How THE One started

This article is independent and not affiliated with THE One. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. We are not an authorized dealer.

This short history of THE One is independent. Dubai Buying Agent does not represent the brand, and trademarks stay with their owners.

Thomas Lundgren, a Swede who had worked in furniture retail, founded THE One in 1996. The first store opened in Abu Dhabi. Dubai followed quickly, with a Jumeirah store in 1997 and a Wafi opening in 2000. He has described the idea as a stand against anonymous big-box furniture. The company is based in Dubai and designs a mix of furniture and smaller home goods. A sofa can still be the wrong export. Bedding and decor are the sensible parcels, after you approve USD totals.

From Dubai checkout to our warehouse

Dubai websites often ask for a local mobile number, a UAE card, or a buy-now-pay-later button that needs a local account. Those steps fail for someone sitting abroad. Dubai Buying Agent pays the domestic checkout after you approve USD lines. The retailer delivers to our warehouse in Dubai. We match the box to your order page. If a promo ends or the gold rate moves, we do not quietly pay a higher AED total. You see the new USD lines first.

Prices you type, prices we write

Dubai listings show AED, usually with local tax already inside the ticket. Your order page shows USD. You keep the number you saw on the shelf. We keep the service fee, the invoice, and the later shipping bill in one currency you can approve. The fee rules are on pricing. Use the shipping calculator to sketch weight, not to lock a carrier price. Mall markdowns can vanish at the register. We rewrite the live total before you pay.

Shipping after we have the goods

Domestic delivery in Dubai brings the purchase to our warehouse. International shipping starts only when you approve the second stage. Weight, box size, and the destination country change the carrier price. We do not lock a worldwide rate on this page. The shipping calculator is a guide. Duties at your border are yours to expect. We do not call a shipment duty-free. If several Dubai sellers are in the same order, say so in order comments and we can combine eligible goods into one outbound box. Fee rules stay on pricing. Shelf prices stay in AED. The shipping total we write is USD.

What we will not pretend

Dubai Buying Agent is an independent buying service. We are not the seller, and we do not hand you a warehouse address for parcels you already paid for yourself. If THE One is out of stock, restricted, or priced far above the shelf figure you typed in AED, we say so on the order page before any charge. Public holidays and Ramadan hours in Dubai can slow a mall pickup. We pass along the timing the retailer gives us. You can decline if the new timing does not work. Approved totals stay in USD.

From the brand story to a real purchase

History explains why shoppers look for THE One in Dubai. It does not reserve stock. When you want a current piece, send the Dubai product link or a boutique note from Dubai. We check that the seller can deliver locally, write USD item lines and the service fee, and ship after you approve both payment stages. Shelf figures are in AED. See pricing and the shipping calculator.

A few other Dubai shopping notes are Mirzam Dubai Buying Agent, Swiss Arabian Personal Shopper Dubai, and Ajmal Personal Shopper Dubai.