That's why I was mad just about the couch comment!
I can't remember how old I was when I finally figured out that new residences don't come 100% furnished, nor remotely what said furniture cost if you were trying to outfit a whole house/apartment at a time.
It may, in fact, taken until post college, when I decorated my first apartment with roommates.
AFAIK, I lived in a furnished house. I didn't know if my parents rented it, delivered it, bought it, whatever. For all I knew it fell from the sky. Taking $12,000-$15,000 to get a bare minimum furnished house was outside of my comprehension.
Kids don't need to worry about furniture getting sold out from under them.
I will never vote this "okay".