The List: Buying a Couch
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I am 32 years old, and I have never bought or owned a couch. I have mooched for years off the generosity or convenient already-owned properties of my many roommates over the years! MOOCHER! That's me.
Anyway, this weekend, everything changed.
Bossyboots and I have been looking for sofas together because we are "serious" (I don't know what else to call it!) so he needs to be on-board with Senor Couch. Our shopping adventures have resulted in the discovery of "Bossyboots Time". My personality is to make split-second decisions that I 1,000% commit to... Bossyboots likes to research, price-shop, and he does not settle.
You can imagine the discussions that our two opposing decision-style personalities produce. :)
This is one of many situations, however, where Bossyboots wins. Last weekend, after several months of hunting, we finally found "the one"! I was so excited to actually BUY that frakker. Welllll, then Bossyboots said he wanted to take a couple more weeks to think about it. We decided to pay our couch another visit, and what joyous surprise did we behold?
A 20% off sale!
Yesssssssssssss. Bossyboots loves to think things over, but he REALLY loves a good deal. SCORE. We walked straight up to the counter and plopped down our hard-earned cash.
In 8-12 weeks, I will be the proud mom of this sexy, sexy sofa:
Hurry up, West Elm, hurry up!
Bossyboots, Shopping, The List
Reader Comments (6)
yay for compromise, an awesome couch and a great deal!
E is a lot like bossyboots, and I'm a lot like you! I guess it all balances out in the end :-)
Hawwwt! My couch is twins with your couch!!! http://wifeylifey.xanga.com/721629716/a-cluttered-life/
Great choice. The couch is super easy to clean, water just beads up on it and takes a really long time to soak in, once it soaks, it's easy to blot out! Happy new couch! :)
Cathy!!! That makes me so happy - buying that thing was scary, so I am glad you love yours!
I love the "we're serious" comment. Husband and I had out first marriage/merging household talk prompted by a vacuum cleaner. Love the new couch! Sexy couches are difficult to find.
Couches are SO HARD to compromise on! It took Mr Tweets and I forever to finally pick one, and at that point we almost didn't care anymore!
Great sofa btw!
Yay!! Furniture shopping is serious business...especially couch buying. Congratulations on the new addition :)