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Offline kuri_chan

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Kotatsu in Oregon?
« on: September 23, 2007, 09:45:30 pm »
Does anyone know if there is a place in Oregon or Washington that sells a kotatsu table or the parts for one? IF so where is it? Thanks for the help. I'm trying to conserve energy in my house because I don't need a lot of heat.

Offline SentientSoul

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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2007, 07:40:51 am »
Uwajimaya maybe?  I know they have a good selection of stuff from Japan other than food.

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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2007, 10:12:51 am »
We might be going to the one in Beaverton this afternoon... I'll try to remember to keep an eye out... Or would you need to ask about it?  Alternately you could create one (and a possible firehazard) by using something that creates heat beneath a low table and have a blanket over it.
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2007, 10:42:39 am »
Oh man I've been wondering about this for years, and just never said anything! I hope you find one and when you do let us know where you got it!
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2007, 03:05:42 pm »
i've never seen one at uwajimaya, belive me we've looked :(

haven't looked at the one in Washington they might that place has everything!

but yeah kendo finance wants one i' thinking i might be able to make one, useing a table and a electric blankie
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2007, 06:18:26 pm »
i've never seen one at uwajimaya, belive me we've looked :(

Thank you, we ended up not going this afternoon since my laptop still hadn't finished being shipped back to Best Buy...
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2007, 11:16:08 pm »
I bet you could talk to the people at uwajimaya...they could probably special order one for you

or online works aswell http://www.jlifeinternational.com/furnishings/kotatsu/kotatsu_e.html
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2007, 05:21:04 pm »
Why not get a little more ambitious and make a trip to Ikea, followed by Home Depot.  Consider it cosplay for your furniture. 

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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2007, 11:58:37 pm »
About getting one from Uwajimaya....we used to carry them, but for about the past year they've been unavailable (I don't know if the supplier that we got them from stopped carrying them, or what).  I've been trying to find out through the central buyer in Seattle if they could find another source (since it's getting to be the time of the year when people start looking for them), but is seems they haven't found anything yet.

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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2007, 12:13:59 am »
Hey, I just had a thought, or a question about kotatsu's; is it ok to put your feet up on one while you sit on the couch? This would be because I replaced my ottoman with the kotatsu, and would need to put my feet somewhere. I know my cats would love it.
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2007, 06:29:18 pm »
I've actually discovered a site on ebay that sells them if you get the prices at a decent time. I'm just waiting  untill I find room now. lol. yay moving madness.

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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2007, 09:46:36 am »
i still think i could make one with a low table a quilt and a heating blanket....
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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2008, 09:43:19 pm »
lol. forgot about this post. I finally got a table from www.Craigslist.com. Someone in portland was selling theirs so I bought it. It cost me about 125 I think. I can't remember.

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Re: Kotatsu in Oregon?
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2008, 10:08:05 pm »
Forget that I'm buying one in Japan :P

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