{"id":5931,"date":"2012-11-13T12:45:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T19:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/?p=5931"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:28:16","slug":"success-stories-vintage-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/success-stories-vintage-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories: Vintage Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/success-stories-vintage-oak\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5965\" title=\"VintageOak\" src=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak-560x279.png\" alt=\"VintageOak\" width=\"560\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak-560x279.png 560w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak.png 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1977, Vintage Oak is a great place for Salt Lake City residents to find quality traditional, mission-style and rustic wood furniture, along with a great selection of leather sofas, love seats, sectionals and chairs. And the best part? Much of the inventory at Vintage Oak is crafted locally in Utah. President and CEO, Jim Blanda, met with me to share his success story and to talk about buying and selling locally.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Loyal Employees&#8230; and Customers<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5969 alignright\" title=\"Vintage Oak Exterior\" src=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak2-560x374.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Oak Exterior\" width=\"304\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak2-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/VintageOak2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>Vintage Oak is truly a small business; the company has only 10 employees. But the \u00a0staff is fiercely loyal\u2014 most have been at the store for more than 10 years, and the sales staff have all worked for Vintage Oak for more than 20 years. How does Mr. Blanda keep high-quality employees? He said, \u201cWe treat our employees like family, and we\u2019re different in that our pay is more stable. Instead of paying commission only, we offer a regular wage and an additional small commission.\u201d With such a stable workforce, customers are able to form relationships with sales staff.<\/p>\n<p>Vintage Oak\u2019s customers are loyal, too; repeat business and word-of-mouth are the mainstays of the business.<\/p>\n<h2>Low-Pressure Sales Technique<\/h2>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5936 alignright\" title=\"Jim Blanda Quote\" src=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-11.25.31-AM-e1352744768521.png\" alt=\"Jim Blanda Quote\" width=\"354\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-11.25.31-AM-e1352744768521.png 354w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-11.25.31-AM-e1352744768521-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Another feature that customers\u00a0enjoy at Vintage Oak is the low-pressure customer service. Jim says, \u201cCustomers will find that while our staff is always ready and willing to help, we don\u2019t hound them or shadow them around the store. The fact that our sales people aren\u2019t paid by commission only means that they don\u2019t have to be aggressive in order to make a living. As a result, the overall atmosphere and shopping experience is that much better for the customer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Locally Crafted Furniture<\/h2>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5943\" title=\"Furniture\" src=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Furniture-560x374.jpg\" alt=\"Furniture\" width=\"296\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Furniture-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Furniture-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>About 60% of the furniture sold at Vintage Oak is made in Utah by local craftsmen. From the beginning, the store has focused on buying inventory locally. Mr. Blanda formed relationships with local furniture makers early on and has maintained those relationships carefully and feels that it\u2019s important to buy locally as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe notion of Buy Local is compounded when you\u2019re buying local products from a local merchant. There are very few locally-owned furniture businesses in Utah; most of them have been either sold or come in from out of state. So most of the dollars that people spend on furniture leaves the state immediately. I like the fact that, when my customers buy furniture that we\u2019ve purchased from local craftsmen, more of that money stays here in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Buy Local Marketing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5933 alignright\" title=\"Made in Utah Tag\" src=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/UtahTag-560x374.jpg\" alt=\"Made in Utah Tag\" width=\"314\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/UtahTag-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/UtahTag-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vintage Oak is registered with Buy Local First Utah, a non-profit organization that supports local businesses and helps companies promote awareness for the importance of buying locally. In addition to the sign on the front door, the store features tags on all locally-crafted furniture.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Blanda told me, \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of people in the state that want to support local \u00a0products so we just try to point out which items are actually made here. Salespeople mention it to customers. That\u2019s one of the main things that differentiate us from other stores here. \u00a0We want to make people aware of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Secrets to Success<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5934 alignright\" title=\"JimBlanda\" src=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/JimBlanda-560x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/JimBlanda-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/signs-blog.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/JimBlanda-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>When asked about the secret to his success, Mr. Blanda said, \u201cThe best way to stay in business is to keep your expenses low.\u201d While the recession has been tough on the furniture business over the last five years, Vintage Oak is still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>I asked him what advice he would give to new business owners. He said, \u201cIt\u2019s easy to over-extend yourself. Before we moved into this building, we had three locations and a remote warehouse. But we found it difficult to staff the locations properly and offer enough inventory at each. We decided that people would drive farther in order to find quality, local furniture, so we consolidated into this 35,000 square foot store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move was a good one. People travel from all over the Salt Lake Valley (and even from out of state) in order to shop for the quality furniture found at Vintage Oak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Founded in 1977, Vintage Oak is a great place for Salt Lake City residents to find quality traditional, mission-style and rustic wood furniture, along with a great selection of leather sofas, love seats, sectionals and chairs. And the best part? Much of the inventory at Vintage Oak is crafted locally in Utah. 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