They said "At least our rent..." after the statement which is interpreted as the previous statement being a negative.

Like "I had a bad day. At least I got ice cream." is valid but "I had a great day. At least I got ice cream." doesn't really make sense

Well I was confused too. And for exactly the same reason as the other commenter. For a minute I assumed they were in the US buying furniture and equipment from Turkey and they were complaining about not waiting enough to get a better deal.