| As the leading members-only showroom and | | | | customers and in the community as we build |
| home design center, DirectBuy of Austin offers | | | | toward even bigger and better things in the years |
| direct manufacturers' pricing on products from | | | | to come." |
| more than 700 manufacturers, ranging from light | | | | Since 1971, DirectBuy has helped consumers |
| fixtures to television sets to kitchen cabinets. | | | | enjoy enormous savings on home furnishings, |
| DirectBuy also has design, delivery and installation | | | | home improvement items, entertainment and |
| services available. | | | | outdoor products, and accessories, by providing |
| "The growth we've experienced since we took | | | | an avenue to purchase directly from the |
| over the ownership five years ago alone has | | | | manufacturer. Conveniently located at 9160 D |
| been a little hard to fathom. Not only have we | | | | Research Boulevard in Austin, DirectBuy offers |
| grown in terms of the number of our members, | | | | consumers a comfortable, country-club setting, |
| but in the number of manufacturers who sell their | | | | where they finally have the financial control of |
| products through DirectBuy. And that's got us | | | | buying direct. |
| even more excited about the next five years," | | | | About DirectBuy |
| said Martin Cody, franchise owner of DirectBuy of | | | | Since 1971, DirectBuy has helped hundreds of |
| Austin. | | | | thousands of families enjoy a better quality of life, |
| In addition to the tremendous savings on home | | | | enabling them to buy directly from more than |
| furnishings, home improvement items, | | | | 700 manufacturers and their authorized suppliers. |
| entertainment and outdoor products and | | | | Buying direct enables members' hard-earned |
| accessories, DirectBuy also has design services | | | | money to go much further, while having the |
| available to its members as well as local | | | | selection and choice not available at any retail |
| contractors who offer installation services to | | | | store. DirectBuy of Austin has been serving the |
| DirectBuy members, many times at a discounted | | | | greater Austin area since 1986. Access to |
| rate. | | | | confidential prices, local suppliers and unparalleled |
| "Over the 22 years DirectBuy of Austin has been | | | | selection helps make members' dream projects a |
| in business, we've not only given our members | | | | reality. It's a comfortable, family-friendly setting, |
| the opportunity to save on products and services, | | | | where you finally have the financial control of |
| but we have established ourselves as part of the | | | | buying direct. The DirectBuy showrooms serving |
| local business community and as a contributor to | | | | the greater Austin area are part of more than |
| local charities," said Cody. "We look forward to | | | | 150 franchise locations throughout North America. |
| further cultivating those relationships with our | | | | |