Used couch worth the risk of bed bugs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not buy anything used that is upholstered, but that's me. Hard materials that can be cleaned thoroughly, yes. But not a sofa, upholstered chair, mattress, etc. No way.

This is a misunderstanding of bedbugs. They are just as likely to make a home out of a no upholstered piece of furniture. They live in the seams of wood pieces, so no amount of cleaning can get rid of them. You have to treat the piece with heat or chemicals. We got an infestation from a buffet cabinet.

[Anonymous]

We bought an old Victorian scarlet small chair not too long ago off of Marketplace and traveled a decent way to pick it up at this couples nice house that they said we’re getting to relocate. The couch was sitting on their porch when we got there. I put the couch at the foot of my bed at home because it was really cute there and after a while I noticed I started getting bites all over me, thinking it was fleas from our dog, we used flea spray but to find out it was bedbugs on my mattress! Never in my life!!! I do believe they came from that couch. I paid $300 for a couch of bedbugs, and these seem like decent people too. So sad. Never again.

[Anonymous]

On a completely different note, I have the West Elm Henry and wouldn't recommend it. It hasn't stood up over time.