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Shopping for pre-owned designer items at TheReSales: ‘We’re basically a posh charity shop!’
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No two weeks are the same
,”I source the designer furniture from companies, showrooms, and a few private individuals,” Theresa explains. ”After the furniture has been collected or delivered, it's checked and cleaned or repaired. Then it goes online and into the shop." She gestures around. "Our showroom is enormous and no two weeks are the same. The most unique items fly off the shelves, and then something new is immediately added. You can always keep discovering things here."
Theresa: ”We have virtually no waiting time; if you see something in the shop today, you'll have it at home the same day or the next. Additionally, we want to make design accessible to everyone by offering good prices. You're also buying sustainably here, as all our furniture has already had a life. However, we still offer it as almost new, because everything is thoroughly cleaned or repaired."
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An affordable design mecca for first-time buyers
So there's something for everyone. Especially if you don't want to be scared out of your wits by sky-high design prices. Theresa: ”I used to have to save for a long time for a designer piece of furniture, but you don't have to do that here.” ”So young people and first-time buyers from Groningen can come to us,” adds Rienk, Theresa's husband. "But parents too!" chuckles Hanna, Theresa and Rienk's daughter and multimedia employee. "Recently, a father came to check out the shop for his daughter. Later, they came back together to pick out something nice for her first own place."
Take a walk through the gigantic showroom, which seems to have no end. One of Theresa’s favourites is the bizarre footstool (yep, it’s actually a stool). Theresa: ‘With us, you buy a unique and original piece of furniture with a much longer lifespan, which comes directly from the designer.” Babette Aquino, responsible for marketing and sales, explains: ”For the designers, both the appearance and the functionality are important, so every detail has been considered and everything is just right.”
Have a taste!
,Customers really come here for the Experience. Lovers who like to go against the grain, appreciate the story behind a piece of furniture, and are looking for sustainable, affordable furniture will feel right at home here. We have so much fun in our work and in the conversations we have with our customers. We always make sure that someone leaves with a smile,” the group summarises. ’And you develop a taste,’ Theresa concludes. ”But for that, you have to dare to try new things. TheReSales is the perfect place to get a taste of that."
