Maybe I shouldn't have used the word hideous, but it had big copper bolts on the front. It would have been more suitable for his workshop than our living room. After that, he just wanted to go home and forget about new furniture. But somehow, I convinced him to look around some more. It's important to understand here that males and females have very different shopping habits.
Women are natural-born shoppers.
We need to look around and think about it, then look some more. We're not quick to make a decision on big purchases. Men want it done as quickly as possible. That's the first obstacle to overcome when furniture shopping. So we looked around a little and finally settled on something similar to the one Rick had found.