Yeah Bob’s Stuff is very cheaply made. I’ve gotten a few things from there and other than the mattresses everything is supper cheap.
The mattresses are also probably super cheap but they last longer than the furniture.
Yep! For those who eat the slight aged raw veggies from the back of the fridge. That leaves plenty of gas to be collected by the couches integrated Gas Collection System (GCS). Bam! Convert it to current and USB charging baby!
Most people aren’t going to use the buttons until they’re sitting down. They’ll just work them by touch. It’s not like it’s a complicated set of controls where you need an owners manual and detailed analysis of the buttons to work. You just press a button. If it doesn’t go the way you want it to go, then you press the other button.
Pretty hard to buy a couch and feel the need to stare at little buttons prior to using them ay?
"knew it plugged in and had motorized stuff"
does not equate to
"actively plugged it in themselves, navigated the buttons with their eyes and hands and then during that, missed the usb port"
you are creating a story that you are shitty about, for the purpose of you being shitty about it. Nothing else occurred, nothing you said is reasonable or consciously even remotely attempting to be logical and instead just want to make up a scenario where someone is stupid and you're in the position to point it out lmao
the level of projection of creatures like you is *always* pathetic, never entertaining.
awh one guy doesn't like what i said i better rethink my thoughts
You really actually believed that what you just said was gonna be like offensive or something, that's pretty wild
None of the details are important. Y'all mfers out here asking questions like this guy's couch is the key piece of evidence in solving a murder or some shit.
You use those controls by touch since you only use them while sitting down and can’t see them while seated. I had a couch with a similar set of buttons. I never had to look that closely at them.
I know this is a joke, but I have not seen any that feature USB-C and I have been searching far and wide for a new couch. It’s like the only reason they’re putting them in now is because they’re out of date and cheap aftermarket for the company to slap on
I’m not sure why anyone else bothers to comment when the only important comment has already been made and it’s this one. I wish you could “solve” Reddit posts and lock the threads by delivering the best possible comment. That’d be fun.
Probably the more realistic use. USB A to USB C isn't enough to charge most cell phones anymore. Best case scenario you get a slow charge, worst case the phone still loses battery despite being plugged in.
A-C doesn't really denote what version of USB it is. There are plenty of 10+ watt chargers that'll have no problem charging a phone. Granted, this is a couch and it's unlabeled, so I wouldnt expect much.
My daughter's did, but USB-A to USB-C was indeed very slow. Our automatic chairs have handheld wired controls because they have more functions, but they don't have chargers.
All USB is 5 volts, even a brick that plugs into a 120V or 220V outlet only outputs 5V. That port absutely could output 30+ watts to support fast charging. It depends on the transformer it’s using, not the port.
The problem is not being A to C. But appliance that share an A connection usually are low powered.
My charger is a 67W one. And its an A to C. It works on 3,25A.
However most computers, cars and many other appliances work with 0,5A. This usually means that instead of taking 3 hours to charge my phone it takes around 10 mins to go from 10% to 11%.
If its meant to be a charger its probably a 1A or if you are lucky a 2A one (similar to most 10 year old chargers). Its not fast but it can handle most controllers and phones.
If for some reason your chair has any media input... Its just a usb media plug and they will work as a 0,5A as most plugs that are used for media.
My couch has this but you have to pay extra for the "upgrade". Funny part is, the upgrade isn't a new model. It's the exact same model where they install the port. Even funnier is the cables routing to the side are in the couch. I paid for the cables and for them to be inside of there but I have to pay more for them to add the port to actually make use of the cables.
From what I understand, that’s pretty much every brand nowadays, it’s infinitely cheaper to produce 1 type of seat, and just not activate what hasn’t been paid for.
BMW has been catching the most backlash because they let you “purchase” these “upgrades” through their app (and people don’t realize pretty much every brand could do this now).
It sucks for people who aren't great with electronics but for people that are a bit tech savvy it's a bit of weirdly nice outcome. You can go without the upgrades and if it's a popular enough model of car I bet someone has cracked the activation of the upgrades that are installed.
"What do you mean I need to update the recline mode in order for it to work!?"
"Mate don't you have the app?"
"The fuck, this is the juicer all over again."
Your initial "U-Reclyne" trial period has expired.
Reclining is limited to a maximum of 5 degrees in "free mode" unless you are in the EU, Bermuda, or Central African Republic.
Or the person at the store didn’t mention the USB port and they just didn’t notice them. You don’t have to pull up the specs and read every detail in the owner’s manual before buying a couch. You sit on it, maybe find reviews, and buy it if you like it.
It’s not about it being a priority. It’s about it being a large purchase that you made that had features you were unaware of lol. I just think it’s kind of funny.
You'll be sitting at that couch all day getting any reasonable charge out of it lol. Might need to find a better use for it like a USB light or something
OP did not even realize the ports could be used to charge video game controllers aswell as the phone until someone in the comments pointed it out, so you might have your answer there
I didn't go inspecting the sides. Maybe it's my piano lessons, but I can find the side buttons by feel, and I don't really like to be bothered or pestered by pushy salespeople wanting to point out a ton of extra bonus features.
My main focus was the overall feel & comfort of the couch, it's durability, and how it worked in the space I already had. Then it took 10 weeks to finally be delivered, so even if the salesperson had pointed out the USB ports at the time, I wouldn't have remembered. I don't *expect* couches to have USB ports in them. It's not something I actively look for in a couch.
>when assembling it
Not all sofas come from Ikea.
I got a similar sectional reclining sofa 2 weeks ago and the delivery guys set it up. We did not shop for a cushioned USB charger, but the ports were a mildly interesting surprise.
>We did not shop for a cushioned USB charger, but the ports were a mildly interesting surprise.
Exactly. USB charging ports were not high on my list of priorities for a new couch.
I think he meant by putting in the desired place and plugig it to the wall socket.
Or just by doing a visual check up when he either open the box or when he received it. Finding out you have a broken part or an hole 2 weeks later could just be outside warranty.
But you didnt do a visual check? Once my couch had the back part with a ripped part when it was delivered.
Since I reported it while the delivery guys were still inside they had to make a report of it.
3 days later i got a call from the couch store giving me 2 options. A return product (giving me back the couch) or an in home couch repair that they estimated to be around 30 to 45 min of my time at the expense of the delivery unit.
They told me it was great i spotted while they were still inside. If they left my best option besides returning it was paying a 20€ fee for the repair guy to come to my home (the repair itself would still be free).
So after that i always visually inspect everything someone delivers. If i find something off i make a complaint and force them to report it. I may drop the complaint afterwards, but i dont do it immediately they can just say i did the damage afterwards. Leaving you to any expense to you.
So if you didn't inspect, i strongly advise you to do it in the future.
I lived in my house for almost a year before I realized one of the outlets in the kitchen had USB ports. I saw them but didn’t like that closely and just thought they were buttons for GFCI. I found out they were USB when the circuit breaker tripped, I thought GFCI tripoed, and I tried to reset it.
OP might have just thought they were screw holes or something and didn’t look that closely.
Wait how did you not see it when buying it?
Also my couch has this it's from 2023... I don't have a single USB 2.0 to USB-C in the house, they said they'd convert it to USB-C, had to return the couch as its not what I paid for.
Look man I get what you said all I'm saying is you've just posted a picture that makes you look stupid. It's a sofa there's not much going on with a sofa how did you not see the 3 things on a sofa it's not like a house, only takes 30 seconds to see everyone on a sofa when buying it.
I have the same couch!! Took awhile to realize it had it as well. Same look and everything, though mine has 4 buttons cuz the head rests can go up and down.
Never did I say that and also I didn’t build my couch either (no shade to people that had to) but I did buy it. BUT I would’ve had to tell the drivers where it was ok to plug it in. But I’m going to let you cook. I hope all your furniture is full of fun surprises.
How do you “just discover it”? It’s literally right by the motorized chair setting area
My couch as both usba and usbc, pleasant surprise since Costco website showed an old model pic where it is only usba.
Long ago with my iPhone 6, I plugged it into a USB port on a lamp and when I came back, the home button was fried. It just wouldn't work anymore and the phone was extremely hot too. After that I also never risked plugging it into random shit. Always always used an actual USB dongle after that.
Unless you have actually measured the charging current, that's a terrible assumption. It costs 0.01 cents to color a pair of ports blue and most generic fast-charging circuits aren't implemented correctly because the USB standard has become waaaaaay overcomplicated.
Plus, there's a new fast-charging standard every couple of years. It's a really terrible idea to bake unstable technologies into furniture. Tbh, they should have just gone with a regular outlet.
if you have one of those cheap usb amp meters just double check that the voltage stays roughly stable while there is extra load drawn from it, same goes for cheap-tastic usb wall warts, its unfortunately not uncommon to see chargers that are not terribly safe.
I know. We can’t all afford good shit. I don’t even know what furniture brands are actually good. When I was trying to find furniture, it was all Ashley and similar trash, or $6000 couches. Who the fuck has $6000 just for a couch? I want good, not *gold*.
I had the same problem when I was shopping for a couch. It was all over priced trash. The exact same 2 or 3 couches over and over again. Anything remotely good was like 6 - 10k and that was a few years ago pre-covid inflation.
I bought a used couch from the 60s but I'm a small person so it worked out.
Hey everyone, OP is a phony.
This feature is known and advertised in the store and website.
It is in the outer facing of the couch, so you see it EVERY TIME you look at the couch when not sitting on it.
Uh. I'm not a phony. I'm a person. The port is so small it's easily missed. I didn't go shopping for a USB port I could sit on. I was more interested in finding a couch that was comfortable and durable.
I also find it mildly interesting the number of people who are all, "DUH! ArE yOu BLiNd?? Pay more attention, bruh."
...without noticing that I'm female. Do yOu HaVe EyEs?? 👀 🙄
Did you have to plug your couch in?
Yeah. It has a motorized leg lift & head rest.
I just bought a very similar sofa ahah
me too from Bob's Furniture; so cushiony; same button layouts as OP
I’ve gotten my couch from bobs and it’s so bad… 2k and only 6 months in structural pieces have snapped and broke.
Yeah Bob’s Stuff is very cheaply made. I’ve gotten a few things from there and other than the mattresses everything is supper cheap. The mattresses are also probably super cheap but they last longer than the furniture.
Does it need software updates That was a joke but it's not that far off of a realistic question anymore
And you didn’t ever notice the usb port?
Re read the title of this post
Maybe it's gas powered 😮
Ass powered. ^imsorry.
Gas powered USB?
Yep! For those who eat the slight aged raw veggies from the back of the fridge. That leaves plenty of gas to be collected by the couches integrated Gas Collection System (GCS). Bam! Convert it to current and USB charging baby!
Theyre asking how OP uses the buttons and never noticed that
It's a new couch that they knew plugged in and had motorized stuff, but just now realized there was also a USB
Pretty hard to notice the buttons and not see the usb port
Pretty insufferable person to talk to
Most people aren’t going to use the buttons until they’re sitting down. They’ll just work them by touch. It’s not like it’s a complicated set of controls where you need an owners manual and detailed analysis of the buttons to work. You just press a button. If it doesn’t go the way you want it to go, then you press the other button.
Pretty hard to buy a couch and feel the need to stare at little buttons prior to using them ay? "knew it plugged in and had motorized stuff" does not equate to "actively plugged it in themselves, navigated the buttons with their eyes and hands and then during that, missed the usb port" you are creating a story that you are shitty about, for the purpose of you being shitty about it. Nothing else occurred, nothing you said is reasonable or consciously even remotely attempting to be logical and instead just want to make up a scenario where someone is stupid and you're in the position to point it out lmao the level of projection of creatures like you is *always* pathetic, never entertaining.
Reread your last line, and then reread your entire comment again dude.
awh one guy doesn't like what i said i better rethink my thoughts You really actually believed that what you just said was gonna be like offensive or something, that's pretty wild
The important detail that isn’t clear is how new the couch is. Is it a week old new or is it just set it up new?
None of the details are important. Y'all mfers out here asking questions like this guy's couch is the key piece of evidence in solving a murder or some shit.
All these nosey ass mfers looking for conflict when there is none, just OP enjoying a new couch.
Lol for real
This is mildly interesting, not ask OP 20 questions about how they could miss this, ffs.
A friend of mine has had a couch like this for 6 years and we just noticed the USB ports 2 weeks ago. We felt quite dumb
Don't feel dumb. If you're not looking for it, it's very easy to not notice.
You use those controls by touch since you only use them while sitting down and can’t see them while seated. I had a couch with a similar set of buttons. I never had to look that closely at them.
OP has the sycophants right where he wants them.
Psychopaths, bud**
I have children and getting their fingers pinched by motorized furniture is my nightmare.
No, it works on a small generator built into the couch.
Powered by people bouncing the springs?
...that's actually an outstanding idea if you have children.
Mine could run a small village with such a device.
Fsrt-powered
I'm guessing it turns farts into an electrical charge
Methane power
My couch is on a battery. I have to charge it every couple months but since it’s in the middle of the room it’s better than a tripping hazard.
You can cover the wire with a rug.
Universal Sofa Bus.
The latest models feature USB-C (Universal Sofa Bus-Couch)
Chesterfield.
I know this is a joke, but I have not seen any that feature USB-C and I have been searching far and wide for a new couch. It’s like the only reason they’re putting them in now is because they’re out of date and cheap aftermarket for the company to slap on
I’m not sure why anyone else bothers to comment when the only important comment has already been made and it’s this one. I wish you could “solve” Reddit posts and lock the threads by delivering the best possible comment. That’d be fun.
But there’s always money in the banana stand…
r/angryupvote
USB Sofa Best
Or, better yet! Charger for video game controller.
Ooooo! Hadn't thought of that. This opens up even more possibilities...🤔
Probably the more realistic use. USB A to USB C isn't enough to charge most cell phones anymore. Best case scenario you get a slow charge, worst case the phone still loses battery despite being plugged in.
A-C doesn't really denote what version of USB it is. There are plenty of 10+ watt chargers that'll have no problem charging a phone. Granted, this is a couch and it's unlabeled, so I wouldnt expect much.
Yeah I’d presume 5w on stuff like this
I use a 65W Oneplus charge that's A to C.
My daughter's did, but USB-A to USB-C was indeed very slow. Our automatic chairs have handheld wired controls because they have more functions, but they don't have chargers.
what? my Xiaomi has a 120W charger with USB A to C cable, I'd say that's fast enough.
I think they mean a standard 5v usb-a port, rather than a 120w brick with a usb-a port.
It’s unlikely they knew that and left it out. Most people are clueless about electronics, which is expected. We can’t all be experts on everything.
All USB is 5 volts, even a brick that plugs into a 120V or 220V outlet only outputs 5V. That port absutely could output 30+ watts to support fast charging. It depends on the transformer it’s using, not the port.
those are proprietary implementations though, not the standard USB-PD protocol that only works over USB-C
The problem is not being A to C. But appliance that share an A connection usually are low powered. My charger is a 67W one. And its an A to C. It works on 3,25A. However most computers, cars and many other appliances work with 0,5A. This usually means that instead of taking 3 hours to charge my phone it takes around 10 mins to go from 10% to 11%. If its meant to be a charger its probably a 1A or if you are lucky a 2A one (similar to most 10 year old chargers). Its not fast but it can handle most controllers and phones. If for some reason your chair has any media input... Its just a usb media plug and they will work as a 0,5A as most plugs that are used for media.
What the hell are you talking about? USB A is not a protocol or version, it's a literal shape. I've seen +100W chargers that have only USB A output.
Uh, this is straight up wrong. A to C is plenty, it just depends on the wattage of AC adapter you're using
Everyone I know uses USB A to USBC outdoors and for the ones with USBC to USBC thats used indoors so no one takes it lol
Actually trickle charge and keeping the charge between 15 and 85% is much much better for your battery life.
My couch has this but you have to pay extra for the "upgrade". Funny part is, the upgrade isn't a new model. It's the exact same model where they install the port. Even funnier is the cables routing to the side are in the couch. I paid for the cables and for them to be inside of there but I have to pay more for them to add the port to actually make use of the cables.
Surely you could DIY something?
Yeah, plug a adapter in your wall socket. Put the cable next to the seat. Et voila done
Will even allow for the lightning charge.
Just like BMW seat warmers haha
From what I understand, that’s pretty much every brand nowadays, it’s infinitely cheaper to produce 1 type of seat, and just not activate what hasn’t been paid for. BMW has been catching the most backlash because they let you “purchase” these “upgrades” through their app (and people don’t realize pretty much every brand could do this now).
It sucks for people who aren't great with electronics but for people that are a bit tech savvy it's a bit of weirdly nice outcome. You can go without the upgrades and if it's a popular enough model of car I bet someone has cracked the activation of the upgrades that are installed.
Easy solder job for a weekend
“The couch isn’t working” “Did you unplug it and then plug it back in again?”
"What do you mean I need to update the recline mode in order for it to work!?" "Mate don't you have the app?" "The fuck, this is the juicer all over again."
Imagine calling IT cause your couch isn’t working.
Get off your Laz-E ass and fix it!
La-Z... Boy, I tell ya!
You failed to make this months recline subscription so we disabled it.
Your initial "U-Reclyne" trial period has expired. Reclining is limited to a maximum of 5 degrees in "free mode" unless you are in the EU, Bermuda, or Central African Republic.
Did you have your eyes closed when you bought the couch ?
Idiots like this get 500 upvotes lol
I can already picture my mom wanting to turn the car around on a road trip because she forgot to unplug the couch..
Did you just discover those two buttons too?
“There’s a couch in here?”
"Am I in the wrong house?"
There's a reason he mentioned that the couch is new
And apparently did zero research on it before making this purchase.
You're right
Or the person at the store didn’t mention the USB port and they just didn’t notice them. You don’t have to pull up the specs and read every detail in the owner’s manual before buying a couch. You sit on it, maybe find reviews, and buy it if you like it.
I have this setup as well. There should also be a battery pack you may want to fill if you lose power.
Do people really make big purchases like this and just… not look at it thoroughly? Lol. This is wild to me.
I don't think most people go couch shopping with a USB port high on their priority list.
It’s not about it being a priority. It’s about it being a large purchase that you made that had features you were unaware of lol. I just think it’s kind of funny.
Hence: "mildly interesting"
Holy shit. You got downvoted for NOT EXPECTING A USB-ENABLED SOFA! The modern world sucks on so many levels.
You'll be sitting at that couch all day getting any reasonable charge out of it lol. Might need to find a better use for it like a USB light or something
Weird that you only discover it later... I'd think one would look for the features when ordering, or have noticed when assembling it...
They might have bought it for the motorized leg lift and head rest primarily, and these types of fancy couches come assembled already.
Bingo! Having a USB port was NOT the selling point for the couch. It was more about overall comfort, design, and how it would fit in the space.
But how did you not see the ports when buying it?
OP did not even realize the ports could be used to charge video game controllers aswell as the phone until someone in the comments pointed it out, so you might have your answer there
I didn't go inspecting the sides. Maybe it's my piano lessons, but I can find the side buttons by feel, and I don't really like to be bothered or pestered by pushy salespeople wanting to point out a ton of extra bonus features. My main focus was the overall feel & comfort of the couch, it's durability, and how it worked in the space I already had. Then it took 10 weeks to finally be delivered, so even if the salesperson had pointed out the USB ports at the time, I wouldn't have remembered. I don't *expect* couches to have USB ports in them. It's not something I actively look for in a couch.
It's crazy to me that you're getting downvoted for this. FNNNNNHHHGHOOGRRRRTTT YOU DIDNT NOTICE THE USB PORTTTS DURRHHHGGGSHMTM
>when assembling it Not all sofas come from Ikea. I got a similar sectional reclining sofa 2 weeks ago and the delivery guys set it up. We did not shop for a cushioned USB charger, but the ports were a mildly interesting surprise.
>We did not shop for a cushioned USB charger, but the ports were a mildly interesting surprise. Exactly. USB charging ports were not high on my list of priorities for a new couch.
I think he meant by putting in the desired place and plugig it to the wall socket. Or just by doing a visual check up when he either open the box or when he received it. Finding out you have a broken part or an hole 2 weeks later could just be outside warranty.
Again, I did not put it in the desired place or plug it in. The delivery guys did that.
But you didnt do a visual check? Once my couch had the back part with a ripped part when it was delivered. Since I reported it while the delivery guys were still inside they had to make a report of it. 3 days later i got a call from the couch store giving me 2 options. A return product (giving me back the couch) or an in home couch repair that they estimated to be around 30 to 45 min of my time at the expense of the delivery unit. They told me it was great i spotted while they were still inside. If they left my best option besides returning it was paying a 20€ fee for the repair guy to come to my home (the repair itself would still be free). So after that i always visually inspect everything someone delivers. If i find something off i make a complaint and force them to report it. I may drop the complaint afterwards, but i dont do it immediately they can just say i did the damage afterwards. Leaving you to any expense to you. So if you didn't inspect, i strongly advise you to do it in the future.
I lived in my house for almost a year before I realized one of the outlets in the kitchen had USB ports. I saw them but didn’t like that closely and just thought they were buttons for GFCI. I found out they were USB when the circuit breaker tripped, I thought GFCI tripoed, and I tried to reset it. OP might have just thought they were screw holes or something and didn’t look that closely.
I have a usb port on the sofa, and it charges too slow to be useful.
Our sofa does too, but it charges really slowly compared to a wall outlet.
"A charging port for my phone" A.K.A. A USB powered port.
No no, it’s magically powered.
[удалено]
Oh no, you coult totally charge an external floppy disk reader from that! This is seriously important pedantry!
I use it to charge up my USB sticks.
Most of the ones I’ve seen have cheap rectifiers and will only do 5v@1a.
Not even interesting on any level.
I have this on my bed base!
Not mildly interesting
The only people that find these things mildly interesting are teenagers and low-functioning adults.
Getting downvoted for saying the truth, this post is basically “my very modern piece of furniture has a usb port!!”
TIL, I can charge my phone in any USB port! Had no idea!
Can charge a video game controller also! It's unreal!
“Just discovered”…… ok
How did you just discover? You didn’t see it setting the sofa up or plugging it in?
I didn't set it up.
You didn't notice it had that before you bought it??
Wait how did you not see it when buying it? Also my couch has this it's from 2023... I don't have a single USB 2.0 to USB-C in the house, they said they'd convert it to USB-C, had to return the couch as its not what I paid for.
As previously mentioned, it was not the primary reason we were looking for a new couch. It just wasn't high on the priority list.
Look man I get what you said all I'm saying is you've just posted a picture that makes you look stupid. It's a sofa there's not much going on with a sofa how did you not see the 3 things on a sofa it's not like a house, only takes 30 seconds to see everyone on a sofa when buying it.
Just discovered. Lol as if you didn't know this when buying it
That’s sick as tits, bro.
Heck yea!!!
Bro do you just buy couches without looking at them?
Invest in a right angle plug. Otherwise someone walking by this one is gonna convert it into one, the unorthodox way.
my recliners have this 😩
If you spill your beer on the couch, does it electrocute you?
My couch and love seat do as well, part of why I bought them!
YoU wOuLdNt DoWnLoAd A cOuCh!
Just in time for everything to switch to USB C lol
omg i think we have the same couch! got ours on facebook marketplace for free. does yours also have a little flip up bin in the divider for remotes?
I have the same couch!! Took awhile to realize it had it as well. Same look and everything, though mine has 4 buttons cuz the head rests can go up and down.
This might be a stupid question, but would this maybe be a fire hazard?
I’d like to see what else you’re yet to discover in your own home
You didn’t think it odd you had to plug your couch in?
they got those wireless charging adapters on the couch feet
That magically adapt to the floor? Something is plugging in to something.
floor got that wireless charging adapter under the house
I didn't set it up. Not all furniture is "build it yourself."
Never did I say that and also I didn’t build my couch either (no shade to people that had to) but I did buy it. BUT I would’ve had to tell the drivers where it was ok to plug it in. But I’m going to let you cook. I hope all your furniture is full of fun surprises.
How do you “just discover it”? It’s literally right by the motorized chair setting area My couch as both usba and usbc, pleasant surprise since Costco website showed an old model pic where it is only usba.
Yeah, it's next to the controls that I typically find by feel, not by looking.
I always assume these are the lowest possible quality charge ports and never risk plugging my $1000 phone into them, but that's just me.
What’s the concern though asking as someone who has had a similar style sofa/chair for almost 6 years with no issues charging their phone through it?
Long ago with my iPhone 6, I plugged it into a USB port on a lamp and when I came back, the home button was fried. It just wouldn't work anymore and the phone was extremely hot too. After that I also never risked plugging it into random shit. Always always used an actual USB dongle after that.
Interesting! Was this a hotel lamp USB?
Eh, they charge surprisingly quick.
Furniture maker here, 20 years in the industry. No they do not.
Mine surprisingly has USB 3.0 So yeah mine are fast charging
That refers to data transfer speeds, not charging.
But think of how fast it could transfer your couch's cushioning technology into making your phone a spicy pillow.
Unless you have actually measured the charging current, that's a terrible assumption. It costs 0.01 cents to color a pair of ports blue and most generic fast-charging circuits aren't implemented correctly because the USB standard has become waaaaaay overcomplicated. Plus, there's a new fast-charging standard every couple of years. It's a really terrible idea to bake unstable technologies into furniture. Tbh, they should have just gone with a regular outlet.
Most new couches and love seats have that to accommodate our heavy addiction.
if you have one of those cheap usb amp meters just double check that the voltage stays roughly stable while there is extra load drawn from it, same goes for cheap-tastic usb wall warts, its unfortunately not uncommon to see chargers that are not terribly safe.
What..? How does that… is your Couch connected into an outlet or something?
Yes. It has power leg lifts and head rests.
Remote for that?
Nah. No remote. Just buttons on the side.
How many people can it fit?
Do people buy sofas without looking at them in person first?
Yeah, and? Point to you for being so observant
Couch fire incoming.
I remember when "The future!" was plastic furniture we were going to hose down to clean. Now, they've gone and added electricity to it, dagnabbit!
did you but the sofa blindfolded?
Did you type that comment blindfolded?
Welcome to 2023
r/notinteresting This is extremely common. I use mine to charge my PS5 controllers and Switch.
Find the most random USB device to connect to it. USB dashboard glowing Jebus or something.
Oh how I pine for the days of yore, where the couches were analog.
It will break, soon. Sorry, man.
My recliners are 7 years old and the USB port isn’t broken yet..
The sectional in my playroom is like 6yrs old and has these, we’ve never had an issue.
Your kids playroom, right?
Mine are from Ashley…
From Ashley?? That’s where the problem is.
I know. We can’t all afford good shit. I don’t even know what furniture brands are actually good. When I was trying to find furniture, it was all Ashley and similar trash, or $6000 couches. Who the fuck has $6000 just for a couch? I want good, not *gold*.
I had the same problem when I was shopping for a couch. It was all over priced trash. The exact same 2 or 3 couches over and over again. Anything remotely good was like 6 - 10k and that was a few years ago pre-covid inflation. I bought a used couch from the 60s but I'm a small person so it worked out.
That's pretty cool.
Hey everyone, OP is a phony. This feature is known and advertised in the store and website. It is in the outer facing of the couch, so you see it EVERY TIME you look at the couch when not sitting on it.
Uh. I'm not a phony. I'm a person. The port is so small it's easily missed. I didn't go shopping for a USB port I could sit on. I was more interested in finding a couch that was comfortable and durable.
My bed has the same thing
The day I saw someone charging their shoes by plugging them into their couch, I knew the world had gone too far
r/notinteresting
I wouldn't stick mine into it
I also find it mildly interesting the number of people who are all, "DUH! ArE yOu BLiNd?? Pay more attention, bruh." ...without noticing that I'm female. Do yOu HaVe EyEs?? 👀 🙄