tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post115029679216424869..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: The passing of the old orderDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150769052530344552006-06-19T22:04:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:04:00.000-04:00Hit the thrift stores about a week after Christmas...Hit the thrift stores about a week after Christmas, when all the people who got new living room suites have had their old (but perfectly good) ones picked up and taken away. That's how we furnished our flat when Eudoxus was just starting out. It's one step up (barely) from retrieving it from the curb in front of a stranger's house.The Opinionated Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998448933609444830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150349795075554052006-06-15T01:36:00.000-04:002006-06-15T01:36:00.000-04:00Good luck, good luck, good luck!! I think couches...Good luck, good luck, good luck!! I think couches are amongst the hardest things to find - new or used. If you look at new ones, they are either absurdly expensive and/or completely uncomfortable. If you're looking for used, they seem to only come on the market when they have seen many better days. But hey, maybe you'll find a gem. Although given your description of what you have, you should have a good chance of finding something at least a little bit better! *grin*<BR/><BR/>We used to have my husband's college couch - completely ripped cushions, springs sticking out, the whole nine yards. We bought the cheapest couch we could find (about $350, I believe) and while it isn't the greatest couch in the world, it is at least holding up reasonably well. I bought a slipcover for it about a year ago and that made a vast improvement. I can't imagine having a couch without a slipcover at this point!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150308090106321762006-06-14T14:01:00.000-04:002006-06-14T14:01:00.000-04:00Oh, no! I hope she's feeling better! I have not ha...Oh, no! I hope she's feeling better! I have not had to deal with any horrible throw-up incidents yet...knock on wood....besides the typical spit-up. We just treated ourselves to a new couch and chair to replace an old one we got for $3 when we were first married. It was pink plaid and it had seen better days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150300639390778512006-06-14T11:57:00.000-04:002006-06-14T11:57:00.000-04:00Did you mean the title of your post to be "The pas...Did you mean the title of your post to be "The passing of the old odor"? Sorry, couldn't resist.<BR/><BR/>I really feel for you! After 18 years of marriage, many of them spent on This End Up furniture (holds up to children but is uncomfortable as all get out) we finally got a new couch and love seat thanks to a perfectly timed tax refund check. It's like those 18 years of pain have just melted away. Good luck with your search for a new couch. Is there a patron saint of couches we should be praying to?F. S. Poesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201920550959255201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150299771549475092006-06-14T11:42:00.000-04:002006-06-14T11:42:00.000-04:00It's one thing to get an ugly couch, but I refuse ...It's one thing to get an ugly couch, but I refuse to get a couch that is both ugly and foreign. You must pick one or the other.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.com