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This may be a case of cultural differences... a lot of Asian people like to leave those plastic protectors on!

I remember several US households with plastic cover over their couches. They didn’t even remove them for special occasions.

It always struck me as extremely strange to effectively ruin a product only to be able to throw it away in somewhat better condition.

My grandmother did this, which always struck me as insane. Because it IS insane.