Sometimes there's a lowest common denominator that puts pressure on everyone else to reduce quality & value, especially gradually over the long run. When it co

Sometimes there's a lowest common denominator that puts pressure on everyone else to reduce quality & value, especially gradually over the long run. When it comes to sofas there's a less common low, and that's "model home" furniture. These upholstered representations look just like the real thing but they are not counterfeits, merely imitations of what it would look like if the model home were to be equipped with actual furniture where its usefulness was a consideration. Occasionally appearing on the second-hand market so caveat emptor.