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Off topic, but since there are a couple of "why would someone poor buy a $1500 sofa" I thought I would link to a really great article discussing this: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-do-poor-people-waste-money-on-luxury-goods http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-do-poor-people-waste-m... You can substitute sofa with iphone, designer clothes, BMW, etc.