Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Couch Vent

I'm a little bit annoyed. Really, just a bit, because sometimes dumb things happen (like just barely my instincts telling me "dumb" is spelled "dome" because that is what my fingers typed... annoying.) As some of you know, we're trying to sell our couches in preparation for California. We've had small apartments the whole time we've been married and I'm slightly sick of feeling squished all of the time. We're still getting a small apartment, that is just how it is, but to make the squishy situation better, we're planning on getting ONE couch (hide-a-bed, we've got it picked and are SO excited!) and possibly a small decorative chair. I put an ad on Craigslist with them listed at $550. They're nice, green couches, used for about 14 months (we've technically owned them two years, but we had them wrapped in shrink wrap in our storage unit from the middle of Dec. 2009 until Aug. 2010). EXCELLENT condition, and cute to boot. So anyways, they're listed at $550, figuring it can give us some bartering room. Here are two text conversations I've had with two people the last couple of weeks.

do you still have ur green couch set 4 sale?
yes we do!
are u taking offers?
what are you offering?
$400
i think my husband wanted to get at least $500, but i'll ask him (knowing full well it was not going to happen)
(next day)
did you get a chances 2 ask ur husband if u can do $400?
yeah, he said he wants at least $500 for them, sorry!
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That conversation was fine... I guess... she might as well try, right? Here is the next one, and maybe you'll think I'm being obnoxious for being so annoyed by it, but nevertheless, here it is...

Hi, my name is Ashley. I am interested in your ad on craigslist for the Green Microsuede Couch Set. Are they still available?
Awesome and yes they are
What is the lowest price you would take for them? (notice the word lowest)
i think the lowest my husband said was 500 (again, lowest)
would he take 350.00?
probably not
Ok thank you for your time :) sorry for any inconvenience.

UGH! Really? The word lowest was stated twice, and then she drops $350 offer? $200 less than the listed price? If she had said like $475 or $450 we probably would have taken it into consideration. Listen, I know times are hard, but hey, this time in Nate's schooling is EXTRA hard financially for us. $350 for this high quality couch set would be an outrageously good deal, one that we cannot afford to give someone else. I'm sorry if I'm selfish, but I just needed to vent. Here are some pictures of our couches if you're interested, but please don't ask me to sell them for less than $450.


1 comment:

Bret and Britni said...

What punks! I mean honestly, what was that second girl thinking?? haha. I mean, I can tooootally respect someone wanting to get a deal, but that is asking a bit much! Good luck with your couches my sweet pea. They are way cute, and look wicked comfortable!!!