Would you ever buy a couch off Craigslist?

[lauranicole91]

Yay or nay?
Obviously it would have to pass the smell test, but is a used couch from a stranger just too far?
I'm on the fence with the idea.

[biblionerd]

I wouldn't unless it was leather. I am a germophobe though and having pets and kids know how much can disappear inside of cushions and upholstery.

[SteelCity44]

A few months ago I would have said no, but after seeing some of the stuff posted on FB, I've changed my mind. Maybe not the main couch but definitely a basement couch. It depends.

[katfco]

Maybe, but only if there was a way to guarantee it absolutely didn't have bedbugs and could be thoroughly sanitized.

[PatBenatar]

I'd be open to the idea.

[jfh]

I would if it seemed like it had been well cared for.

[sunshineluv]

I would, I mean I use couches in hotels and beach houses and stuff. I would be totally judging the person's cleanliness when I checked it out, and want it to come from a pet free home.

[Faevantastic]

I've sold DH's bachelor sofa years ago. It was in good shape.

[lolaburns]

Yes, if it was in good condition and didn't look dirty.

[Deleted]

I would consider it but would prefer one that had the ability to be washed, like removable covers.

[lauranicole91]

At first it skeeved me out. But I think coming from the right home I could definitely get on board with the idea.

But I keep going back and forth due to my own couch having gone through hell over the past 3 years. Haha.

However the couches I would consider would look nothing like mine. Haha.

[skiesthelimit]

I've done it in the past. I went to pick it up and I felt good about where it was coming from (house was clean, nice house). We had just bought our house and needed a couch. I didn't want to buy brand new because I knew my cat would tear it to shreds, which he did.

[mrsjaymay]

Our basement couch is from CL. It is a La-z-boy and in excellent shape. Came from a single guy in a nice, clean apartment. It was practically new. It's way more comfortable than the other two couches in our house...

[laurack]

hmm. Leather, yes for sure. Leather just seems so smooth and non "suspicious molecule hiding" to me.

Not leather? Maybe. Probably.. if it seemed clean, the house it was in looked clean, the people looked clean and it was a great deal.

[spaghetticat]

No way. All I can think of is piss and bedbugs.

[breezy8407]

Germophobe checking in here...nope.

Also, bed bugs.

But no judgement if you want to. I just couldn't do it.

[TrudyCampbell]

I live in fear of bed bugs, so no.

[claralou]

I've done it. I once bought an almost-brand-new Room and Board couch off CL for $150! It was awesome.

[tuck]

I'm sitting on a pre-owned leather couch right now. I had no issues with it, but bedbugs haven't made it here yet.

[Deleted]

No, but mainly because we have some sweet furniture consignment places around here.

[cat19]

Couches and beds must be purchased new for me... everything else is fair game.

Think of all the farts that happened on that couch. (I just wanted to be different)

[rjamz]

Aug 8, 2013 16:10:14 GMT -5 cat19 said:

Couches and beds must be purchased new for me... everything else is fair game.

Think of all the farts that happened on that couch. (I just wanted to be different)

Totes. Farts become part of the fabric

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[kkfeb04]

I can't.

DH loves to bury his farts in furniture for future smells.

[Deleted]

Yes. Like not now, but I would have. We gave away a nice leather couch to a thrift shop this past year because we didn't have room for it and we didn't have a vehicle to take it anywhere. I didn't want to list in on Craigslist and possible weirdos come to my house. So, I think that there could be some decent things there... Then some crappy ones. I've also bought furniture from garage sales.

[jaime183]

I dont think I could. Too much potential for nastiness.

[hass2001]

I probably would, leather only. And it would have to look really new, like unused.

[bigapple]

Aug 8, 2013 16:10:14 GMT -5 cat19 said:

Couches and beds must be purchased new for me... everything else is fair game.

Think of all the farts that happened on that couch. (I just wanted to be different)

All of this...except the crib we bought off Craigslist. BUT they claimed to be attachment parenting types who only used the crib twice. I believed them when dad answered the door in a ring sling

[teamhayes]

Not a couch but waybe a wood chair or something like a rocker

[charmediamsure]

Nope. Especially after the movie theatre beej thread--if people are doing those things in movie theaters, heaven knows what is going on on random couches.

[Deleted]

We did when we were first married I slipped covered them. And gave them a good vaccum