Furniture stores pitch free merchandise if home team wins World Series

0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2007 | by Laura Petrecca

Furniture shoppers can score big-time if the Chicago Cubs or Boston Red Sox win the World Series.

A home goods retailer in each of those markets is offering to refund the price of season-opening purchases if the hometown team takes the 2007 championship.

Libertyville, Ill.-based Park Avenue Home Furnishings says it'll give a full refund for all goods bought March 30 through April 29 if the Cubs go all the way.

If the Sox cinch it, Jordan's Furniture, which has stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, will refund the price of any mattress, dining table, sofa or bed bought March 7 through April 16.

"I can see a man actually saying, 'Hey, honey, let's go furniture shopping,'" says Park Avenue owner -- and lifelong Cubs fan -- Gary...