| The Bargain Hunter San Francisco Chronicle Sept. 10, 1997 By: Sally Socolich
then hold the furniture over the winter months, everything is being reduced 30 to 50 percent off regular pricing in the hopes that bargain shoppers will stop in and buy. This is not your typical selection of garden furniture. The emphasis is on wood furniture - teak, white oak and redwood. The teak furniture is imported from Southeast Asia and is made from plantation teak (specifically grown for furniture making). The designs are familiar to those who have perused the pages of upscale garden-oriented catalogs; however, the pricing is substantially lower. During the sale, all teak furniture will be reduced 50 percent off retail . A teak folding chair that is catalog priced at $285 for a similar style is regularly priced at Wooden Duck at $95 and will be sale priced at $47.50. The folding armchair is reduced from $135 to $67.50; while a classic steamer chair will be $197.50 from $395. Three styles of teak benches are available in 4-foot, 5-foot and 6-foot widths and will be sale priced at $200; $212.50; and $225. A classic stable arm chair will be reduced to $92.50 from $185. Its most popular table - the fourposter table with umbrella hole will be $212.50 from $425; a table with self-contained leaf (expands to an oval 54 by 72 inches) will be $325 from $650. Small end tables in rounds and squares will be priced at $62.50; coffee tables will be $112.50. All remaining stock of white oak furniture from Budoff of New York will be sold at 30 percent off. A selection of Adirondack-style chairs in natural, white washed, blue, green or red finishes will be priced at $87.50. Other prices: Swings for $157.50, settees for $206.50 and ottomans for $54.50. Prices are even lower on the final closeouts of recycled redwood furniture from the defunct New World Furniture in San Jose. The Wooden Duck also has a large inventory of well-priced reproduction antique beds, chests and tables made from recycled wood that is imported from England, Ireland, Eastem Europe, India and Indonesia. Delivery can be arranged for a fee. Wooden Duck, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday |