We love ours. I'm so bummed to hear they discontinued it. I'm sure whatever they replaced it with is fine, but the Ektorp was both comfy and sturdy without being ugly.

(I've posted this a couple times people have asked about sofas.)

Not sure how you feel about Ikea, but we've had an Ikea Ektorp for 7 years and it's awesome.

We have a basic 3-seat one, but a friend has the corner sectional one and loves it as well.

We've had it for 7 years now, and our son (teenage, 6'4", 225lb) sleeps on it probably 50% of the time (by choice - he says it super comfy). His friends have slept on it loads as well, and my husband is asleep on it now. No squeaks, breaks, anything.

We have 3 identical slip covers we rotate through - it's recommended you line dry them, so we do, but they're super low maintenance. (We did Scotchgard them, which I also recommend.)

We also have 4 cats, 2 of whom are assholes and puke on the couch every couple weeks - comes right up with just water+ vinegar and a rag.

I know it sounds like I'm a shill for Ikea, but I honestly just love the couch that much.

Yeah I know. I was just being "funny"

But then how will I read the story of how their great-grandfather's cousin barber used to make this particular apple pie and .... zzzzz

I've had a Cuisinart with 3 heads (whisk, blade, and weird choppy blender container) for 20 years and it's still awesome.

Brush my teeth. Mint calms your tummy.

I dunno. Sounds like the kind of excuse a sentient centipede would use ..

50 pairs?! Are you a centipede?

When I see a wall of text it will be rare that I read it and I'm sure that applies to most. People, especially nowadays, have short attention spans. If you want your message to be read in full, try to keep it concise! Go back and proof read and edit to keep things brief.

Yes, this takes more effort than just writing out your thoughts as they come, but the added exposure your message will get will be worth it!

(I'm kidding! This is a good tip.)

At first I thought you were wearing a white t-shirt.

His post history is 50% normal and 50% absolutely mental.

Honestly, I cut the tags off. I've had them for ages - I think from REI or Eddie Bauer?

I use the kind that are like a fingerless glove with a mitten top that flips over.

The mitten top has conductive material on the index finger & thumb area, so you can use it without taking the mitten part off. But you can also just poke your index finger out, which is what I do.

I've worn them in some very cold places - Iceland in November, Amsterdam in February, Boston in January - and stayed warm.

Was going to say this. Mittens are way better at keeping hands warm. All gloves do is allow each of my fingers to be individually frozen.