| When was the last time you got taken in by a bargain and wound up bringing home a piece of furniture or an appliance or even a car that proved to be as trusty in its per- formance as a broken clock! It s consumerism that is under discussion here in tile Buyer s Guide to Home Fur- nishings: The Market of Obsolescence. Author Barbara E. Oehlberg gives a partic- ularly useful guide book through the com- plicated world of home furnishings and consumer practices.Basically Mrs. Oehlberg shows us how to bebetter consumers, telling us that a high priceon an item does not necessarily mean highquality.In this book are helpful facts on how tocare for furnishings, carpeting, drapes and soforth. Also there are charts and highly de--tailed explanations of fiber content-andwhat it all means.Together with the author s downright hon-esty and consumer approach to her subject,this book then becomes a terrifically handywork to consult. If you re a consumer-andwe all are-you need this book. |
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