So, I'm in Pittsburgh (which many of you already know). I'm only here for 6 months so I do not want to
1. Move all my stuff here.
2. Buy all new expensive stuff.
So I had a few options. Try to find a furnished apartment (they are as much as $500 more than what I'm paying now, btw it was CRAPPY furniture), Try to rent Furniture (as much as $600 a month on TOP of rent), OR stay in a hotel (as much as $800 a month more than I'm paying now). So I decided that I could furnish an apartment for less than 3k ($500 times 6 months...)
So far I've spent ~ $200. I bought a blow up mattress that I plan on sleeping in until I find a cheap bed ($60), sheets and a comforter ($100), and miscellaneous items around the apt. I "splurged" on the sheets and comforter because I think I am going to keep them and use them in the guest bedroom at the house. The blow up mattress was also a splurge, but I have to sleep on this for at LEAST 1 week (perhaps as much as 6 months) so I wanted it to be nice. BTW - this air mattress is "a Queen" and all I have to say is BS. This is NOT a queen while fully blown up. Its a full.... at MOST. So, Coleman, liar, liar pants on fire.
Anyway, since I have nothing better to do (and goodwill failed me) I've been scouring Craigslist looking for cheap items. I have to say most of the furniture grosses me out. Basically anything with cloth gives me the heebie-jeebies. All I keep imagining is people peeing or puking or having S*X or doing other gross things on the furniture. I mean lets face it, some people are NASTY. And it just grosses me out. With a kitchen table, I can clean 99.9% of the germs off of it. (According to Lysol or whoever). Which means if I clean it twice with Lysol (or whatever) 99.9% x 2 leaves VERY FEW germs on it. So stranger's puke or whatever germs are virtually gone.
BUT, I can't very easily bleach an entire sofa. I may be able to clean the surface of the couch, but I can NOT clean the stuffing or whatever is under the cloth surface. And liquid can penetrate stuff REAL deep... Ewwwww.
And, even though I can put a slip cover over the sofa, put a mattress cover and sheets over the bed, I still can't get over the grossness.... I know this is a "me" thing, but I can't get past it. :(
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