I decided several months ago that I wanted to get a new couch, so I've been shopping for a while now to find the perfect one. I've been to every respectable furniture store in the city and I finally found the one. Actually, I found a couch and a love seat which fit into my budget, so I bought both of them. They're so pretty: modern, yet classic; formal enough, yet casual enough; stylish, yet functional. They were scheduled to be delivered today between 9 and 12 (don't you love how vague delivery and service people are?). So, the delivery people called at 8:45 saying they were almost there. I stayed home to see it (which made me be late to work). They got it halfway in.
That's right: halfway in. It would not fit through the poorly designed entry way. The couch is not exceptionally large: I would say it's slightly larger than an average couch, but the architectural geniuses who designed my apartment thought it would be a good idea to put a wall 30 inches in front of the door, making it very difficult to move furniture in or out. I know it can be done. I had a couch in there yesterday and we moved it out (with difficulty). As I mentioned the other day, Matt has 4 couches in his apartment, which is designed just like mine (well, actually my apartment is "bizarro Matt's apartment" - everything is opposite). But alas, the new couch won't fit. The loveseat would have fit, but if I can't have the couch, I don't want the loveseat.
So now it's time for my lunch break. I'm going to the store where I purchased the furniture to make sure I can get a refund. I'll update when I get back.