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Topic	Do you know what Ikea is? (Without Googling, obviously)
Dikitain 12/16/18 1:09:24 PM #18:	rogerskg1979 posted... Chewster posted... Not that I think IKEA furniture is really nice quality or anything, but do people really think it's "cheap"? Cause it's still pretty damn expensive if you ask me. Maybe that's just all furniture, but fuck that noise. I have some stuff from IKEA but the rest is from the thrift store, talk about huge savings. I should clarify, like yeah I have seen and know there is way more expensive furniture, but people act like IKEA is like the bottom tier of new furniture pricing, which is distressing if true since it's still like 20 to 50x more expensive than the thrift store It's not fair to compare thrift store prices since almost everything at a thrift store is used. So you're comparing used prices to new prices, and that's not fair. When comparing strictly new prices, IKEA is definitely among the cheapest out there. It makes sense too because IKEA uses particle boards instead of real wood, and the construction just isn't as good. Real wood and quality construction is going to cost more no matter what. Most of my furniture is hard wood, so I probably wouldn't shop at IKEA even if it was close by. Even though you are paying more up front, the quality and how long it lasts more then makes up for it. If you buy something hardwood, you know it is going to last for as long as you are willing to keep it (hell, it will probably last long enough to pass it down to your kids if you want). It might get some scratches and scuffs, but you never have to worry about it falling apart. --- I am a senior software engineer. If you see me post here, I am tired of writing TPS reports. <cite>Dikitain posted [p:914219357] in Do you kno... [t:77306669]...</cite> <quote><cite>rogerskg1979 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Chewster posted...</cite> <quote>Not that I think IKEA furniture is really nice quality or anything, but do people really think it's "cheap"? Cause it's still pretty damn expensive if you ask me. Maybe that's just all furniture, but fuck that noise. I have some stuff from IKEA but the rest is from the thrift store, talk about huge savings. I should clarify, like yeah I have seen and know there is way more expensive furniture, but people act like IKEA is like the bottom tier of new furniture pricing, which is distressing if true since it's still like 20 to 50x more expensive than the thrift store</quote> It's not fair to compare thrift store prices since almost everything at a thrift store is used. So you're comparing used prices to new prices, and that's not fair. When comparing strictly new prices, IKEA is definitely among the cheapest out there. It makes sense too because IKEA uses particle boards instead of real wood, and the construction just isn't as good. Real wood and quality construction is going to cost more no matter what.</quote> Most of my furniture is hard wood, so I probably wouldn't shop at IKEA even if it was close by. Even though you are paying more up front, the quality and how long it lasts more then makes up for it. If you buy something hardwood, you know it is going to last for as long as you are willing to keep it (hell, it will probably last long enough to pass it down to your kids if you want). It might get some scratches and scuffs, but you never have to worry about it falling apart. --- I am a senior software engineer. If you see me post here, I am tired of writing TPS reports.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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