I went 'shopping' online at the office supply places, and HOLY SH1T! These things are insanely priced.
A GOOD QUALITY, 2-drawer cabinet is ONE-HUNDRED FIFTY dollars!
Even the cheeseball ones are sixty bucks. I already have one of those, and when the wife had her son move it, it buckled up like cooked pasta.
I told them to empty it before they moved it, but naaaaa.....just couldn't take the time to pull the drawers out.
Where was I??
Out at sea last month, and she wanted to "surprise" me by having the carpets cleaned.
Even on craigslist good ones go for $100.
Looks like I'll just have to bite the bullet (again) and get a decent one.
Just got back from visiting Staples, Office Depot, and OfficeMAX. Staples had some decent ones, but they're marked "Delivery Only". I asked one of the floor people if I could take it myself, and he said no, they have to come from the warehouse.
Scratch Staples.
The other two places had some decent ones, but they were all "Out Of Stock" in this area, and I'd have to have them delivered.
Scratch that....
So, unless I want to buy some more of the $60 POS units, I'm SOL for getting some replacements today.
I'll keep searching craigslist. There's NO WAY I'm coughing up $60 for something so flimsy it can barely hold its shape when loaded, let alone if you try and move it more than a few inches.
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