u/rkmoses

comfy seating area - what to ask for?

admittedly strange question, but I've never been asked to pick out something to buy before!

my museum currently just has hard wooden benches for seating, and my Friends group recently offered to get me some comfier couch-type stuff to make the place more inviting for casual visitors and programming, and I have no clue how to go about finding stuff to ask for. I have a vague sense of a budget being like ... under 2k? And that's kinda it as far as guidance right now. any tips or ideas about where to look or what to look for?

for context, we are a weird state park that's actually a free visitor center, community space, and museum focused on the city's labor and immigration and community histories. i love my job and being a state employee for lots of reasons but i will admit that being used to the layers of red tape and delay in our purchasing process means that being told "we have money what do you need" is very foreign to me!

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u/rkmoses — 4 days ago

i was warned that the boot truck's women's options aren't great, but i just got the catalog and Jesus Christ y'all... the men get a full 24 options and we get half a page labeled "women's styles" with little pink restroom symbols at the top and again next to each of the 10 choices we have, none of which fit the requirements for my division OR the division that employs the most women???? it's not shocking to me that it's shitty, even if it's frustrating, it's just like. in 2026 how is that not embarrassing to send out??????????

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u/rkmoses — 27 days ago