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You're watching a movie. The characters are in their spacious home with their nice new, trendy furniture... then they start talking about how hard up for money they are, or the "rich people" across town. Can be Truth in Television, if the family is spending every last red cent trying to "keep up with the Joneses" and look wealthy. Perhaps the trappings of wealth are remnants of more fortunate times. What sets this situation apart is that the reason for the discrepancy between the lack of money and the obvious wealth is never explained in this trope. Examples of Pottery Barn Poor include:

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  • You're watching a movie. The characters are in their spacious home with their nice new, trendy furniture... then they start talking about how hard up for money they are, or the "rich people" across town. Can be Truth in Television, if the family is spending every last red cent trying to "keep up with the Joneses" and look wealthy. Perhaps the trappings of wealth are remnants of more fortunate times. What sets this situation apart is that the reason for the discrepancy between the lack of money and the obvious wealth is never explained in this trope. Examples of Pottery Barn Poor include:
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  • You're watching a movie. The characters are in their spacious home with their nice new, trendy furniture... then they start talking about how hard up for money they are, or the "rich people" across town. Pottery Barn Poor is when you see a family who are implied to be poor (or simply think they are), but the decor of their house does not even remotely match their claims. Nothing is worn from use, nothing is broken, everything looks new and out of the box. This often happens as a result of Product Placement — the moviemakers can defray costs by showcasing a furniture chain's decor line, even though it doesn't make much sense to the actual poor families watching the film. The discrepancy is simply Handwaved. Can be Truth in Television, if the family is spending every last red cent trying to "keep up with the Joneses" and look wealthy. Perhaps the trappings of wealth are remnants of more fortunate times. What sets this situation apart is that the reason for the discrepancy between the lack of money and the obvious wealth is never explained in this trope. Related to Improbable Food Budget and Friends Rent Control. Examples of Pottery Barn Poor include:
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