Southeastern Salvage

Kind of a hard place to describe but with how much of my money they now have you would think I could come up with something. Think — a really cool Pier 1 store crossed with something else. We have bought rugs, hand built furniture and lots of décor pieces. LOVE this store and I have to find a way to keep my wife distracted as we drive by. Driving a 2 seat Mercedes and NOT having a truck has saved me a ton of money

Good place to come if you’re looking to add some interest and uncommon objects to your abode. They also have free popcorn and lemonade so there’s that. :D It has kind of a flea market vibe, and to be honest I have a feeling that a lot of the imported goods are kind of the cheapy, not so great quality kind, but it’s an experience nonetheless, and by no means is everything you come across here bad quality. Just use discretion and have a good time.

Purchased a small second home in Chattanooga TN — Live in Charlottesville, VA — approx 8 hours away.
Made appointment to design kitchen cabinets. Kitchen designer was a younger guy, great personality, and he spent more than an hour with us designing, looking at samples and choosing cabinets. We were told cabinets would be in within 2 weeks. We prepaid in full (as they required). We left pleased with the choice and process.
In two weeks we called and were told the cabinets were not in yet but to check back.
In one week we called (on a Saturday), female in cabinetry center asked if she could call me back that she did not see out cabinet order in the computer but they may be in the back. She advised she would go search.
Within 1 hour, she called back and said she could not locate the cabinets and for me to please call back the following week.
The next week we decided to drive to Chattanooga and find out what was going on with the cabinets as we felt we were getting the runaround.
We arrive at Southeastern Salvage, went to cabinetry section, provided our name and inquired about update on the order we place a month before. A female there looked up our name in the computer then asked «Oh did no one call you?» We stated we have called them three times over the past month and have been repeatedly told the cabinets are not in yet. she stated she needed to get the manager.
The manager came to cabinetry — we told him the story — and said he would go look in the back to see if the cabinets were there but just not updated in the computer. He went to the back for about 20 minutes. He returned and said he was really sorry but that our order not only was not there but would not ever be there. He said the cabinet company they worked with went out of business. He said we should never have been sold the cabinets in the first place because they have been having trouble with the cabinets coming in damaged, wrong orders, and substandard workmanship.
We said that we understand these things happen, but during the past three weeks could someone not have called us to let us know this? Especially since they should not have even Sold us the cabinets to begin with? And we prepaid for the order?
The manager said he was sorry they dropped the ball but that they would be able to give us our full amount back … Really? How Kind!
He then said we could check back the next few weeks that they hoped to have a new cabinet supplier lined up … we couldn’t help but chuckle just a bit that we would even consider ordering something from them when they clearly were not following up with customers .
Oh Ok — let me drive back and forth 8 hours … no thank you.
We checked with friends in the area for another business they recommended and we found A1 Surplus in Rossville, GA — We made appointment with them two days later, went in for the design and were surprised to hear that this cabinet company had NOT gone out of business. hmmmm…
We ordered our cabinets, paid half up front — It has been two weeks and guess what? The cabinets are here!!! We inspect them today and installation is tomorrow.
My Advice is to STAY AWAY FROM CABINETRY SECTION AT SOUTHEASTERN SALVAGE!

This place specializes in bulk buy, close out of anything. You never know what they will have month to month. Furniture, mirrors, rugs, doors, shelving, cabinets, bathroom and even outside gardening and landscaping can be found here.
I found great deals on landscaping rocks here Vs Lowes and bathroom fixtures. The selections come and go and rarely to they get the same thing back once it sells out. So if you see something you want for a great price you better get it quick.

Are you looking for home furnishing & construction miscellany on the cheap? This is your place.

Looking for the unusual in furnishings, this is your place. Also, they have all kinds of building materials at very low prices. Fun to visit. I will stop by there every time I pass through Chattanooga just to se what they have new.