I have a similarly styled couch from another vendor that has stood up quite well to nearly 10 years of very heavy use, slubbed fabric and all. The cushions need replacing, but that’s true of most sofas after a decade.

What is it like to work there? Every salesperson I’ve ever dealt with at West Elm was surly as fuck, which I always assume (as a retail vet myself) is evidence of truly shit management. Like I can just tell they think less of me for even browsing furniture there, which is a giant red flag.

Macy’s is definitely the secret furniture source for the cost-conscious consumer. Unlike West Elm or C&B or whatever, it’s a very old fashioned experience. Most of the furniture is absolutely hiddy, they still sell those gross “living rooms sets” that just give me flashbacks to these absolutely awful wood and glass…

This baffled me as well. I have a couch from Macy’s that I bought in 2008, which looks quite similar to the Peggy (but with an upholstered back instead of back cushions, which I prefer anyway). At 9 years old, we’ve never lost a button. Were it not for our asshole cat, it would still look pretty solid, too (he decided…

THIS. Our living room is small and it is so hard to find a couch that will fit. Everywhere we go, 99% of the options are too long or too deep, so it’s always a question of whether we want the one couch available that would fit.

West Elm is way, way worse than Ikea. At least with Ikea, they are honest about what they are selling. Ikea is relatively inexpensive and very convenient. The trade off is that you have to assemble everything yourself, the materials are often the cheapest options available (particle board, veneers, etc.), and everyone…

I always think about this. The weekly grocery bill is so subjective, because it depends on how big your family is, and whether you have to buy stuff like diapers. It always seemed like my family spent a lot on groceries, but we were a family of six and we ate virtually every meal at home (like we went out to dinner a…

If you’re Ivanka Trump, the answer to this question is “not yet!”

I’m curious about this. I read an interview with Witherspoon in which she describes herself as being offended that everyone thought she was perfect for Madeline, and most of the reviews I’ve read paint Madeline as very unlikable. But I loved that character in the book. Deeply flawed, yes — she can be catty and…

It’s a shame they did that. In the book (which is set outside Melbourne, Australia), she lives in a rented apartment. The book does a really good job of illustrating the economic strata in the community even as these women are brought together over their kids. I particularly loved the friendship between Jane,…

It depends a ton on the company and the individual. Many CEOs work long hours, weekends, etc. But they are largely compensated for that time, and when it comes to large public companies, they are very much over-compensated. There is essentially no amount of work, or even skill level, at a white collar job that can…

Word. I also expect that in HamNo’s ideal world, as in mine, those more realistically paid CEOs would more frequently reflect the actual composition of the broader population in their genders, races, socio-economic backgrounds, etc. And that “competence” is redefined in everyone’s subconscious to not automatically…

Thank you. There is no way to discuss this problem with addressing the issue of stigma around mental health issues and the fucked up way that our society ostracizes and discards people simply because they have [incredibly common] mental health issues.

It’s a difficult problem. If we could eliminate the stigmas and shame around mental health, it would be easier to argue for disclosures. But our society treats mental health like cooties. We shame and isolate people who deal with mental health issues, including those as widespread as depression. That makes it harder…

As I posted upthread, my OB administers mental health screenings during pregnancy and after birth, and it’s done in a way that is not stigmatizing and geared towards getting women the help they need during a time period where there is a higher risk of depression and anxiety, especially for women with histories with…

Mental health check-ins should be a more normal part of healthcare. Mental health issues are incredibly widespread while also being intensely shamed and stigmatized. We actually don’t have to single people out (though professionals who deal with high risk groups can and should get training in how to work with folks in…

My OB definitely monitors mental health both before and after birth, and issues formal mental health screenings and check-ups throughout the process to look for signs of depression or anxiety, as well as PP depression. I think it’s so great. As someone with a history of both depression and anxiety, it actually helps…

For the record, it would be perfectly acceptable for a retailer to drop Ivanka’s line because they don’t want to be associated with her family or their politics. Even if her stuff was selling like gangbusters, a company can decide it doesn’t like working with her because of public persona or her personal associations,…

My husband, in his post-game malaise, started making the improbable argument that Atlanta should have just kicked the ball on 2nd down during that series. This is obviously ridiculous — who kicks a field goal on 2nd down, ever? And yet, if they’d done just that, we could all be discussing Julio Jones amazing catch and…

My point is that what they are doing is push back. It helps create a better media narrative (focusing media attention on the a few of the worst nominees instead of allowing the story to be vague or diffuse), puts the onus on the Republicans who are actually in charge, and sets the Dems up in a better position for the…