Tuesday, January 4, 2011

When is a Couch More Than a Couch?

I found a nice couch on craigslist yesterday:
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I was the first one to email the seller about buying said couch. 
I have no truck. 
I asked my husband to help...he lectured about putting the cart before the horse - You don't have an apartment yet; how do you know the couch will fit?
I don't know.  But it's a nice couch at the right price and I'm going to need a couch.
But you always jump into things without thinking them through.
Yeah, but it's a nice couch at a good price and I'm going to need one.
But rather than fight, I emailed the seller and turned down the couch.
Which I still like, and would have probably been a good move.

I know there are other couches, but I am hoping to find a place where I make decisions and see them through, even if that means ending up with a couch that won't fit sometimes.  Even that wouldn't be the end of the world.

11 comments:

  1. The use of words such as "always" should raise a red flag.
    Concerning furniture and shelter, humanscale doesn't change. Very little "doesn't fit".

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  2. I agree, when couched in those terms, it sounds very reasonable.

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  3. I wouldn't stand for that.

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  4. Or take it lying down.

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  5. Now you're on a wild-goose chaise.

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  6. ..and will have to make alternative seating-arrangements.

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  7. When is a couch more than a couch?
    When it diverts your attention by becoming semi-airborne and doing a weird hinge-flip over the tailgate of your truck?

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  8. OUCH...it's less-than-a-couch!

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  9. when it's a coooouuuuucccchhhhh.

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  10. Why did the couch not cross the street?
    Because it was a chicken divan.

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