On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:07:26 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:12:03 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> >Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:55:48 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:05:32 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 22:06:55 -0700 (PDT), Tommy Joe
> >> >> > > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I guess that's one positive to renting a so-called
> >> furnished >> > > place. This place, because of its label, must
> >> provide an oven and a >> > > fridge. It's not fully furnished like
> >> the transient style joints I >> > > stayed in when I lived in L.A.
> >> You have to get your own furniture. >> > > Yes, buying a new fridge,
> >> or even a used one, would be a stresser >> > > for me, that's for
> >> sure. I hate shopping. W >> >
> >> >> > A furnished apartment comes with actual furniture... you know -
> >> a bed, >> > a couch, a table... stuff like that. An apartment with a
> >> kitchen that >> > includes a refrigerator and a stove but nothing
> >> else is still an >> > unfurnished apartment.
> >> >>
> >> >> Depends on the area. In lots of places, they call it 'furnished'
> >> if it >> has a fridge and stove. 'Fully furnished' is used it it has
> >> a bed and >> dresser etc. Has to do with local laws and patterns I
> >> expect. >>
> >> >> Oh and in some, 'unfurnished' specifically means no stove or
> >> fridge and >> may also mean no hot water heater believe it or not.
> >> Overseas, that >> can also mean no kitchen cabinets our countertops.
> >> Just hookups for a >> sink and such.
> >> >
> >> > I'm just talking about the US. Furnished means it has a stove and
> >> > refrigerator, but no actual furniture here in the USA?
> >>
> >> That's not true... in the US there are plenty of rentals that come
> >> fully furnished... and stove and fridge are no more considered
> >> furnishings than a sink, tub, and terlit.
> >
> >Yup, and the ad says 'fully furnished'.
>
> No, furnished means has all the basics, at least as much as a motel
> room, bed, dresser night stands, lamps, kitchen set, sofa and side
> chair, coffee table, lamp tables, lamps, etc., every room would have
> the basics. Fully furnished means everything above plus basic
> cookware, dinnerware, eating utensils, can opener, linens, towels, and
> other niceities such as pictures, mirrors, window treatments, etc...
> could be more or less but basically someone can move in and have
> enough to start living by only bringing personal effects and
> groceries. It'd be really dumb to write 'furnished' for an empty
> apartment... folks would take one look and leave

Thank you! Business and vacation rentals say "fully furnished"
(meaning includes pillows and sheets on the bed; dishes, silverware
and cookware in the kitchen), and sometimes it even includes a
washer/dryer inside the unit.

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