Would You Take A Dirty Designer Sofa Home If You Found It On The Street? One Woman Did And The Internet's Divided

'That's the couch that started Covid'
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When you’re on the hunt for a new sofa, where do you tend to shop? Ikea seems like the best way to go. Or perhaps Dunelm?

Well this TikTok user is thanking her lucky stars after she managed to find an $8000 couch in the middle of the street.

Tiktoker user @yafavv.mandaa found what she believes to be the “Bubble” sofa from French brand Roche Bobois on a street in the middle of New York.

She asked her father to pick up the sofa and proceeded to wash and clean it before placing it in the comfort of her home.

She feels like she got a stellar deal. But, as usual, people on Twitter have thoughts.

Several users felt that the couch could have benefited from a deep clean.

Others questioned why she picked up the couch in the first place. Whilst some would admit that they would have picked up the couch too.

After the tweet and video went viral, the original user addressed all the unwarranted opinions regarding her new couch.

@yafavv.mandaa

Replying to @Habibi the long awaited couch update 😙 #nyc #couch

♬ original sound - yafavvmandaa

She clarifies that the couch hadn’t been on the street for a long period of time, in fact, it was only outside for less than 24 hours.

Additionally, she left the couch to be cleaned and aired out for two weeks at her dad’s garage. “It was sitting there for two weeks, if there were bed bugs we would have seen it,” she says.

Users still weren’t happy with her explanation.

“Rich people can still get bed bugs boo, just keep an eye out,” one user said. “There’s a reason a SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLAR couch was left outside,” another user added.

Social media users always have an array of opinions, here’s what they think about the infamous New York Street couch.

The bed bugs are going to have an absolute field day.

Bedbugs getting ready to tear them up https://t.co/3mWUS4AwpN pic.twitter.com/UGBBxqaNUk

— Noah E. Shreiner (@champagnenoha) May 21, 2023

the bedbugs https://t.co/QZmOQdX4xt pic.twitter.com/qEPTHrJUtX

— 🌿 stick 🌿 (@briggityboppity) May 21, 2023

Bed bugs like 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/jXouBvmC0P

— Money Makin Floyd 😤 (@CeoMoneyFloyd) May 21, 2023

Who takes home an $8000 couch? Surely you’d want to re-sell it?

She didn’t sell that shit????? https://t.co/asvNVLVGpr pic.twitter.com/09QWj5pcNQ

— JAyP (@JAyP8SVN) May 21, 2023

I thought she was at least going to sell it https://t.co/V5GVOLGN0s pic.twitter.com/uSHlOa9Em0

— Heart break Keys (@RinadeHBK_Jr) May 21, 2023

Okay, we see why’d she would keep the couch, but maybe give it an extra clean?

thats the couch that started covid

— Jak (@JakTunes69) May 21, 2023

Only one round of cleaning???

— litzy (@skqterwolfhard) May 21, 2023

i’d clean it 5 more times then get it steamed and MAYBE i’d bring it home but that lil pass over with the mini vacuum…… https://t.co/Hz9uQwliqW

— NANI. ⋆。°✩ (@eraondemand) May 21, 2023

The couch might be a bit dirty but it’s still a steal.

There’s so much discourse around this couch bc “who gets rid of an 8k couch” but like idk I see ppl get rid of things in the thousand dollar range everyday at work and some will have been never used, worn, etc. 😭 https://t.co/Lon4uVhuKq

— ✨Keon ⁷✨ (@PeachieRad) May 21, 2023

Thrift is bae.

My first couch, first center table and TV stand was given to me by a stranger moving out of state. He posted on Facebook Marketplace that anyone who wanted it could come get it. I had just rented a small apartment but haven’t moved in yet so I took my cousin and… https://t.co/xzgjvY3C5V

— A Distinguished Field Marshal ⚡️ (@General_Oluchi) May 21, 2023

No thoughts on whether this is safe but the people who are like “there’s a reason someone might throw away such an expensive couch??” and i’m sorry but yall really underestimate rich people’s ability to throw away items that are in great condition 😭😭 https://t.co/oUOAuIyKAW

— I Could’ve Just Sat On In With Massa (@WrittenByHanna) May 21, 2023
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