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Ad 2) There were no alternatives to local carpenters 100 years back. If you wanted a wardrobe, you would get one built for you. You can still do that today, an
by heinrichhartman 5y ago
Ad 2) There were no alternatives to local carpenters 100 years back. If you wanted a wardrobe, you would get one built for you.
You can still do that today, and get a wardrobe for 8K, that lasts 40years. But now we do have "cheaper alternatives". His point exactly.
- RHSeeger 5y agoNot to distract from your overall point, but Sears was around 100 years ago. You could buy a kit house from their catalog in 1920.
- djrogers 5y ago> There were no alternatives to local carpenters 100 years back. That's ridiculous - of course there were. Sears & Roebuck were selling furniture out of their catalog well over 100 years ago, and that was far from the only option.