Seriously? I don't consider myself poor by any standard, but I'll also think 5 times before buying a 1500 sofa. It's just stupidly expensive.

I think that headline is misleading. In the article, they say it was $1500 for a sofa and loveseat, which isn't bad if the material and construction is high quality (who knows, Ashley Furniture is probably crap next to actual craftsmanship).