Originally Posted by Machka

We've purchased several new pieces of furniture lately, and fortunately the establishments where we bought them have delivery services ... for a relatively nominal fee, they bring the piece of furniture to your door, carry it to the room where you want it, set it up, and take away the packing material. It's great!!

I made use of the same thing when I was car-free in Winnipeg, and redecorating my place.

But, there were a few occasions then where that sort of delivery service was not offered ... and I brought things home on the bus. The bus driver and several passengers had a bit of a chuckle when I brought my own chair onto the bus ("What? The bus seats not good enough for you?? ).

And on another occasion, I bought a tall fake ficus tree. There I was standing at the bus stop, in the middle of winter, holding my tree ... and I had several people tell me I'd better wrap it up and protect it or I was going to have a dead tree on my hands.