Buying a couch from Goodwill...?

[Ryan]

I found a decent couch - only flaw I can see is that it's fabric is heavily sun damaged - very faded. I figure I can just cover it with a slipcover.

I'm kind of worried though - I mean, it's furniture from Goodwill.....eekkk. It doesn't smell or anything - and it's only 75 bucks. If I get it -should I douse it in Lysol or something?

 

[nakedfrog]

I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[kami333]

All of my furniture in college except my bed (from Sam's Club) and desk (couldn't find a nice L-shaped one at Goodwill) were from Goodwill/Salvation Army/yard sales/etc. You may not want to stick your hand too deeply between the cushions though.

 

[DurocShark]

I hate buying couches and beds from thriftstores. You never know what's been done to those things. Tables and such no prob.

 

[mandala]

Like anything done to a couch or bed can't be done to a table... : P

 

[salt9876]

I would check out every single inch of that thing for (dog pee, vomit, unmentionables) etc. Who knows what person had the thing before.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: mandala
Like anything done to a couch or bed can't be done to a table... : P

yeah, but puke wipes off a table easier....

 

[mugs]

Personally I'd shy away from it, but then again I went through college with two couches that I got for $20 each, who knows what they went through before I had them.

 

[TStep]

hard furniture - yes, soft furniture - no

 

[TitanDiddly]

I sleep on a couch bought at goodwill every night. It's very comfortable, and no STDs from it yet. I have a sheet on it.

 

[Quasmo]

I bought a couch for there that weighs about 25 pounds. Its a loveseat, I can lift it over my head with one hand, talk about a party trick. It's uncompfortable as hell though.

 

[Patt]

Steam clean FTW

 

[Kelemvor]

Steam Cleaning would work. Or douse it with FeBreeze or some other fabric cleaner just to make sure.

 

[daveymark]

check craigslist for a good deal on a couch - I got a futon for free - stains and foreign substances included at no extra charge. I bought it from a bathouse, so I'm sure it's clean for the most part

 

[thedarkwolf]

I got my couch and chair from the Salvation Army and both looked brand new and were very nice. My dogs destroy them pretty quick so I don't want to pay for a brand new couch every 2 or 3 years. The things that I do on it are bad enough to cancell out anything the previous owners did on it.

 

[dartworth]

Try one of these or call in Grissim

 

[jammur21]

Craigslist FTW

I got my coffee table, sofa, tv stand, end table from there.