update III

In one of the comments to my 'money on the floor' post, a reader asked me if I had checked the sofa for change as well, and because I always like to make a short story long, snort, here is my answer. I have found lots of change in sofas (although never any bills), along with the usual pens, Kleenex, candy bar wrappers and remnants of almost every kind of snack food imaginable. Rolled up socks also camped out in sofas on a regular basis, but the one item that gave me greatest pause in my cleaning career was bras. Yep, brassieres. All squished and tangled up and lonely for their owner no doubt. So I asked the offending client why I kept finding bras in her couch (imagining almost enviously a love life much more active and fun than mine, LOL), but apparently she only flung them off because of the heat! Now this I could understand because who wants breasts trapped and swimming in sweat, but down the sofa?! And, I wasn't even able to tell her to go get a hamper (even though that sounds way more lame than telling someone to go get a room) because she had at least three. So yes, I have checked for change, and so much more. ;)

Comments

[krissa]

Maybe she WAS talking about her love life when she gave you her answer. ;) ha ha... Well, you're braver than I. I wouldn't have the nerve to look in most people's sofas.

(Also, just have to give an FYI here on the public forum. I'm having problems with email, but Nick's looking into it. Hope to be back in soon)!

[think outside the piggy bank]

Maybe she was! LOL

Trust me, after cleaning for a while almost nothing scares you anymore. Disgust yes, scare no. Glad you're back in email land! :)

[Donna Freedman]

I once heard about a guy who upon seeing any chair or sofa sitting by the curb with a "free" sign would upend said piece of furniture. Often, coins would fall out!
I sure hope he put them right-side-up again.

[think outside the piggy bank]

Not a bad idea! Never thought of that myself. Speaking of sofas, the other day I saw an abandoned sofa all tied up in a shopping cart in the middle of the sidewalk. It was strange because obviously someone had gone to the trouble of rigging it up and wheeling it away, and then just changed their mind.