Review:
Shopping for Coffee Tables
Grade: D
I spent most of this afternoon looking for a coffee table. Since I don't have a sofa or loveseat and I really don't drink much coffee, one might say that a coffee table is not high on my list of priorities. Well, I plan on buying a loveseat soon. But, in reality, there are two obvious reasons I want a coffee table:
1. I need some place to put old issues of Nest Magazine and ArtForum.
2. The cats need another level to jump on.
Now, I went to all of these places and found not one coffee table that was affordable and presentable:
Nadda. In hindsight, I think I was looking in places that I secretly knew wouldn't have good coffee tables. The reason is complicated. I want a coffee table because it will look really awkward by itself in my living room, causing me to feel pressured to buy a loveseat sooner to go with the coffee table, and the loveseat is a piece of furniture whose very purpose is to provide a place for making out with someone and so if I prevented myself from buying a coffee table, then I know I won't have to live with the grief of having a loveseat that sits there reminding me that I am not making out with anyone. Maybe I should just buy a recliner.
