Celebrating 50 Years Serving Chicago · 1976 – 2026
Showroom Runs

Showroom to studio to client, the same day.

For interior designers, architects and the showrooms that work with them. A Comet driver picks up the samples, the memo swatches or the finish board and brings them to your studio, the workroom or your client’s door, so you never lose half a day driving across town.

Regular rates no showroom markupMerchandise Mart, River North & West LoopStudios, workrooms, client homes

Book a showroom run

What we carry for designers

If it fits in a car, SUV or van and someone can hand it to the driver, we can move it.

Samples & memosFabric, wallcovering, tile, stone and finish samples from the showroom to your studio.
Client presentationsSample boards and binders to the client’s home or office before the meeting.
ReturnsMemo samples back to the showrooms when the project moves on.
Small piecesLamps, pillows, art, hardware and accessories, carried in and set down.

How it works

One call or a two-minute online order.

1

Tell us the showroom

The showroom name, floor and who has it ready. Add more pickups if you’re pulling from several.

2

Picked up at the counter

The driver collects it and brings it to your studio, the workroom or your client.

3

Signed for

Someone signs, and you get a receipt with the time.

Book a showroom run

Pick the vehicle by size: a car for samples and boards, an SUV or van for bigger pieces. Need it there fast? Choose Streak, our direct service.

Weekly showroom loop. Pulling samples every week? Ask the office about a standing run on a set day, so the pickups happen without a call.

Questions

What does a showroom run cost?

Regular Comet rates for the vehicle the job needs. No extra charge for it being a showroom run.

Can you pick up at the Merchandise Mart showrooms?

Yes. Tell us the showroom name and floor and who has it ready, and the driver picks it up at the counter.

Can one run cover several showrooms?

Yes. Add each pickup when you book, or tell Haley the list on the phone.

Do you deliver furniture?

Small pieces that fit a car, SUV or van, carried in and set down. We don’t assemble or install. For bigger furniture moves, ask about Micro Moves.

Is it covered if it’s valuable?

The first $50 is included. For art and other valuables, add declared-value coverage at $5.00 per $100 (up to $5,000; the office confirms anything above that).

More little things we do

Same Comet drivers, same 50 years in Chicago.