As a cultural anthropologist that relies heavily on Craigslist for obtaining data, here are some of my astute observations:
People don't want or need desks anymore.
Who sits at a desk and handwrites a letter? You have a laptop and you email in bed. You need to do homework, you are at the kitchen table. You need to write out some checks, you are doing it on the couch during commercial break. The desk only serves one purpose--to collect dust and be a dumping ground for papers and miscellaneous paraphernalia. No one wants to be trapped behind a box anymore--we do that at school and work all day long.
People don't want overstuffed leather couches. In the 80's the cushier the better. That phase is long over. All that leather flab is just an eyesore now.
No one upholsters. People might acquire a piece with "good bones", but once they realize how expensive it is to have something reupholstered, it's bye bye chair. If anything is stained or ripped, it's time to take it to the dump.
Halogen lamps suck. No one wants them. Yes, the 80's are over. Add those hideous lamps with your leather ass swallower.
VCR tapes: no one owns a VCR player and no one likes to rewind.
Microfiber couches are just not as foolproof as we thought. Stain resistant my ass.
Empty pasta sauce jars are often saved and washed, but rarely reused. We need to let them go.
Scrap metal is for losers. Don't bother saving it. You will never drag your ass and your tetanus laden metal to any recycling center. All that work and what do you get, $3.00? You have better things to do.
The Igloo dog house. Your dog didn't like it and lets face it, it's stupid looking. He wants to live inside with you and not outdoors in Tupperware.
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