Our semi annual warehouse sale will be this weekend!  July 12-13.  Both days will be 10-6.  We need lots of room, so the discounts will be deeper than you’ve seen before.  Oh yeah, this is the big one!  Most of the stores in Fells Point will be there!  Fells Point Surf Co, The Corduroy Button, Urban Adventure, The Big Iguana, Dudley and Max, PAD, Calligaris and even 5K Running is coming back.  Don’t worry if you miss it, we can make appointments to open for you for the following week.  See you there!

If you want the good news first, skip over this and come back to it after you read the bad news!

The Bad News: 

Some of our vendors have raised their prices to a point we can no longer absorb.  So, unfortunately we have had to raise a few prices in the store recently.  We’ve done our best to keep them to a minimum, but we can only do so much.  It’s been explained to us that we’re experiencing a perfect storm.  First, it’s no secret that gas/diesel are at all time highs now, and higher fuel prices increase freight rates to us.  Also, a weaker US dollar contributes to higher raw materials prices and more expensive imports. 

We are also dealing with increased lead times due to a couple of factors.  Some of our vendors have had to cut back operations due to the weak economy, leading to longer production times for custom orders.  Also, whereas before, small orders would ship quickly, our vendors are accumulating orders in hopes of shipping less frequently, but more completely so that trucks are leaving more full.   This merchandise slowdown has caused many of our vendors to stop discounting goods, which was our main way of combating routine price increases.  We had been averaging full price and sale goods to keep our prices flat, but that’s no longer the case in some instances.

Now for the Good News:

This economic slowdown has actually improved efficiency at more than just  a couple of our vendors, so they’ve in turn lowered prices, which we’ve passed through to you. 

We have also managed to keep our operating costs relatively stable, following several Green Practices. 

Who knew that 3 years ago buying the most fuel efficient delivery truck on the road would pay off so huge?  Our primary delivery truck averages over 20 mpg.  Not great for a car, but for a truck carrying heavy loads for an average of 40,000 miles a year, that’s fantastic! 

We’ve managed to switch a lot of our lighting to compact flourescents, maintaining our energy bills at a relatively even level.

SO WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?

It means that we’ve managed to raise fewer prices than we’ve lowered or left alone.  We haven’t had to eliminate any of our services;  Free delivery, 100% returns, awesome customer service etc. 

So as bad as it is if the item you were hoping for happens to be one of the few the price went up on, bring us the old price and we’ll honor it.  Just a hint, we won’t change our web pricing until 30 days after the store pricing.

Yes, if you have or haven’t heard, it’s true.  Su Casa is coming back to Historic Ellicott City.  We were hesitant to leave 2 years ago, and now we’re more excited than ever to reopen our doors there!  We won’t be in the same space, but we’re sue once you see the new store you’ll agree, this new location is a million times better.  Sadly What’s in Store closed its doors back in March, but fortunatley for us, their old location is fantastic.  We should be open by the first week in May.  The address is 8307 Main St and the phone number is the same as it was 2 years ago,  410 465 4100.  Stop by and poke your head in, we’re starting to put it all together.

Both fortunately and unfortunately the warehouse sale has come to an end a little early.  The response to this sale was so fantastic that we didn’t have enough merchandise to give a fresh selection for the last planned weekend. 

What now, you say?  Well, all of the stuff left over didn’t evaporate, it is still there.  In my mind, some of the best merchandise is still left, too!  If you want to see what’s left, just call the store to make an appointment.  We will open the warehouse for anyone interested, we just need a heads up.

You can reach the store at 410 522 7010.

This is the last weekend of the warehouse sale! We have in fact found even more great stuff to add for the sale. This might be the widest variety yet. We’ve added new ottomans/coffee tables, side tables, dining tables, dining chairs some new buffets etc. You definitely don’t want to miss this one, otherwise you’ll have to wait until July. See you there, Saturday and Sunday 10-4

For those of you that didn’t make it to this weekend’s sale, sorry, but it was awesome! For those that did, thank you very much!

We will dig very deep into the warehouse to find merchandise this week to fill the many, many gaps from people getting awesome deals this past weekend.

I promise, the selection of furniture for this upcoming weekend will be as good as it was this last weekend. So if you missed it, don’t worry, you’ll have as good a chance this weekend at scoring some great deals. We’ll start at 10a again both Saturday and Sunday, so see you there!

The warehouse is at 1400 Aliceanna, across the street from the Pazo restaurant. The sale will start at 10a and go until 4p both Saturday and Sunday. It starts Sat 1/12 and goes both days for three consecutive weekends. We will keep adding stuff each weekend and lowering the prices of stuff that carries over from weekend to weekend.

I can guarantee you that this is THE LARGEST SALE WE HAVE EVER DONE! We have some of the best warehouse stuff we’ve ever had. Lots of Beds, Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Living room chairs, and sofas.

We can offer speedy delivery on the stuff in the sale, but as always, and sale veterans will confirm, you are better off if you bring a truck, SUV or van to take your bargains with you.

See you there!

Just to clarify, NONE of the merchandise currently sold in our stores will be in the warehouse sale, unless it is damaged. This isn’t a sale on new merchandise. If it’s new and in the warehouse sale, we haven’t sold it in the store for a while, and we can’t get additional pieces to match. For example, we have some incomplete bedroom sets where we have a dresser, but nothing else to match, or 3 or 4 dining chairs that we can’t get anymore. This is a great opportunity to save some money on some great stuff, but don’t skip the store, you’ll be disappointed!

At long last, we’ve finalized the dates for the Winter Warehouse Sale!

The sale will start on January 12 and run for 3 consecutive weekends. As usual, this is the big one! We’ll have slightly imperfect furniture and lots of new, but discontinued, things too. Sofas, dining sets, bedroom furniture, lamps, some accessories, prints and lots more we haven’t uncovered yet. Each weekend we’ll add new merchandise to the mix and items that carry over from one weekend to the next will get bigger discounts as the weeks go by. I think, but I might be biased, that this will be the best selection of stuff yet! Remember, the sale goes on snow or shine. Give the store a call or drop us an email if you have any questions.

We have finally found an upholstery company that can do custom leather that meets our standards for quality, delivery and price. We are thrilled and excited to announce that Su Casa is the first store in Baltimore to offer leather goods from Moroni. If you want a preview go to www.Moroniusa.com, if you want to be blown away by the style and quality come see it in person either at Su Casa or Pad.

Moroni manufactures upholstery using top quality Italian leather and North American hardwood frames. The designs range from traditional to modern, but one thing remains constant; quality. These sofas and chairs are fully loaded, coil spring seats and down topped cushions. Once you sit in one, you’ll fall in love. But wait there’s more! At least one color in every style will arrive in 4-6 weeks. Don’t love the stock color, we can special order any one of their pieces in any one of their leathers.

We know it’s been a while since we’ve had such a phenomenal selection of custom leather, but we know you’ll appreciate the time it took to find Moroni once you have a seat.