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The quote that caught my eye was: >> "We don't have to throw away kitchens in the Dumpster after the photo shoot." That does not speak well for the quality of
by nathan_long 14y ago
The quote that caught my eye was:
>> "We don't have to throw away kitchens in the Dumpster after the photo shoot."
That does not speak well for the quality of the furniture.
- freehunter 14y agoQuality? We're talking about Ikea, not Thomasville. It's like saying a buffet isn't a high-quality meal. It's not supposed to be. They compete on value and convenience. This means things need to be easy to assemble yourself, and cheaper than pre-built and delivered furniture. Besides, I have to imagine Broyhill and La-Z-Boy do the same thing with their quality merchandise. It's worth the loss of merchandise to not have to spend money shipping it back to a store.
- nicholassmith 14y agoIt's been used commercially, which makes it tricky to repackage and sell. It could be donated to a charity, but once it's been used for a shoot it'll generally be torn down rather than taken down to save time.
- nathan_long 14y agoYeah, I'm just imagining this conversation. "Should we let some charities know they can come get free furniture when we're done?" "Nah, it's probably break if they try to move it now that it's already set up. Just trash it." And "we don't have a few hours to wait" doesn't sound like a great excuse, either.
- nicholassmith 14y agoDepends, when you've got one studio to work in, a very finite amount of time allocated to you and you've got to build and take down an entire set they'll generally not be too worried about keeping things in giftable condition. I don't necessarily agree with it, but I do understand it.