Is Living Quarters Welcome in Lakewood?

1/6/2013

After serving Lakewood for well over twenty years Dina's Dinettes has decided to sell their store to a Brooklyn furniture store owner. The store is called Living Quarters, an offshoot of the larger store in Brooklyn.

There is much debate as to whether our community should welcome new businesses from outside our community, especially if we already have businesses of the same or better caliber that have served our community for years.

Most people admit that in the end it is a free world and there is no reason to be protectionist. It is anyone's right to open a business anywhere they please.

But what If a business with more buying power because it has a large store in Brooklyn comes into our town and proceeds to threaten their suppliers not to sell to stores in Lakewood that were already selling furniture? Should we be a part of their "celebration"?

The owners of Living Quarters have come into Lakewood with the intention of putting existing stores out of business. Not by providing better service, quality or pricing. Simply by using their influence to stop their competition from buying furniture from companies that were always a large part of their business.

If the leaders of our town don't have the guts to help our embattled merchants, let us join together to ignore any stores whose first goal it is to put our own friends out of business.
Hershel Herskowitz

50 Comments

moshe

1/6/2013 08:31:50 am

I see a toy store coming is it toys 4 u ?

Anon

1/6/2013 12:01:27 pm

First of all, this is not about HH's store, he is sticking up fpr a few other stores that have absolutely nothing to do with him. This shows you how caring of a person HH is. So for you to make a comment like this is disgusting.

Secondly, if you read the article, you will see that he is stating very clearly "Not by providing better service, quality or pricing." they are threatening the suppliers not to sell to the business that they have been selling until now.

BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT let's start a campaign against this store.

Its political

1/6/2013 08:54:50 pm

'If the leaders of our town....
There you go again. Its always an attack on the politicians who hold office you covet. Hershel, you are so obvious it is pathetic. Besides the fact that they cant (and shouldnt) control commerce why would you want them to? Competition is ultimately good for the consumer.

david

1/6/2013 09:19:20 pm

How do you know they are THREATENING suppliers?? that sounds made up. furniture companies like nattuzzi, ashley, henderdon etc do not get threatened.

1/6/2013 10:59:01 pm

This is NOT made up, ask the other local stores who sell the same thing, they will tell you that some suppliers told them, they can't sell them anymore because of LQ

Kotler

1/6/2013 10:17:41 pm

Is this Afganistan???

D Reich

1/6/2013 10:19:13 pm

Here goes the disgruntled Herskowitz again... Poor wife!!! :(

1/6/2013 11:00:43 pm

Why are you getting personal? I bet you have something to do with LQ or you wouldn't be getting personal. He is sticking up for other people not himself

1/6/2013 10:25:42 pm

It's time to open a new toy store in town

Happy

1/6/2013 10:27:12 pm

How about the fact that this store is creating new jobs in Lakewood or saving the old jobs of former Dina's dinettes employees.

1/6/2013 11:05:07 pm

You are either not reading this post or your IQ is not to high. He never said that they can't open, he is criticizing there tactics against the other business in Lakewood.

Lakewood resident

1/6/2013 10:47:46 pm

I don't get your point! They're not opening a NEW business, just taking over an existing store and continuing with all there lines!! Competition is good for business! Actually very excited Living Quarters is taking over. I happen to know the owners, WONDERFUL and HONEST people!!!! Welcome to Lakewood!!!!!

1/6/2013 11:09:17 pm

You must be the same person as above, Did you read the Article? obviously not. He clearly stats the tactics these people are doing. and if you don't believe HH, go ask the other store owners.

Everything is Bashert

1/6/2013 10:54:20 pm

Parsana is Bashert from Rosh Hashana to Rosh Hashana!!! Nobody can take away a nickel from anyone without being Bashert from above. It's time to become believers and to stop with the "Niddy Griddy"!!!!

Chaim

1/6/2013 11:11:53 pm

Yes 100% correct, but you still need to do your hishtadlus, you can't sit around and say, if it's bashert, i'll make money. you have to go out thee and work, try, and then you can say Bashert.

If this is true that this new owner is doing this with suppliers, then we need to send them a clear strong message that we are not going to allow this nonsense.

Embarrassed to be from Lakewood

1/6/2013 11:14:45 pm

I'm reading all these discussing negiteve comments about a Jewish brother who cares if he's from Lakewood or not ! Who is trying to make a living like everyone else !! I'm horrified and embarrassed by what I'm reading!! He's a great guy a honest guy a very nice guy who is not looking to hurt anyone he cares about people ! Stop wasting your time ! By the way I never once commented on any blog and blei Neder never again !!

Y.C.

1/7/2013 01:37:09 am

you are horrified?? you should be, for the tactics this "GREAT GUY" is doing. maybe you don't know him after all?

"Who is trying to make a living like everyone else " NO he is not, he is trying to cut other stores from being able to compete with him by stopping the suppliers from selling them.

if your going to be horrified, be horrified of what this "GREAT GUY" is doing.

Fellow Lakewooder

1/6/2013 11:15:10 pm

Pathetic - What happened to free enterprise. Do we live in a Mafia Town? Don't understand what's wrong with having competition. I tried buying a couch last month but couldn't find an affordable couch to buy. Don't know if I'll find anything better in LQ, but hopefully it will bring down prices and pick up service. Competition is better for everyone in town besides for the few people that own businesses and are nogaie b'duvar. And besides for their friends like HH.

Chaim R.

1/7/2013 01:33:52 am

Oh my gosh, People. I don't understand what you guys are talking about. are their that many stupid people in this town? I can't believe what i am reading.

No one ever said there should not be free enterprise, or competition. All he is saying is that don't come in here acting like Mafia and force the suppliers (because YES LQ is powerful enough to force the suppliers based on the amount of business he does in Brooklyn with them) to stop selling to existing businesses.

That is called Mafia, not what HH is saying.

Competitor

1/7/2013 01:40:40 am

To all of you, pro and con guys. Everyone, let's just simply put this discussion to rest with one simple phone call to LQ's competitors.

Call them and ask them if what this article is saying is True or Not. End of story.

local furniture store

1/9/2013 01:36:07 am

I am a local store owner and we go cut off from some of our suppliers. its like starting a new business for us. very frustrating. please leave us alone!!!

Mark

1/7/2013 01:44:49 am

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Blocking the competition from doing business with its vendors is an old tactic used all over the USA. I dont agree with it, as I myself as a retailer has seen what damage it can do to the competitors.Thats not what we call healthy competition. What this tactic accomplishes is drive the competition out of business thereby creating a MONOPOLY!! That is NOT healthy competition!!

Retailer

1/7/2013 02:40:28 am

Calling suppliers like natuzzi will not help. They would never admit to kowtowing to their bigger customers- though manufacturers do do this all the time. Ask anyone that works in retail. Ask the other furniture owners in town. Thats the only way to know.

truth

1/7/2013 02:42:54 am

u can all walk into the competitors and they will tell u that this is what living quarters is doing to them, yes LQ is indeed telling the suppliers not to supply to the stores currently here already.
its a disgusting selfish mentality, im currently suffering from a very similar story with my business

If this is True

1/7/2013 02:51:14 am

Anyone that wants to know the truth, go into any one of the other furniture stores in town, they will all tell you the same thing. This article is 100% True.

I just spoke to a store that sells Children's Furniture and they told me it's true.

Thank you HH for telling the Truth once again and exposing the dirty games being played in this town.

chaim yankel

1/7/2013 03:27:04 am

whst about the grocery stores in this town? Can we get some expose how the big fish protect their turf....Is that fair? Why cant KRM come to Lakewood? They have great prices....?

Salami

1/7/2013 04:06:23 am

I called (moderated) furniture and they had no idea what i was talking about. They can buy from whatever supplier they want provided they confirm to what they want. Enough bs hershel.

to Salami link

1/7/2013 05:32:25 am

Funny that you called (moderated) furniture store. You see the problem with your post is that, We did not moderate the name of the furniture store you called, you did. so your making it out to look as if we are blocking the name, to make it look real.

So, everyone reading this, just know, we did not moderate the name, Mr. Salami is simply lying and trying to cover up. If i had to guess i would say he is part of the LQ Family.

Haha!

1/7/2013 06:58:56 am

This is real comical. Hershel, you're the greatest!!!

Shopper

1/7/2013 08:36:00 am

I don't know what you are all talking about. I went there on Sunday . There were flowers on the table from a different furniture store from Lakewood. I would never write on a blog . But I need to stop the lies and motzi Shem ra.

To Shopper

1/7/2013 09:14:05 am

If you want to stop the lies, go to the other children's furniture stores and ask them, that's how you will stop the Lies. The lies that you and the rest of the friends and family is trying to cover up. You can't dispute facts.

Bottom line, they are acting like mafia and we will boycott them and let everyone know what they do.

They might be a shayna yid from the outside, but what they did is only one thing, ROTTEN.

Thelakewoodtimes

1/7/2013 11:05:50 am

I would never accuse any business for doing such things based on the word of a single store. It is very hard to try to promote businesses and jobs without upsetting somebody. Stores in basements may resent storefronts and vice versa. Older established stores may resent newer stores that show up from out of town. But of course everyone is welcome to open a business. Especially if the business will create jobs and bring people to shop in Lakewood. But the case here was numerous established businesses complaining to me and to others that they were cut off from their suppliers because of a shrewd businessman that wants to take away the business from local stores. True. Some do not sell the same lines as living quarters and were not concerned, but many have been adversely affected. We as a community should tell such stores we will not support such behavior. It is easy to sit back and say "stop complaining its a free world" but put yourself in the position of these stores. I am sure you would want someone to stand up for you. I hope the community will continue to support the local furniture stores that have serviced their needs all the years and will continue to be an asset to the town that they live in.

shopper

1/7/2013 11:45:20 am

I am in the market of buying furniture for my new home. Dina's was always around , and yes I would rather go to a store like that, that is clean and clothing is not hanging from furniture pieces, and all the furniture is on display. I can't buy from a catalog I have to see the furniture in real life. I guess there is parnassah for all. those that like to shop like me, and those who like to shop like you ,

1/7/2013 11:50:15 am

Your such a moron, Read the DAMN article for once. NO ONE said they can't come, The article is talking about the disgusting tactics this Store is doing to other stores.

HH = selfish crying baby

1/7/2013 02:57:35 pm

Stop being so busy being so bitter about everything and spend some time with your wife and kids!
And this town welcomes any store that will give us the customers a better price. Even toys 4 you. We know you called a few stores in shop rite plaza trying to manipulate them into blocking them from coming here. One store owner was laughing when he told me how ridiculous you sounded pretending it wasn't you on the phone

1/7/2013 06:40:42 pm

I never made phone calls to businesses pretending to be anybody. I also don't make obnoxious accusations under a fake name. Any business is more than welcome to open here and I can assure you I would never try to block them from buying from any company. Especially if (when)we open in monsey and borough park. If you would like to accuse me or give me parenting advice you can feel free to call me and we can meet face to face. My cell # is 9082165261. I find it particularly ironic that a town that grew around a certain yeshiva that famously did not allow another large yeshiva to be built on the east coast and has fought to keep prominent rabbis from settling in lakewood without their express blessing could be so insensitive on such an issue. This is not simple fair competition it is a way of doing business that our local more honest furniture merchants are not used to.
HH

Faival

1/7/2013 09:10:27 pm

Yet its the politicians who are to blame. What are you implying? That they should get involved in this nonsense? They said he said i said... Its all half lies anyway. Just like everything you say from day one.

The Lakewood Times

1/7/2013 11:26:39 pm

It is obviously not the job of politicians to get involved in such an issue. But in other communities Rabbis do get involved on behalf of their businessmen. Those were the leaders I was referring to. I never refer to politicians as leaders. They are simply people that need a job and try to make themselves seem like they are doing good for the community while allowing others to slowly destroy it.

Mr salami responds

1/8/2013 05:55:24 am

Harold Herskotitz Your right !!!! I did put (moderated) in my post. I should have put (self moderated). I didnt want to put the stores name in but i did talk to them. They had no idea what u claim to be fact. Why dont you orchestrate the victims to take the offending store to beis din? I'll tell you why. Cuz you made it up. Sooo tired of your blatant disregard for hilchos shmiras haloshon and sinas chinam.

1/8/2013 06:21:25 am

I didn't respond To you before , that was someone else, but now I will. First of all if you want to discuss the situation my number is 9082165261. Call me by all means. The Fact is that they were asked by more than one store to go to a beis din and they refused. The fact is what they are doing to other furniture stores is most likely illegal and definitely bad business morals. It is a lack in bitachon on their part to try to grow their business by putting others out of theirs. As for me making this up. Why would I want to do that? Please call me if you wish to talk. You obviously have anger issues

Machon lhoira

1/9/2013 01:08:36 am

Who 'asks' someone to go to beis din. Send a hazmanah and be done with it. Just proves hersheleh lies again.

Knows the old owner of Dinas

1/9/2013 02:33:33 am

I personally know the previous owners of Dina's and I can say that when Piccolino and Juvenile Planet started selling children's furniture BOTH within a two block radius from Dina's (they used to be located on 2nd St in the heart of downtown Lakewood and maybe THAT is why HH does not like LQ) the owners of Dina's did NOT put up a fight and go to Beis Din even though their ENTIRE children's furniture business was taken away from them. Please stop messing up Lakewood, it was better before all these " know it alls " came here with their fashtupte brains! Learn the FACTS before you post an OPINION.

I agree

1/9/2013 05:53:32 am

Dont use your stupid blog to further your agenda and try to blame everything on the 'town leaders'. You sound like someone with way to much time on your hands. That coupled with a personality disorder

Con't

1/9/2013 05:55:04 am

Makes for a very dangerous individual. I really pity the town if you ever get elected.

1/9/2013 07:27:09 am

The funny thing is you are probably someone who I see all the time and you probably smile at me and tell me what a great job I'm doing. Ah the beauty of the Internet. See you in shul.

To the lakewoodtimes

1/9/2013 08:44:22 am

This last comment is hilarious, I am ROTFLMAO.

The sad part is, that this is so so true, what a shame people have no guts to be honest. If everyone were like you HH the world would be a better place.

1/9/2013 09:35:22 am

No if everyone were like me this town would be a bigger mess than it is already. Besides i dont always tell it like it is. I do know how to be egalitarian sometimes but We all need a small dose of reality to keep from believing what is often shoved down our throats.

TO TOWN RUNNER

2/21/2013 08:55:35 am

you people think you own the town,you may think so because of corruption.you see what happend to this satmar RABBI because he had the whole town tied up.some of you will be surprised and see that there laws too abide.just because you get around it sometime does't mean always. there plenty of brilliant jews sitting jails because they think lakewood can stop every thing illigal.you will be sadly mistaken.watch your back.

njp

5/6/2013 06:02:11 am

U are 100 percent right hh im a past employee of dina's and i know firsthand, its not just lakewood business they have attacked

Nicola link

12/15/2020 09:32:35 pm

This is a great post, thanks for sharing it.

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