Shaila Wunderlich

Turns out there's more than one way to skin a couch.

Get a brand new-to-you sofa or chair for college-kid prices.

Investing major money into one measly item always hurts. Some items, though, are more painful than others. My painful everyday expenditure: floor rugs. For an item that endures near-constant contact by the likes of dirty feet, pets and mucky shoes, $600 to $1,200 seems disproportionate. And if you have kids, toss in the very real possibility that within weeks of purchase, it could be irreparably ruined by a pool of ketchup.

We're talking deep, deep discounts... but are you cut out for the experience?