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I need a 4 drawer metal filing cabinet

I can't believe how expensive these things are. Does anyone know of a good but reasonably priced place to try?

So far Argos have been the cheapest at £99 but their cabinets are a bit smaller in width than the usual office ones. Likes of Viking are over £100.

Ebay are mostly pick up only and the ones that do deliver charge £15 delivery which makes the cost about the same anyway.

Thanks.

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  • perhaps google something like 'office supply' 'office furniture' etc...?
    Debt: a bloomin big mortgage

    all posts are made for entertainment value only, nothing I say should be taken as making any sense and should really be ignored
  • rabialiones
    rabialiones Posts: 1,971 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    try your local freecycle!
    Nice to save.
  • tawnyowls
    tawnyowls Posts: 1,784 Forumite
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    That's the sort of thing you can often pick up cheap at a salvage yard. Can of spray paint usually all you need to smarten it up.
  • twobob_2
    twobob_2 Posts: 54 Forumite
    If I'm looking for something like that I usually take a drive round the local industrial estates looking for skips. Don't think it's failed me yet.
    It takes a tough man to make a tender Chicken :A
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    We have a surplus office place - they sell 2nd hand ones for £20-40 each.
    Maybe your town will have one in the yellow pages?
  • jfdi
    jfdi Posts: 1,031 Forumite
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    Army Surplus style shops often have them too.

    My ex-MOD Green one looks lovely sprayed Silver.

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  • Lord_Gardener
    Lord_Gardener Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Look in your local freebie newspaper - often people just want to get rid of filing cabinets. Got 2 last year!
    I'm mad!!!! :rotfl::jand celebrating everyday every year!!!
  • cpu
    cpu Posts: 392 Forumite
    Sorry I haven't rplied, I was called away with work for a couple of days. Thanks for your suggestions. I'll keep an eye out.

    In the meantime, the wife has bought a small 2 drawer job from Tesco :rolleyes: until I can find what I'm after.
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