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You could have bought a Besta or Hemmes bookshelf, accounting for inflation it would be closer in price to the Billy you bought 25 years ago. Assuming a produc
by makeitdouble 1y ago
You could have bought a Besta or Hemmes bookshelf, accounting for inflation it would be closer in price to the Billy you bought 25 years ago.
Assuming a product introduced 25 years ago has exactly the same role in the lineup today sounds crazy to me TBH.
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoIsn't that the point though? Quality of the basic model Maytag washer I bought 25 years ago versus one today. Quality of a Reese's cup I bought 25 years ago versus one today. Quality of Levi's I bought 25 years ago versus a pair today. Quality of the Billy that I bought 25 years ago versus today. Quality of the Billy HAS declined.
- makeitdouble 1y agoThat's fair if we only strictly care about the Billy line and it's history. From there we can't generalize to any other product without acknowledging IKEA's internal decision process or their vision for Billy across the years. To parent's point > where the inflection point is where used items become more valuable than the new items being made at current quality levels, including degradation due to age. Buying the actual modern equivalent of what Billy was 25 years ago answers that question.