you have to understand that it has differen definitions, which is why you
always call before looking, Lee
"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:07:26 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:12:03 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>> >Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:55:48 -0700, sf > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:05:32 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 22:06:55 -0700 (PDT), Tommy Joe
>> >> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > I guess that's one positive to renting a so-called
>> >> furnished >> > > place. This place, because of its label, must
>> >> provide an oven and a >> > > fridge. It's not fully furnished like
>> >> the transient style joints I >> > > stayed in when I lived in L.A.
>> >> You have to get your own furniture. >> > > Yes, buying a new fridge,
>> >> or even a used one, would be a stresser >> > > for me, that's for
>> >> sure. I hate shopping. W >> >
>> >> >> > A furnished apartment comes with actual furniture... you know -
>> >> a bed, >> > a couch, a table... stuff like that. An apartment with a
>> >> kitchen that >> > includes a refrigerator and a stove but nothing
>> >> else is still an >> > unfurnished apartment.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Depends on the area. In lots of places, they call it 'furnished'
>> >> if it >> has a fridge and stove. 'Fully furnished' is used it it has
>> >> a bed and >> dresser etc. Has to do with local laws and patterns I
>> >> expect. >>
>> >> >> Oh and in some, 'unfurnished' specifically means no stove or
>> >> fridge and >> may also mean no hot water heater believe it or not.
>> >> Overseas, that >> can also mean no kitchen cabinets our countertops.
>> >> Just hookups for a >> sink and such.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm just talking about the US. Furnished means it has a stove and
>> >> > refrigerator, but no actual furniture here in the USA?
>> >>
>> >> That's not true... in the US there are plenty of rentals that come
>> >> fully furnished... and stove and fridge are no more considered
>> >> furnishings than a sink, tub, and terlit.
>> >
>> >Yup, and the ad says 'fully furnished'.
>>
>> No, furnished means has all the basics, at least as much as a motel
>> room, bed, dresser night stands, lamps, kitchen set, sofa and side
>> chair, coffee table, lamp tables, lamps, etc., every room would have
>> the basics. Fully furnished means everything above plus basic
>> cookware, dinnerware, eating utensils, can opener, linens, towels, and
>> other niceities such as pictures, mirrors, window treatments, etc...
>> could be more or less but basically someone can move in and have
>> enough to start living by only bringing personal effects and
>> groceries. It'd be really dumb to write 'furnished' for an empty
>> apartment... folks would take one look and leave
>
> Thank you! Business and vacation rentals say "fully furnished"
> (meaning includes pillows and sheets on the bed; dishes, silverware
> and cookware in the kitchen), and sometimes it even includes a
> washer/dryer inside the unit.
>
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