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how often do we over look the traps and pitfalls of seemingly innocuous furniture?

couches are very sneaky, tricky, and sometimes quite dangerous.

couches, as you all know, comes from the gypsy term "coucheeses", which we all know means "to take all of the change from your pockets and hide them in a crevice" - now I never understood what crevices in which gypsies put their change, but there you have it.

they are tricky, in than they can easily lure you into sitting, though you only wanted to sit for a moment, but end up getting sucked into them, never to move again...

oh yes.

you know.

and therein lies the danger.

but these everyday, staple if you will, pieces of our homes also come with some maintenance.

for instance, those crackers and cookies that you so ravenously scarf will sitting watching your favorite television program, or that tissue that got away from you while you were watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition, they can get underneath those cushions.

you've seen it. and I am sure we all have ideas about how scary it can get if that isn't cleaned up every so often.

if you haven't, go to random frat house and lift the couch cushion (but wear proper personal protective equipment when attempting to do anything as stupid as walking into a frat house and looking underneath couch cushions)

you'll see the horror of neglect.

it's a good thing children aren't couches.

whatever.

then there is the flattening of the couch cushions that happens, due to the repetative seating of a person in the same spot over an extended period. This happens to pillows too, but pillows aren't nearly as expensive as couches.

depending on your lifestyle, the cushions may flatten evenly or incongruously.

I recommend rotating your cushions every 300 sits or every 4 months.

of course, if you possesed incredible foresight, then you would have chosen a couch that not only was appealing to the eye, but was one that required much less maintenance. Perhaps your couch doesn't have separate cushions because it is an uncomfortable futon or maybe a nice papapsan.

but those who have those have different problems.

or maybe you have one large cushion, which is nice, unless you get the uneven flattening going on, then you have to deal with replacing a huge piece of foam for just a small area.

but there are pros and cons for all couches. in the end, it comes down to personal preference.

or you could just admit that I'm right and save a whole lot of discussion.

unless, of course, I am actually wrong - then it is imperative that you prove to me that I am.

but that's a whole other train of thought.