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Right finally moving out of the rents house into a flat(about time-though for the 2nd time in my defense) and was thinking it would be a doddle to get it furnished cheaply;

basically i'm thinking yaldi- a bed, some flooring, a couch and away we go but now i'm starting to seriously look into things and everything is adding up, from curtains to ironing boards to hoovers to cutlery....you get the drift.

But does anyone know the best places to get things cheap; online or otherwise(glasgow)

Thinking the majority I will be getting IKEA'd out my nut but does anyone know of better alternatives, or where I can get decent quality appliances etc????

Or basically anything at all for a new home-i'm basically going in with my clothes and laptop and thats it! AND it really is low cost stuff i'm looking for

Try your local auction rooms.Everythig from 3 piece suites to kettles.
Much cheapness.

ebay for local pick up
charity shops
tk maxx has some cheap stuff which can be  useful

Auction rooms and IKEA for big things. Maybe eBay if you can arrange transport. Also Shogun runs an online furniture store, might wanna PM him.

For little things like Toasters, Cutlery et al I would check IKEA prices and ASDA/Tesco superstores. They tend to run cheap lines of things like this.

Pots and Pans I would also look at places like Wilkinsons, Poundland, Aldi, Netto etc etc.

local refuse - skips, you'd be surprised at the quality things some people throw away ;whistle;

IKEA is evil.

You can go to the ASDA and all that for your little things (plates, cutlery, kettles etc)

Also look "under the arches"..I think that's what it's called anyways...it's well...in the arches underneath the railway. You probs know where it is anyways. Good carpet and laminate shops there and fairly cheap.

ASDA is evil

but you can order crap online for peanuts and never have to set foot in one..

Sher bro's cash and carry, Ikea Obv, Snips in the evening times has loads of bargins and the auction houses over in tradeston

You can get toasters, kettles, microwaves, etc. from Asda or Tesco for very little.  Argos is your friend as well - especially for cheap bedroom furniture (the quality isn't the best, but it is cheap).

may get some bits that are ok on Freecycle too, plenty of stuff put up on there. 

ask Bolt.

Where has Bolt been??her majestys service???

Boldie that one your talking about at the arches where exactly is that as I am across the road from the nightclub?

as for appliances my dad said Tesco extra like most people on here so guess thats the best(taking over the world them lot)

My Brother in law works for Comet and was telling me about a clearance warehouse in Pollock (I think?) where they sell slighty damaged stuff, the damage can range from Mangled to very slight scratch, just depends on what in the store, you can either visit it, or bid for items on thier web site:

http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/ (http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/)

I told a mate in work about it, and he got a cracking Washing machine for about £90 with a medium sized scratch on the side.

Tricky to explain....I can walk there but have no idea how to get other people to go there....actually;

If you go from Citycentre towards cincin...you pass cincin and take the first to your right...after a while you will be walking underneath the railbridge/railroad..whatever it's called.
Turn left there and there are these little shops. Litterally underneath the railbridge. Little arch shaped stores. You can't really miss it...it's just a bastard to explain exactly what it looks like.

Tradeston.

I just refurnished my bedroom, i found argos and b+q good. Cost about £1k for bed, mattress, desk, chest of draws, 2 x bedside cabinets and lighting.

Take a trip to b+q and look at the sets they have

I had to start from scratch last summer when I moved out, it was basically:

Fridge, Kettle, Toaster, Microwave, new TV, washer/dryer - Tesco
Sofa, Kitchen Table - Hand-me-downs
Coffee table, cabinets, general kitchen stuff - Ikea
Bed - took with me

That doesnt sound a lot but with all the little stuff it still felt like i was buying loads.  Matalan/Dunelm I guess if you want cheap stuff, bedding etc etc...

Ebay too, local pick up stuff...

bean bags for the win, they can be used instead of sofas or beds, and dominoes deliver so no need for plates pots pans.

FYP

http://www.mctears.co.uk/ near the Southern Gen should be your first stop, then other auction houses like http://www.greatwesternauctions.com/ off the Dumbarton Road. You can pick up really good stuff for a small fraction of new retail. I'm not a great fan of Ikea stuff, just personal taste.

Paper ads, ebay pretty good too, once someone writes 'pickup only' they reduce their target market to about 5 people, and the product sells for next to nothing. With the credit crunch you will be picking up nearly new sofas for less than 100 quid.

If your a tight arse google freecycle in your area. A lass i know had a car given off that.

yay...  An advert..!! 

I do hard furniture, not soft furniture..!!  My website is in my sig...  I have a lot of decent but good value furniture..  Flat Pack stuff is always the cheapest, does not say it is flat pack, says it requires some self assembly.  If ya want anything, PM me what you are interested in and will give you a discount code that you can use on the website...

Cheers
Carl..