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My best buy...
Crickett Started conversation Apr 9, 2009
what's the best purchase you've ever made?
It was a futon sofa bed thingy. I bought it when I moved into a purple walled bedsit. I used it every day for 7 years until my Mother in Law bought her son and I a new bed!
Was it for a loved one where you got see their face light up with appreciation?
No, it was for me... but my loved one and I... erm... enjoyed it! *blushing*
Is it something that has gained in value over the years – like an antique you picked up at a jumble sale?
Good Lord no! I bought this bed (with two futon mattresses!) for the princely sum of £25!
Was it something you longed for, or a spur-of-the-moment purchase?
I desperately needed it! I moved the following day!
Did/do you think it's great primarily because others have told you so?
No, it answered the need I had at the time, and it went above and beyond the call of duty!
Was it necessarily expensive? Does its value fluctuate?
It was cheap, cheap, cheap and lasted a very, very long time. When it was time for it to go to recycling my Father in Law made a very fetching birdtable out of the wooden slats!
Can it ever be bettered?
I doubt it!
Maybe you didn't realise how great it was at first and it was a bit of a slow burner?
Oh no, I appreciated its benefits immediately. A multi-functional piece of furniture which made life liveable in the "Purple People Eater" as I christened my bedsit!
Do you regret selling it?
Well, I didn't sell it, more disposed of it! And no, I did not regret it. It is currently feeding birdies in my sister in laws garden. And I sleep much better now!
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