One year ago today exactly, I went to the furniture store to purchase a sofa for our apartment. Brian and I had already seen it a few days prior. Our shopping strategy was pretty straightforward. We wanted a sofa for our apartment (the two of us trying to stretch out on Brian's old love seat was not cutting it), but ever true to ourselves, we didn't want to spend a lot of money.
We walked into the store and pretty much asked them to take us to their cheapest sofa. They did. We liked it, thought about it for a couple of days, and decided to get it.
Then in August, we bought a house. Our sofa, no doubt due to the much bigger space it was placed in, began to look a little lonesome. When we've had guests over, seating has been awkward. Who sits on the couch? Guests have unnecessarily and graciously insisted the pregnant lady sit on the couch, but Brian and I began to think, "Gee, maybe we should get the matching love seat."
Ever the cheapskates that we are, we didn't WANT to spend the money, but we also realized the furniture set won't be around forever, and what if we want it in five years, and it is gone? So we made a trip back to the furniture store, expecting the price to be cheaper than the sofa. When we were told the price, which was in fact, higher, we nearly fell over. After I questioned it and even made them pull up our previous order, they informed us that when we purchased the sofa, it was a doorbuster sale. So that was why it was so cheap! They had just made it sound like it was their everyday price.
Feeling defeated, Brian and I left the store, knowing full well we wouldn't spend more on the love seat than we did on the sofa. But we are not quitters. I went home, took to the web, and found the same love seat offered by some obscure store, for much cheaper. I e-mailed the link with the price to the salesperson who had waited on us, and he agreed to price match it for us. Hallelujah!
In the end, it cost a tiny bit more, but that was only because the delivery fee went up $20 during the course of time between our two purchases. While that part was a rip-off, we did get a good deal, and today I got to enjoy the delivery of our love seat.
So this pair was meant to be together. I believe they'll be happy. I know Brian and I are.
