Telemark, don't know if this helps or not. I looked for furniture on craigslist. I ended up finding a couple of places that sold decent new furniture at really low prices. It was an overstock place. That place even had it so you could look online and have it shipped to you if you wanted to.
Yes, it does seem like a waste. I agree with you.
Be sure to delete the browsing history on the notebook computer. You wouldn't want your W to see any DB browsing history on there, and get your playbook.