Used furniture may contain bed bugs
By nobugsonme on Nov 30, 2006 in bed bugs, bedbugs, flickr, photos
Originally uploaded by Rob Elliott.
Should be required on every wall inside and out in every location selling used furniture, on every alley wall where garbage is discarded.
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Daybeds | Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
That’s why it’s better to buy new beds. I can live with used dining room furniture. But with beds you never know what might be living in the wood and mattress.
nobugsonme | Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
Yes– new beds are a no-brainer. Since you sell discount bedroom furniture, “Daybeds,” you have a vested interest in saying so. But readers should realize that bed bugs are happy to set up shop in very small cracks of wood furniture. Many people get them from secondhand tables, desks, dressers, boxes. And they can hide well, so “inspecting” items first is not foolproof.
And I hate to say it, but some new furniture also comes delivered with free bed bugs. How? Because many furniture suppliers offer to cart away your used mattress or sofa. If they do this, it’s in the same truck as the brand new items they’re delivering at the same time. Your new mattress might be right next to a used one with bed bugs. And thus many people get bed bugs from new items. Furniture companies should be forbidden from using this practice.
Daybeds, I sure hope Discount Bedroom Furniture is not delivered in this way, but since most major companies do it, I would not be surprised.
Wyse Buys Trading Inc. | Dec 16, 2006 | Reply
I agree that bed bugs are a great problem,however as a second hand furiture dealer and have been one for 20 years,if you are careful and aware there is no need to panic about buying used even beds!In 20 years we have not had 1 case of bed bugs in our store,we do matian proper pest control on the premsis,and we do not buy or put things in because they are cheap.We have always worked if we wouldn’t have it at home niether would you.Used furniture stores get a bad rap because like neighbour hoods a few things happen and everyone there is painted with the same brush.
nobugsonme | Dec 16, 2006 | Reply
HI Wyse Buys,
Do you mean beds or mattresses?
In any case, you should be aware that the bed bug epidemic has only been gearing up for the last few years. I am not sure where you are, but you should learn more about bed bugs so you can recognize them. They can hide in crevices of furniture where they are difficult or even impossible to see. Even stores selling new items can get bed bugs, and it does not mean yours is a dirty store or selling bad or cheap merchandise. It’s easy to catch bed bugs and hard to catch or eliminate them.
Good luck!
joanie | Jul 26, 2008 | Reply
even used photons i got at a yard sale