My new, big, grey, plain, ugly as sin couch!

[Meld256]

I'm late coming in here, but oh my!  Irish, the comment of the husband's chest fallen into his drawers.  Lol 
The poor guys; the chest falls down and the butt just falls away. My husband's has started already and my father's was so bad my brother-in-law told him he had a "bad case of the gone-##$."   

But, back to the couch: Lucy, you have a great find!  Personally, I love plain (neutral) couches.  You can dress them up however you want with different pillows, a throw, etc.  A soft blue and yellow would be pretty, or almost any combination of colors would work. 
Pat yourself on the back for finding such an awesome piece of furniture!

Melinda

[irish]

Meld, Just want you to know that this is is a highly intelligent conversation between very informed people. HeHeHe!!!!

Have to have some fun.

Question!!! Why do men's butts leave them and womens get bigger??? I have never been able to figure that one out. It must be hormonal!! IRish

[Meld256]

Yes, Irish, highly intelligent discussion we have...LOL  Just gotta be silly occasionally.

That's a good question that will probably never be solved; why IS it the guys lose their rears and ours spread out?? Doesn't seem quite fair, does it?  At least, I don't need a belt to keep the pants up.  Suppose that's some solice. 

[ashewoman]

It must be the time of the sofa.  LOL  I've been thinking about doing something similar because I just can't see paying for a new sofa with the way my cat shreds the one I have, but its so uncomfortable I won't sit on it and I feel guilty asking guests to sit on it.  Maybe finding one in the back room is the way to go.  I looked on craigslist and was appalled at how much people want for junk.  I mean once its used it is used and some of these used one's cost more than what you paid.  Furthermore, some of them were ugly as heck too.  Gray is good in my book but big orange and brown plaid print and a wagon wheel frame that's probably 40 years old shouldn't cost a person $150.  At least I'm not paying that for that.  I don't care if the cat is going to shred it.  LOL  Ewww.  A solid gray sofa sounds like heaven to me.  I have a speckled brown one.  Once upon a time I guess it was brown pleather.  But now every time, Spike sharpens his kitty claws I get brown flecks on the floor and another speckle on the sofa until the poor thing hardly has any brown left.  LOL  Sometimes, I want to strangle that cat.  Anyway, since I know I'm buying a disposable sofa... I don't want to pay too much for one.  And if I had gotten a cloth one that was solid and comfortable, I'd be able to get a cover for it and let him shred those one by one.  But a cover on this thing wouldn't solve my problems.  Anyway, I'll keep an eye out for tent sales now that you've given me a great idea.  GG

[Meld256]

ashewoman,

The tent sales are great, and I just thought of another idea: those furniture outlet stores that offer what is actually new (or nearly new) furniture.  It's usually only been used in a new home or condo that's been "staged" for sale.  You know, when they use it just for looks.

Sometimes the rental stores have sales of things they either couldn't rent (which means you might not want it either ) or someone has rented it for a short time and returned it.  We actually bought a big TV that way; it was a little older model, it was rented out for a while and the store slashed the price...gotta love the deals!

[irish]

Some of the home town papers and shppers have a "bargain" column or many colums with things for sale. Our town paper has this. There are many things for sale and the telephone numbers are always listed in order to call them.

This is one way to sort of "screen" the used couch you may want to buy. You can call the people and ask to see it. Get the address and if the address is a part of town where unsavory characters live you can just tell them you will think about it.

It is easier to buy a used piece of furniture when you have seen where is has lived and how the place is taken care of. I hate paying full price for anything. Man, I am sure glad I insisted on saving my 24 year old couch. I have even thought about recovering the darn thing when it gets more worn out. Aw heck, That would be too spendy, I will just buy a couch cover and call it good. IRish

[eyeamdry]

I only asked $50 for my couch and probably could have gotten$100  or a little more.  I needed it gone so I could get my grey one.  The couple who bought it knew my neighborhood as her sister lives not too far away.  I just said no kids, no pets, no smoking--also no tears or holes.  That made her very anxious to see the couch.  She was thrilled and this was for her college son and his roommates.  She said maybe she'd keep my couch and give hers to her son.  I did advertise it on craigs list.  I do not garage sale much or buy things very often-wither new or used, so I am not really aware of the "junik" others say is out there. 

Does anyone use "Freecycle?" This is in about every city and is online.  You might do a google and see where yours is.  I have given away lots of good things and a few not so good.  I have gotten several nice, hardly used exercise equipment.  Everything on there is FREE.  Yes, there is lots of crap, I'm sure, but many include pictures of the furniture, or whatever.  People give away landscaping materials, you just about name it.  You can also ask for what you want.    If anyone loves garage sales, Freecycle is for you.  No $ can be taken or given because it is a free site.  Lucy

[irish]

Lucy, I have heard about Freecycle and researched it, however, it is not in my area. We live in a smaller ag oriented town with not much for businesses. There just isn't the potential for much in this town. We just got a freeway put in that is easy access and when it is totally finished our town will be too. That is the way life is now.

I read Craigs list but don't buy used stuff that much. I will do a gargage sale on occasion but only buy where I know enough to think I am getting a good deal. I have lived in this town for 50+ years so I know a lot of people and the area. Irish