Rulands Used Office Furnishings

Unilocal– Rulands Furniture. DON’T GO THERE YOU MAY BE BUYING STOLEN FURNITURE! I arranged for them to pick up my executive office desk and 2 drawer lateral file (of which they were 2 hours late because they forgot) and put it in their showroom on consignment. I stopped by in a couple of days and the owner showed me the prominent place he’d given it, saying this will go quick they are the nicest pieces I have here. It displayed a $ 1299.00 tag and lateral $ 299.00. Didn’t hear from them for few months, I called, no one knew, they needed to get back to me, no callback. I went by a few days later, my furniture was gone, no one there at the time again knew anything about it, I should have called the police. I called the following day when the person who was suppose to know would be there. Of course she had no record of my furniture being sold. I sent her pictures, the entire timeline and stream of email interactions I had with them she said she’d get back to me and of course has not. I guess my message here is Ruland’s can’t be trusted, do not shop there, do not do business with. Guess my next step should be one of the following Call Curtis, Call the police or File in small claims court. Stay tuned!

They work on commission here and prices are negotiable! Service was friendly and helpful.
It’s a warehouse wasteland for used, mostly old office furniture and at times, relatively very good condition items, but you’ll have to hunt and peck.
The prices I was quoted the first time around were expensive but once they saw I wasn’t biting, prices got relatively better to the point where they were moderately priced, but not necessarily cheap!

Looked all over the city for cabinet locks talked to Steve and he took care of us with the locks and then he donated some file cabinets to our company. Great customer service and a big selection of furniture!
Thanks again Mr. Steve!

After searching all over the grid and beyond for a desk chair with a bit of character, I was getting a little desperate. I saw Ruslands off N16th and figured it might be worth just seeing what they had.
Am I glad I did!
Jose was very helpful and charged me a very fair price for a solid 1930’s schooldesk chair with loads of character. Sure it’s «dusty» and located in a sketch part of town, but certainly not enough to keep you from finding that charming furniture piece. While their used selection may not be everyone, they do have a large wharehouse full of office furniture to choose from at reasonable prices. See for yourself!

Before jumping in your car to head over to Ruland’s, please keep in mind that the context for this review is based on:
1. Friendly, honest and helpful customer service,
2. Prices and selection of USED «B-​C» quality Herman Miller office panel systems and all the attendant hardware pieces at great prices, and
3. Great customer assistance at the warehouse (nearby).
If you’re looking for new furnishings, or if you have a designer flair in mind, ya probably won’t find this worth the drive. It’s really best for a quickie office setup on the cheap (if you do it right).

Unless you need very basic, commercial-​grade office furniture, this place is not worth the trip. If you’re trying to outfit a cubicle farm on the cheap, this would be a great place to check. If you’re looking for anything specific, stylish, modern, cheap, or ergonomically friendly, go elsewhere.
I went along with a friend who wanted to check this place out, and it’s a little creepy. It’s in a bad part of town (we saw a man urinating on the side of the road just a block or so away), and the business itself is a giant, dusty warehouse that looks kind of abandoned. If you have allergies, you will HATE this place. When I say dusty, I don’t mean a light layer of dust like you’d find in most warehouses. I’m talking about a fairly thick layer of grime on most of the desks — the kind you’d see on a car where some person invariably comes along and writes «Wash me» in the dirt.
Aside from that, the prices really aren’t that great unless you need something very heavy duty. For a typical small office or home office, you’ll do much better just going to Ikea or Office Max or Scandinavian Design to pick out something brand new and attractive. If, like my friend, you’re looking for specialized ergonomically-​friendly furniture, you won’t find much here. Most of what they have looks like it belongs in a medical office or some bland office building where they process insurance claims or TPS forms.
Overall, I would have given this place 2 stars — but the cow out front was cute, and merited an additional star.

Fair prices, friendly staff, when you can find them.

Don’t bother. I opened up a new office and was on the prowl for some affordable office furniture, including desks, filing cabinets, and a decent office chair. I found this place on Unilocal and read the one review and figured it was just what I needed. Given the current state of the economy, there should be loads of office furniture available cheap, right? Not at this place. The location, a dreary warehouse near Skid Row, could be forgiven if they had deals galore, but forget it! An obviously used task chair near the entrance was going for $ 1,500! Yes, you read that right — FIFTEEN HUNDRED BUCKS! When I asked someone at the shop, figuring that it must be a typo, I was told that chairs of that type go for $ 3,000 and it was a great deal. Hey, for $ 1,500 my chair better do my work for me! Elsewhere in the shop, desks that were nice but not luxurious were way more. Even chairs that looked as if they were abandoned by the railroad tracks were a hundred bucks or more. I was aghast. I drove over to Staples and got a premium leather executive chair for $ 200. Sure, it took me 15 minutes to assemble it (saving me eight bucks), but it was well worth it. These guys need a reality check. Better deals are out there if you look. Oh, and by the way, we were underwhelmed by their «service.» No one helped us and we wandered around the musty warehouse for 15 minutes before we were finally able to flag someone down. Not a great way to run a business.

If you need office furniture for cheap this is the place to go. They are extremely helpful and will work with on price if you buy more than one thing.
It is tough to sell old stuff to them, because they’ve got a ton of stuff already, but I think they will buy newer office furniture.
They have paintings, and other decorations. They also show art by local artists and have extended hours on Second Saturday. The normal Saturday hours are only like 10 to 3 pm.
A few days after my purchase I got a card in the mail thanking me for my purchase, which I think is really cool. When I have time, I plan on going back.