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chimacalgal

Would you donate lousy sofas to charity?

7 years ago

When I give things to charity, they are always in usable condition. We have 2 sofas we are replacing because we just can't stand sitting in them anymore. My husband is a bit heavy (not obese though) and the spot where he sits--well he looks like he's only inches off the ground these days. Mine dips a bit too. A friend put some pieces of pegboard underneath which cracked only after a few days. (Which I expected.)


The cushions are not stained but look bad because the microfiber material got gray and shiny.


I'm a bit ashamed to give these away, but I'm wondering if maybe some college kids wouldn't care. Or perhaps skinny people wouldn't sink as much as we do. Here's a photo from probably a year or two ago after the cushions have been fluffed up and vacuumed.



Here's a photo from yesterday showing it's more flattened, and wrinkled appearance. (Testing out swatches for the new sofas which are going to be VERY firm and upright.)



Going to give away that burgundy rug too--although in rolling it up we discovered on the bottom some stains from where the cats must have thrown up and it soaked through more than we realized. But you can't tell from the top. Going to try to clean them up more before giving away.


What do you think? Suitable to give all to charity?

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