Buying a Couch

Nowadays, to buy a couch, 
You make your choice online,
By picking out a fabric, color,
Size, price and design.

You do not have a way to tell,
When shove comes after push,
How it will feel once it arrives
And you plop down your tush.

So yes, you can return it
If you don’t like what you see,
But be prepared to pay
A rather large restocking fee.

I know there still are stores around
But few and far-between,
So I will roll the dice
To buy a couch I’ve never seen.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Wolf Avatar
June 25, 2024 at 3:31 PM
It seems ridiculous to me to buy a couch sight unseen. But that's the way of the world now...
M  Avatar
June 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
So hard nowadays to buy in a store….buying online is hit and miss! I like to see, feel and checkout what l buy if l can! I hope your tush is happy haha….Debx
Slaughter Avatar
June 25, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Good luck with that, Ilene. I went through a similar "ordeal" recently with a chair I ordered from Amazon. It looks beautiful...but does not conform very well to my "tush". But, I'm not going to deal with the "ordeal" of returning it. Perhaps in time, it and my behind will become friends.
Lander Avatar
June 25, 2024 at 5:21 AM
i enjoy this ..profound
Greenhough Avatar
June 24, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Poem relates New Age truths. Oh well. I hope you enjoy your couch. I like this poem
Rolland Avatar
June 24, 2024 at 7:09 PM
i would hesitate to buy without seeing, nicely written Ilene, enjoyed
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