> Were you under the impression that IKEA's flimsy materials and construction were some quaint design choices unrelated to cost? The interesting thing about IK

> Were you under the impression that IKEA's flimsy materials and construction were some quaint design choices unrelated to cost? The interesting thing about IKEA is that while the materials are cheap, they are also build to last. You can disassemble IKEA stuff and reassemble it without breaking it too much and they know that because their customer support is amazing. I carried boatloads of things back and replaced them because they were no fit. If IKEA would build just flimsy thing they could not afford that level of customer support because everybody would just replace the broken parts. They don't break nearly as often as you would believe.