I have a $3.5K sofa, well-built with elegant fabric, that did not fit in with my house after I moved. It now sits in an outbuilding and my dog loves it. I got

I have a $3.5K sofa, well-built with elegant fabric, that did not fit in with my house after I moved. It now sits in an outbuilding and my dog loves it. I got a replacement on Craigslist for $350, and I like it just as much. My lessons: (a) buying sofas is hard; (b) for me, nothing is forever; (c) it's hard to generalize about the wisdom of various furniture purchase strategies.