Every year I tell the handsome husband that I want to get a new couch for the living room. Every year he tells me reasons to wait. Either the kids are too young still, the dog jumps on it, or there is a project or other item that is more pressing and the couch has to wait.
This was the year that the couch was replaced and we bought a new chair to match. HOORAY!!! Now what to do with the old couch?
The handsome husband bought this couch 17 years ago and despite its age, it was still sturdy. He definitely got his money's worth. The old couch was worn and the cushions were somewhat flattened. The sleeper mattress was lumpy and no longer comfortable. I didn't feel this was something that we could have sold. Old Betty would have scheduled a trash pickup and happily paid the fee for hauling away a large item. But what about new Betty?
New Betty knows that there is almost always someone in need that isn't picky. I have put a number of things on the Facebook Marketplace for free that I felt were, well, less than desirable items. Someone always wants what I think is trash a less than desirable item. I'm not rich and I'm not wasteful BUT I also want to have nice things. Not a lot of things, but nice things nonetheless.
I put the old couch on the Facebook Marketplace and I had 18 people message me within 24 hours who were interested. The new couches had come in a few weeks early and I needed the old couch out fast. I posted it on Tuesday and a woman came with her two grown sons to pick it up on Thursday. It was a win for all of us.
Sometimes what you think is worn out and old isn't to other people. Instead of sending things to the dump, make sure to try and give it to someone who needs it or can use it. You will save money and help someone out.
The 17-year-old sleeper sofa.
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