Why do they make sofas too short to lie on?

[Devsman]

I swear they do this on purpose, because it is persistently within like three inches of being long enough.

[Grynn]

Because sofa designers are prejudiced against tall people.

Also buy a larger sofa.

[Fire Angel]

This must be a side affect of the health condition called tallness.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

They also make blankets too short. -.-

[White Knight]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Grynn:

... Also buy a larger sofa.

This is specifically how I bought my couch. Laid on it in the store and said "I'll take this one".

Ten years later, it has a big ass-shaped hole on one side, and it's still the best couch I've ever had.

You aren't wrong though OP, the whole world is built for tiny people. I'm 6'2" so it's merely an annoyance for me, I can only imagine how it must be for really tall people.

[T.H.Seizure]

Cause their ♥♥♥♥♥

[Devsman]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Supergirl:

This must be a side affect of the health condition called tallness.

But see, I'm short as hell.

Literally 5'9".

[Devsman]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Rumpelcrutchskin:

They also make blankets too short. -.-

WTF is up with those stupid blankets that are like 3 to 4 feet on a side.

Who are they trying to sell these to, and who do so many people buy them?

[Nomad]

why do they make people too long

[Enterprofilenamehere]

They were originally designed to by sat on, not lied on.

[Devsman]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Enterprofilenamehere:

They were originally designed to by sat on, not lied on.

Yes, several hundred years ago. That's plenty of time to realize the mistake.

[L1qu1dator]

So you'll also spend $ to buy a bed :P

[Tony Twist's Thunderous Right]

They're in cahoots with Big Bed. It's a conspiracy.

[Morkonan]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Devsman:

I swear they do this on purpose, because it is persistently within like three inches of being long enough.

Well, there are differently sized couches. I have a few and two of them are long enough to lie-down and take a nap on, pillow included. I have some others that are not long enough to do that with and a few others that are designed like "feinting couches" but... suck at everything "couch."

But, furniture has to go places. That means it gets moved. That means it has to be able to be moved and fit in spaces and between things that do not move...

You can't move a really long couch up a narrow set of turning stairs with narrow corridors - It won't happen. That's why there are youtube vids of ropes snapping and couches falling from five floors up because someone is trying to haul them up and over a balcony to an apartment.

The majority of low to mid-grade furniture is designed to fit through doorways and narrow halls so that it can be purchased by everyone, especially budget consumers moving from apartment to apartment. High-grade furniture can be similarly designed, of course, but it's also more likely the class of items where luxury furniture and things like four-person couches or "full" couches are going to be found.

Cost of materials and final sale's price also matters - Big couches may need additional internal supports, middle legs/multiple, or even steel if they span a large distance. There's only so much force normal jointing techniques can take and wood that spans a long distance has to be thicker to support the additional stress, which means more expensive bits of lumber, fittings, jointery. And, is adding all that just for some sleeping space when it's not really designed for that in the first place worth it to the manufacturer? No.

Without all that stuff, a fat guy sitting on a long couch without it is going to end up breaking that couch. I have no doubt there is someone that visits this forum that can regale us all with a tale of a big/fat friend breaking a couch the first time they sat on it. (I've seen it happen several times, myself.) That's why longer couches take more stuffs to construct them appropriately. :)

[secuda]

my 3 seat sofa is alightly smaller but the arms can act as extra cushin if i lay down. So its not that bad.

[Morkonan]

Początkowo opublikowane przez secuda:

my 3 seat sofa is alightly smaller but the arms can act as extra cushin if i lay down. So its not that bad.

Yeah, those "big poofy armrests" are made for that sort of thing as well as the "laying on side, legs drawn up, watching TV" kind of pose.

Older couches do not have those features. They're more specifically designed for "sitting rooms" and the like where one would invite a guest to sit down or host several people all sitting down in a similar position.

ie: Formal Couch vs an Informal sort, so a Queen Anne/Chippendale design vs "Comfy Family Couch." Which reminds me - I need to buy a big, comfy, family-style couch regardless of having far too many couches already. :)