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TV came with a whole living room

The meme is a photo of an empty carpeted living room with a large new flat-screen TV placed against the wall. The styrofoam protective packaging that came with the TV is intentionally arranged to look like a complete living room set, including a couch, armchair, and coffee table. A laptop and TV remote are placed on the styrofoam coffee table to sell the joke. Overlaid text at the top reads 'TV CAME WITH A WHOLE LIVING ROOM' next to a laughing crying emoji, making a humorous relatable joke about people who buy new electronics before having purchased actual furniture for their home, using the free packaging as temporary furniture.
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TV CAME WITH A WHOLE LIVING ROOM 😂

Overview

The meme is a photo of an empty carpeted living room with a large new flat-screen TV placed against the wall. The styrofoam protective packaging that came with the TV is intentionally arranged to look like a complete living room set, including a couch, armchair, and coffee table. A laptop and TV remote are placed on the styrofoam coffee table to sell the joke. Overlaid text at the top reads 'TV CAME WITH A WHOLE LIVING ROOM' next to a laughing crying emoji, making a humorous relatable joke about people who buy new electronics before having purchased actual furniture for their home, using the free packaging as temporary furniture.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided source information. It is a user-created original photo meme, where the poster shared their funny makeshift living room setup using the packing materials from their newly purchased TV, intended for comedic relatable content for people who are setting up a new home on a budget or moving into a new space.

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