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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 2008
Page
5
A playful guide to smartly shopping for used furniture in classifieds. Look for sofas only a few years old to avoid wear. Skip smoking or pet odors, inspect by pulling away from walls, flipping cushions, and smelling. Clean thoroughly after bringing it home with vacuuming and removable covers. Then air dry in the sun.
The term couch potato originated in Pasadena in 1976 from a phone chat and was popularized by a friend who used it in a cartoon. Americans spend over 70 billion dollars yearly on home furniture with wooden pieces leading at 44 percent, followed by upholstered furniture and bedding.
A man selling a living room sofa to a young couple discovers later that the edge cushion concealed a diamond ring his wife had lost years earlier. The buyer returns with the find, prompting amused reactions from the girlfriend who thought a proposal was coming.
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