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Doesn't America have Ikea shops? I mean… you get what you pay for, and it's durable enough…

• ajkjk 4y ago
  That would fit in the category of the cheap crap that people want to be able to do better than. For the most part. Ikea has some randomly good stuff but... yeah... mostly not.
  • Ekaros 4y ago
    I think there might be two or three bottom tiers at Ikea. The absolute cheapest poor quality junk, you get what you pay for. Then up there somewhat reasonable stuff. Not best, not worst. And here you end up paying more for same or the cheaper stuff in other places.
  • jstarfish 4y ago
    Ikea's wood is actual garbage. Anything of theirs that is made of metal is pretty solid, especially if you apply some Loctite. As a comparison, a drink spilled on a wooden end table ended up absorbing it, swelling and warping. Then I left one of their indoor metal-frame couches outside for a couple years and it's only now starting to rust. Their plastic-and-metal chairs seem to be the best of all worlds except comfort. They survive heavy use by children, so it suits my needs.