I, too, just buy Ikea and used turn-of-the-(20th)-century furniture (I'd prefer mid-century, but so would everyone else, so it's too expensive). The stuff at o

I, too, just buy Ikea and used turn-of-the-(20th)-century furniture (I'd prefer mid-century, but so would everyone else, so it's too expensive). The stuff at other major chain furniture stores, or sold at Wal-Mart or Target (or Big Lots, as in the article), is indeed so low-quality that it's basically just a scam. Usually ugly as sin for no good reason, too.