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"Banty" <Banty_member@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:e7ejhd01ac@drn.newsguy.com...
> In article <6eAmg.8058$VF.5735@trndny03>, Donna says...
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>>"M Berger" <berger@shout.net> wrote in message
>>news:e7eakp$oah$2@roundup.shout.net...
>>> Donna sounds like a great candidate for Ikea and particle
>>> board furniture. Some of us have well-behaved pets and kids,
>>> and like quality items that feel substantial and hold up forever.
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>>You expect a sofa to hold up forever? A SOFA? That's a bit unrealistic.
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>>Tables, sure. Buffet for the dining room? Absolutely. Spend good money
>>on
>>something that will last fifty years and treasure it. But a sofa,
>>really,
>>any fabric/upholstered item is something that is generally replaced after
>>a
>>decade or so. Buy something that you won't feel screwed about having to
>>replace relatively frequently. Imho it's silly to throw a lot of money
>>away on what is essentially a disposable item, regardless of how much
>>money
>>you have. Spend money on stuff that you will keep lifelong.
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> See, I do not see a sofa as a disposable item. Methinks you may be
> thinking
> circularly - you get sofas that are throwaway, then throw them away, then
> say to
> yourself "see, this is a throwaway item", get a throwaway low-qualify
> sofa, then
> throw it away...
>
> Banty
It's not black and white. I favor buying reasonably good quality sofas,
taking reasonably good care of them, and expecting them to last 10 years or
so. (This is as opposed to so-called hard furnishings, which I expect to
last a lifetime.) You can call this "disposable" if you want, but by then
I am ready for something else anyway. I find medium-priced leather meets the
needs of my family (two adults, three cats) better than any other covering.
DH and I could afford to spend $4,500 for a sofa, but hell would freeze over
before I'd. Paying considerably less than that will get you something
considerably better than "throwaway" quality.
I am with Donna on this one.
Chloe, Posting from the frugal newsgroup
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Re: Sectional sofa shopping advice (long)
