Because they can't do any cash payments for any kind of sofa. But they just about thought they might be able to afford 40$ a week on this: http://www.buddyrents

Because they can't do any cash payments for any kind of sofa. But they just about thought they might be able to afford 40$ a week on this: http://www.buddyrents.com/linebacker-power-sofa-reclining-love.html http://www.buddyrents.com/linebacker-power-sofa-reclining-lo... Of course, that's with a 100 week term for a total of 4000$. America values material possessions a lot and when you're actually poor, you can't afford any. Places like this dangle small "affordable" amounts to people who can't do the math. And a big part of why they might not do that math is shame.