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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:35 am
I agree about the murdered lamp!! That was funny. I'm not sure how I'd feel about my husband decorating a house without my input, but he did a good job, and it clearly was done with good intentions. This was just a lovely show to watch. I wish them both great happiness, they seem a perfect match. (Ironic that this thread has a thumbs-down icon next to it, when as far as I can tell it's had a unanimous thumbs-UP verdict!)
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:42 am
(Ironic that this thread has a thumbs-down icon next to it, when as far as I can tell it's had a unanimous thumbs-UP verdict!) You are so right Kitt!!!
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:44 am
Oh wow it does today....must have just been down yesterday. Well I'll have to check it out more than I just did. Thanks for letting me know I probably wouldn't have tried again. And Native glad to hear they didn't MUTILATE something very expensive hehe. (I still got a better buy lol). BTW am I the only one who thinks there was someone at the house "helping" the guys figure out where to put stuff? The final outcome just didn't look like the guys did it all, did it?! LOL Also, did anyone else think that store carried a lot of stuff similar to Pier 1? It had that look/feel to me. One more random thought...they never did tell us what they settled on for guests did they? And was hard to tell from the way the tables were set up, and they didn't show much of the crowd. OH wait one more thing I had meant to mention. Rob's family home, if they are still in Canton (which is about 15 min away from me, and my dead boyfriend's hometown), is worth a pretty penny. Of course being a builder not that suprising other than they seemed to present him as being far more blue collar then I think he really is. But then again I remember through all the shows saying if you listen past that familiar (to me lol) Bahston accent, he speaks quite intelligently and acts it too...usually lol.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:48 am
Ok grrrr just went back to Amber's site and it's down again....they need a new provider sheesh. Should have stayed while I was there.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 1:02 pm
There's a Z Gallerie not far from me. Went there today. Asked if their sales were up since the wedding. "Huh?" Salesman hadn't heard of Rob & Amber. Guess he's not a TV watcher. It's sorta / kinda like Pier 1. Not as much small stuff for decorating. More larger pieces of furniture than Pier 1. Definitely better quality than Pier 1. No surprise Z Gallerie was sold out of Amber candles!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 5:05 pm
I recorded the show while I was in Arizona. Didn't bother with the AI Finale. And I loved the wedding. Loved: That she used her local designer That she never has had real diamond earrings That Rob knew she never had them That Rob got them for her That there were no strippers or anti-marriage parties That the women got to swim with dolphins That they chose probably the cheapest destination for their honeymoon because the trip was shorter That there seemed to be so much family love, both families That things were relatively simple and it wasn't a Tristathon, with prices mentioned as if that was the important thing Real estate.. out of control for sure. I got my condo at the bottom of the market here in SoCal (but then I also had to sell my old condo and it took 9 months longer. I paid $145,000 9 years ago and they seem to be going for $490,000 - close to $600,000 (that would be a bigger or more upgraded one than mine) (My condo is about 1700 sq feet, three BR, 2.5 baths, plus bonus room, two car garage, small patio, no A/C (but 4 miles from the ocean, not often even desired). Things are cooling off, houses not snapped up in five minutes for more than the asking price, for instance. Bat if you could beg, borrow or steal and buy in your chosen area of Arizona now.. I'd do it! Prices there are rising but seemed to be still reasonable when I was in Tucson recently
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 5:52 am
was this the thread with talk of housing prices? I can't find another. Anyway: http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Banking/Homebuyingguide/P85323.asp?GT1=6653
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 6:53 am
Things are cooling off, houses not snapped up in five minutes for more than the asking price, for instance. Forgive my naivete, but more than the asking price? Here in Texas, it is so strange to hear about people not having A/C. When I was in Steamboat Springs 3 years ago, they were in I think the 3rd year of a drought and folks were installing A/Cs for the first time in their life. I was looking forward to cool temps and it has hotter there than in Dallas.
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 8:10 am
NT, in hot markets, it's not at all uncommon for people to offer more than the asking price in an attempt to ensure their bid is the one accepted. This was rampant in California a few years back (at least in the Bay Area). Not sure if it's still going on. Here in Portland, OR, the market has gotten quite hot lately and good properties are subject to buyers entering bidding wars. It's a bit crazy, but it does happen. 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 8:28 am
NT & Max, speedy bidding wars and above asking price offers are still going on in Southern California - it's insane here. In the hottest 'hoods that is ongoing; in less desirable locations it's taking a bit longer for things to sell, but that's relative. It might take an extra week (the "cooling off" effect) but you can still see the same bidding wars, mulitple offers and asking or above asking price figures.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 10:30 am
OMG, here in Reston, VA (the northern VA area near to DC) not only are people offering more than the asking price the first day, they are also waiving the home inspection! I know people who offered 10K more than the asking price, waived the inspection and STILL were outbid!
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Saturday, June 04, 2005 - 7:53 am
Julieboo. What a fantastic web site. I have been looking for a site that would give me an idea of the place where houses are cheapest.I must have spent three hours checking out that site. Many thanks. I am retiring soon and would like to retire to a place where $150,000 would buy you a good home. Ten years ago homes were reasonable in Virginia Beach. Now even dumps are going for 200,000 plus! it is out of control here. People buying two and three places and reselling in a couple of months for big profits.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, June 06, 2005 - 9:20 am
I looked at that site too, Kitty. Are you up for retiring in Iowa or Syracuse NY?!
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 4:43 pm
Fruitbat, I checked out Syracuse but the weather is too extreme for me. I have been looking at Iowa. I love the fact that the largest city has a population of under 200,000. Looks like lots of smaller towns. Thanks for the info. When I get home from work I will check further. Thanks again.
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Gen
Member
08-22-2003
| Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 4:57 pm
Hi Kittystj, I spent about 4 years in Ames, Iowa when I was a student at Iowa State Univ. It was many years ago, but I may be able to give you some insight to life in Iowa. PM me if you like.
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