Those Remarkable Furniture Factory Outlets of North Carolina!

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, October, 1999 by Steven Shaw

Wanna hear a stunning fact? The chair you are sitting in (or the couch or bed you're lying on) was likely made in North Carolina. In fact, more than 60 percent of America's furniture is built within 200 miles of the central North Carolina towns of Hickory and High Point. And that incredible concentration of manufacturing creates serious savings opportunities for the smart shopper.

North Carolina's millions of square feet of showrooms offer reductions of 40 to 70 percent (or more) on brand-name furniture from the country's leading labels, like Bassett, Broyhill, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, and Sealy.