A husband mocks his wife for buying an old sofa for $100 at a flea market. But minutes after moving it inside the house, he finds a tiny zipper on it and discovers something shocking inside. Lorraine Gilbert was your typical 30-year-old mom who found small pleasures in buying people’s used stuff at affordable prices by saving some money from the monthly budget.
Some of them were definitely not very pleasing to look at, which is why her husband, Harry, often mocked her and called her thrift shopping a “crazy” obsession. But Lorraine didn’t care about what Harry said. After taking care of the entire house and their six children, thrift shopping was the only thing that offered her some time to herself and an easily affordable time to pass for a little pleasure.
So when she spotted a sofa for $100 at a flea market one day, she knew she had to have it. Its cushions were sagging, and there were a few paint spots on the back, but Lorraine thought it would be a great replacement for her old couch, which had springs poking out of the tattered fabric and was pretty worn. So she went up to the old man who was selling it and bought it before anyone else.
“Your choice is excellent, ma’am,” he told her, smiling, as she handed him a $100 bill. “I bet you have an eye for such things.”
Lorraine’s cheeks flushed. “Oh well, I’m very into this sort of thing.
I can quickly spot a good deal,” she said, chirping in delight that she’d made an excellent deal. However, when she asked Harry to assist her in getting it home, he started lashing out at her. “AGAIN?
You went to your stupid shopping again?”
“Oh, Harry! You won’t believe what I found at the flea market. It’s a sofa!
And just for $100! And it doesn’t look that old!”
“$100! Have you lost your mind, Lorraine?
You were taken for a ride again! Jesus Christ!”
“Oh, come on, Harry. It isn’t as bad as you think!
You haven’t even seen it. Now please come quickly. I can’t bring it on my own.”
“I know that piece of crap would be just like the other silly stuff you buy, Lorraine!
I can’t believe I have to leave work for that! I swear this is the last time I’m giving in to any of your awful shopping!” he scolded her and hung up. Lorraine was happy.
She looked proudly at the sofa, thinking she had made an amazing deal. But when Harry saw it, he lost his cool. He mocked her throughout their trip home, telling her she had squandered all of their money, calling the sofa a “piece of trash!”
While he was moving into their living room, he pushed it aggressively into one corner, still enraged at the waste of money.
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