> read, not-ikea At least with most IKEA products you assemble them yourself, so the level of quality is immediately apparent, and the pricing reflects it. I a

> read, not-ikea At least with most IKEA products you assemble them yourself, so the level of quality is immediately apparent, and the pricing reflects it. I appreciate that straightforward approach. Most everything I've bought there has outlasted my desire to keep using it. There are the occasional problems, like a blue table where the veneer shows a bright white mark wherever it gets nicked, but I feel like many criticisms are unfounded and often come across as elitist.