Posted on 01/25/2010 2:09:44 PM PST by Notoriously Conservative
From Notoriously Conservative:
My wife and I bought some nice new couches. I foolishly concluded that I was done spending money and I could now sit comfortably; no, no. Saturday I was notified that we needed some decorative throw pillows, so that they could sit on the couch and not be used (my words). Wisely, I acquiesced, thinking that a few dollars for a peaceful weekend was well worth it.
Have you ever priced throw pillows? $30 dollars for a 1 foot square piece of cotton-puff, wrapped in fabric, should not cost $30. Am I mad, or is $120 for four decorative pillows simply too much, and a silly, worthless expenditure? Lucky for me, my wife agrees.
I demand the Obama administration look into the decorative throw pillow industry. It is clear there are some textile fat cats out there, getting rich off pillows. It's price gouging and it is un-American.
So she didn’ty take you and show you the $80 a piece ones? I generally make my own so mine cost about $30 for all. :)
So she didn’t take you and show you the $80 a piece ones? I generally make my own so mine cost about $30 for all. :)
We bought chinese or thai (I cant remember this stuff) pillow covers on eBay for a couple bucks each. Then we got pre-made insides to stuff into them.
They are really nice IMO, but an interior decorator I’m not. I doubt we spent more than about 10 bucks total per pillow.
LOL. No cats right now.
Think I got the pillows at Wal-Mart one year.
Was at a friends house, she had them too. Wally World must have sold tons of the things.
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