Vancouver Court Orders $500 for Feather Sofa That Demands Endless Fluffing

Vancouver sofa lawsuit: B.C. court awards Donna and Thomas Dobko $500 after their $5,608 feather-stuffed couch demanded constant cushion fluffing. Why do feather sofas flatten? How often should you fluff couch cushions? Judge Wilson Lee noted, “Mr. Dobko said he was not prepared to continually fluff the cushions.”
That court-mandated feather fluffing, deemed critical for the Muse & Merchant sofa, triggered a legal odyssey when the Dobkos refused to moonlight as sofa technicians. Can you return a couch for deflating cushions? What happens if you don’t fluff a feather sofa? One can only imagine a living room ruled by the tyranny of limp upholstery, as store staff demonstrated professional fluffing to baffled owners.
Despite a $5,608 bill, the couple only received $500 in damages—leaving them with a sofa that, by judicial decree, must be constantly re-inflated like a novelty parade balloon.