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  • This is a list of notes I put together when shopping for couches. Some of it requires getting hands-on with the couch so it won’t work well for online purchases, but you should be at least sitting on a couch before buying it. My notes were cobbled together from information I found online, so big grain of salt.


    Old couches are almost always going to be better than new ones because so many companies have dropped in quality over the years.

    Take a black light to look for pee spots or stains. Look for bugs (fleas, bedbugs).

    Things to look for:

    • Touch back of sofa & area under arm rest and see if it’s just fabric. Something solid usually means attention to detail / quality
    • Seat cushions that are solid foam wrapped in breathable layer (cotton, down, etc) are the worst quality cushions (degrade quickly over time)
    • Seat cushions that have layered foam or glued foam is a good sign and may mean springs in the foam (springs are generally a good thing)
    • Take off the seat cushions and see how far apart the springs underneath the cushions are / how many there are. More & tighter packed the better
    • Take off seat cushions and look for horizontal connection wires. There should be 2 minimum. Should be able to feel and see through fabric
    • Lift up the sofa. If it’s light weight, that’s bad. If it flexes, that’s bad. Good sofas are heavy and don’t flex when lifted
    • Don’t buy leather, buy polyester. This is personal preference, but leather is a lot more work to take care of & keep it looking nice
    • “Eight way hand tied” isn’t necessarily a sign of quality, but it’s better than s-springs. There can be fake “eight way hand tied”, which is why it isn’t always better

    Good brands:

    • Room & Board
    • What A Room
    • Arhaus
    • Maiden Home
    • Stickley
    • Thos. Moser
    • Ethan Allen
    • Stuart David (Amish)
    • Hancock and Moore
    • Bradington and Young
    • Classic Leather
    • American Leather

    Ok brands:

    • Bernhardt
    • Palliser
    • Lovesac
    • La-Z-Boy
    • Flexsteel

    Bad brands:

    • Crate & Barrel
    • Ashley
    • Article & Joybird
    • Wayfair
    • Natuzzi
    • Restoration Hardware

    When I bought my couches a few years ago, I got them used off Facebook Marketplace. It took a couple weeks for some decent Ethan Allen couches to pop up, but I got them for ~$400 each.


















  • Original source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10225642299587916&id=1341800830

    The post includes higher quality and close up pictures of the project poster and pictures of the cats. The conclusion is that only short hair cats’ buttholes might touch soft, uneven surfaces, like bedding or laundry.

    The text of the post:

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    Get ready for a good laugh! Kaeden (Henry) completed his 6th grade science fair project this past week and tackled the challenging task of answering the internet’s most burning question, drum roll please, 🥁🥁🥁
    “Does your cat’s butthole really touch all the surfaces in your home?” 😂 We had a lot of fun with this! As a disclaimer, no cat’s were harmed in the process of this science project. Non-toxic lipstick was applied to their bum-bums, they were then given a series of commands (sit, wait, lie down, and jump up. Side note: Both cats have been trained since kittenhood with a variety of commands, they also know how to high-five, spin around, and speak.), they were compensated with lots of praise, pets, and their favorite treats, and the lipstick was removed with a baby wipe once we collected our data in just under 10 minutes.

    His results and general findings:
    ✅Long and medium haired cat’s buttholes made NO contact with soft or hard surfaces at all.
    ✅Short haired cats made NO contact on hard surfaces. But we did see evidence of a slight smear on the soft bedding surface. ⚠️

    Conclusion, if you have a short haired cat and they may be lying on a pile of laundry, an unmade bed, or other soft uneven surface, then their butthole MAY touch those surfaces!

    So there you have it! Chances are favorable that your cat’s butthole has not and will not touch all the things and surfaces in your home!

    Fellow Facebook peeps, you are more than welcome to share this post, to give proper credit, Kaeden’s last name is Henry and we live in Perry, Florida. ☺️

    UPDATE: Thank you all so much for the love!!! ❤️ I screenshotted many comments and shared them with Kaeden this morning. We are both so very touched! And y’all’s comments are lit! 🔥 They gave me so many great laughs last night reading through them! And yes, Kaeden most definitely got an A++++++, we homeschool so l made sure he got his A+! 🤩 Funny thing is I have a Ph.D. in animal behavior, with a concentration in feline behavior that I’ve never used 🤦🏻‍♀️, I feel like for the first time in 15 years I actually put my degree to use, even though I was only supervising his science project! But that we actually did contribute useful information to the cat world! I am so tickled! Thank y’all so very much!!! ❤️❤️❤️



  • I’m constantly astounded that people seem to unironically enjoy that movie. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade so I stay away from discussions about it, but I saw it in theaters (because I also love Jason Statham) and immediately regretted it. It felt like it was written as a joke, but then tried to take itself seriously, and failed at both. I feel like I’m getting pranked by people saying they like that movie.