When we were shopping for a living room sofa a few years ago, we couldn't decide between a Sherrill and a Rowe. We ended up going with the Rowe because of the lifetime warranty, while the Sherrill had only a one-year warranty. Come to find out later: Sherrill is a better made brand of furniture than Rowe. I'm confused: Why is it that a better brand would have a lesser warranty?

As an aside: The furniture store from which we bought the sofa had a promotion going: If the Sox won the Series, all furniture bought between such-and-such dates would be free, minus delivery charges. So, our sofa was free. I know of one person who got $40,000 worth of free furniture. The Curse of the Bambino--GONE!