The Dump furniture store on Brook Road in Richmond, Virginia

My fiancé and I recently bought a house together and had the daunting task of merging our belongings from two apartments into our new home.

Both of us had been married before and neither one of us had anything that was very good, so quite a few pieces of furniture ended up in the trash or being donated to Goodwill or the Salvation Army.

So when we finally moved into our new house, we were in need of two reclining chairs, an area rug and two bookcases. Since we were on a budget, we scoured newspaper ads for sales and went into some of the higher end stores just to get an idea of what they were selling and their overall prices.

We also were able to rule out certain styles of furniture, since they were not suitable for our new home. I had been listening to the radio and kept hearing commercials for a store called “The Dump.”

It touted itself as a furniture shopper’s bargain paradise, with closeouts and one-of-a-kind deals at unbelievable prices. It was located in an area of town I didn’t normally travel to and it was also only open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Read more »