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Dania has a lot of nice stuff, but a lot of it is sized and scaled for larger (aka Suburban SF) spaces and it seems that they never have sales..

posted by dn on January 27th 2009 at 12:48pm
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I find the store, Scandinavian Design, located in Skokie, Illinois a much better option for Chicago-area folks. The prices are equivalent, it's a locally-owned and operated store (rather than big-box Dania,) the selection of teak furniture is much larger (for those "investment- have for a long time purchases), . . . and the owner is extremely knowledge and nice to boot. Address/#: Scandinavian Design, 4028 Dempster St, Skokie, IL 60076, (847) 568-0500,

Side note on my Dania experience:
When I was shopping for a teak dining room set, the salesmen at two different Dania stores in the Chicago-area reminded me of used car salesman in the worst possible way. I walked out each store with the impulse to make a t-shirt that said "Teak is teak. Not walnut, not cherry, birch. Teak"

posted by kristinalynn72 on January 27th 2009 at 5:34pm
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... sponsored ... post ... ?

posted by john m on January 27th 2009 at 7:55pm
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really, a sponsored post? In other words, an ad that is not supposed to look like one? I know this isn't the New York Times, but shouldn't there be a clear line between a posting and an ad?

posted by travislessness on January 27th 2009 at 8:08pm
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