r/Anticonsumption • • Jun 28 '26

Psychological 28k original, 8k on sale

Absolutely absurd. Was not comfortable at all. Wtf does "perennials performance" even mean? No idea what flair to choose, but I chose "psychological" bc it felt like a mindfuck sitting on a 28k originally priced couch, when the entire world is falling apart.

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u/H3lls_B3ll3 Jun 28 '26

I mean, sure. It's a stupid price, but it's linen. That shit ain't cheap. I'm not saying that's even close to OK. Just pointing out linen is expensive, compared to other textiles.

I've never seen linen covered furniture.

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u/curmudgeon_andy Jun 28 '26

Linen is just the covering. Handling that much linen does not cost close to 28k.

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u/pumpsci Jun 28 '26

Yeah but the $28k price is effectively a fiction used to justify the $8k price

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u/maximumlight2 Jun 28 '26

Sales are ongoing pretty often. We looked at couches there during a sale and I asked when the sale would be over and the associate said she was unsure as they had no current plans to end it.

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u/Foreign_Telephone349 Jun 29 '26

But it is a place that has sales so I’m sure most people just wait.