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Wednesday, August 22. 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Need furniture? Lawrence has it for sale and for rent
Photo illustration by Keith Thorpe/KANSAN
Jeff Woods, Leavenworth senior, has difficulty moving furniture.
By Erin Gothard Special to the Kansan
Kim Wollnik, Lenexa junior, did not know what to do about furniture when she moved into her unfurnished apartment.
"Finally a friend of mine told me to just rent furniture." Wollnk said. "I had never thought of that, but it was a great idea."
She had never needed to provide her own furniture because she had always lived in a residence hall. She had furniture at home, but her parents would not let her take it to her apartment.
Furniture rental is become a popular option for KU students with empty apartments and rental centers are filling the void.
Students are some of Rent-A-Center's best customers, Bill Duckworth manager of Rent-A-Center, 711 W23rd SL said.
And students renters are popular with Lawrence's rental stores.
"KU students I do not have a problem with." Duckworth said. "I have found them to be extremely difficult, and some of my regular customers."
Two fears students said they had about rental furniture was quality and liability.
Wollnik said she was worried about the condition of rental furniture.
"I was afraid that if I got some furniture that a lot of people had rented, it would be in really bad condition. So the furniture I got looks brand new."
Most of the furniture rental stores in Lawrence professionally clean the furniture between each renter, store managers said.
"We guarantee everything is showroom quality." Dean Gore, owner of Thompson-Crawley Furniture Rental. 520 E. 23rd Terrace, said.
Other students said they were concerned about the cost of repairs if they broke their rental furniture. Most stores will repair rental items for free, as long as the damage is not due to negligence, Gore said. Some furniture rental stores do offer insurance against damage.
Bill Breckenridge, Overland Park junior, and his roommates were worried their furniture might accidentally set broken. Breckenridge said.
"We found a rental store that offered an insurance waiver, just in case anything happens," he said.
Living room furniture, beds and
color televisions are the most common items rented by students. Living room furniture costs from $29 to $89 dollars a month to rent, depending on the style. Bedroom furniture costs from $11 to $50 a month, depending on the size. Televisions cost from $29 to $50 a month, depending on the size and features.
Some stores are branching out into items aimed at the student market.
Typewriters and phones now are available for rent and soon items such as answering machines will be available, store managers said.
Some stores have a rent-to-own deals available. After an item has been rented for a certain amount of time, the customer has the option of returning or to rental stores, most students choose to rent on a monthly basis.
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