<p>Tomorrow my son and I are going up to New York (on the train) to set him up in an apartment on W. 95th Street. He’s sharing with two other guys, and they have no furniture at all. We have some stuff we can take to him later, but we don’t have a bed, table, couch, etc. Any thoughts on where to buy reasonably priced stuff? It’s a third-floor walkup. I’m particularly interested in where to get a bed. (Our idea is to get just a mattress and box springs with feet.)</p>
<p>IKEA in Red Hook (you can take a free ferry). You can have it delivered or rent a zipcar or zipvan or larger vehicle.</p>
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<p>S & DIL had IKEA deliver stuff (including bed) to their apartment. Price was not bad. Another idea is to get one of those tall inflatable queen mattresses; we got one at Costco for $129 and my niece said it was comfortable.</p>
<p>There are also a Target and Costco (recently opened, I haven’t been) in East Harlem at E. 117th St. near the river. You could take a couple of buses or maybe $10 (???) in a taxi (sorry I haven’t taken a taxi in a while except from the airport).</p>
<p>I am suggesting the kind of stores you probably know already since you need to find stuff in a hurry! Target usually has some kind of Aerobed on sale if your son wants to wait for his final selection.</p>
<p>There’s also a KMart at Penn Station (W. 34th St. between 7th and 8th Ave. with an entrance in the tunnel between Amtrak/NJ Transit and the Long Island Railroad) and one on 8th St. and 4th Ave. in the East Village.</p>
<p>If your son’s building has a superintendant, he may be willing to help you schlep your purchases up the steps if you offer him a tip. Or he may know of people who can help. Or just stand outside with your purchases and ask a kid.</p>
<p>The most useful things I bought for my kids when they were transitioning to their own apartments were queen-size campers’ air mattresses (with pumps). Less than $100 each.</p>
<p>One kid ended up sleeping on his for three months until he could afford a bed. (He preferred to spend his first few paychecks on things like a desk and TV.) A year later, when he moved to a different city and had to wait a week for his furniture to arrive, he was able to save money by “camping” in his new apartment, using the air mattress, until his real furniture showed up.</p>
<p>The other kid only used the air mattress for a few days until her new bed was delivered, but I understand that it has been put into service again for visits to friends in expensive cities like New York.</p>
<p>The only worry about air mattresses is a cat in the apartment. Been there/done that!</p>
<p>What about overstock.com? Their shipping is $2. Check to see what they have.</p>
<p>If its a walk up…make sure the size bed you purchase can go around the corners and fit up those stairs. Friends could NOT get a queen box spring around the stair bends…mattress bent but box did not. The ended up getting a full size because of this.</p>
<p>Anybody every buy a mattress at Sleepy’s? There’s one near where he’ll be living.</p>
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<p>Oh, my goodness. I never thought of that!</p>
<p>I don’t know where my daughter ordered her bed from, but they delivered and assembled the mediocre bedframe she selected. I bet Sleepy’s will work fine, but have no direct experience with them. Sometimes there are Yelp, etc. reviews for a particular store, which can be useful to read. </p>
<p>When she moved to the UWS, it was convenient to go to BB and B, make necessary purchases and have them deliver for a reasonable fee later in the day. Of course, the stuff added up, but that was the price we paid for not having a mover which would have allowed for discount shopping near home. We probably still came out ahead. Lucky to be there before the mega-rush of students, Hunt.</p>
<p>I have heard mixed reviews about Sleepy’s.</p>
<p>I take Yelp reviews with a grain of salt, but they give good reviews to Futonland, medium reviews for Sleepy’s, and terrible reviews for Jennifer Convertibles.</p>
<p>One good thing about NYC is that you can check out almost any business via Yelp.</p>
<p>Be careful of bedbugs. Get a new mattress in wrapper.</p>
<p>Depending on apartment set-up, a futon can work for both bed and couch nicely, and frame is easy to assemble and fits most stairs.</p>
<p>We’ve bought most of our mattresses at Sleepy’s, including all for our beach house. They are OK. Personally I think mattress shopping is worse than new car shopping. Each store has different models and names, so you have no idea what’s really inside and can’t comparison shop. </p>
<p>I would buy a mid-range mattress. We bought a pillow-top mattress there and I hate it because it makes me too hot. </p>
<p>Macy’s is also a big seller of mattresses in the NYC area. You can probably look on their website for delivery costs, etc.</p>
<p>I think Sleepys is pretty expensive unless they’re having a big sale at the time. If he finds IKEA mattresses comfortable, I’d stick with IKEA</p>
<p>I’m trying to do the same thing for my son, who is moving to CT in 3 weeks. I called Sleepy’s, but they told me they no longer stock anything. I think we’ll buy from Costco. It’s closer than Ikea, has lower prices, and reviews on their web site. VeryHappy, a frequent poster here on cc, has found someone with a truck to deliver whatever we buy. (Thanks VH!)</p>
<p>You can definitely check out the mattresses at IKEA. Costco, maybe not.</p>
<p>We just went through this, as our son moved into lower Manhattan a few weeks ago, from across the country. Got some great recommendations from this site for IKEA, and Hemnes bedroom furniture. Didn’t like any of the mattresses at IKEA, but Macy’s had a good sale, with no delivery fee.</p>
<p>They also had zero kitchen items, but when I went online to look at supplies, it would cost big bucks to get the basic items for your kitchen. So I got a huge box of things from the Dollar store and thrift store, and shipped it to them, basically supplying their entire kitchen with nicer stuff than I have, for $50 plus $35 shipping. If I was in town and they needed furniture, I’d consider looking for a thrift shop nearby.</p>
<p>Anyone have any ideas for where inexpensive stores are for basic supplies (like a Target, Walmart, Fred Meyer), near the financial district?</p>
<p>busdriver11, 2 subway stops away in Brooklyn: the Target at Atlantic Center, upstairs from the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, R trains.</p>
<p>Or KMart at 8th St. (R, 1 trains) or at Penn Station (all west side subway stations within a block or two).</p>