello,

I know one online store there you can get beautiful garden furniture accessories and lots of other home furnishing accessories t reasonable price.

Regards,
sarah_9

Nice things, but they are in the US. Sounds like spam!

Hello,

World is so small on world wide web ,it hardly matters on which part of world you live, things are just a click away.

Regards,
sarah_9

Well the spammer obviously has no idea how difficult deliveries to Italy can be, plus there's import tax if goods from USA...............click and then wait and wait ......summer furniture likely to arrive in mid winter!!!

Good point Noble. However there still seems to be inconsistency regarding posting of links. Was the link removed here pertaining to Sarah, her website???

Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the firm and I'm not able to get hold of the brochure right now. If you're interested, I should be able to pass on the info sometime in the latter half of April.

Lisa11