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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by rlpb on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:35AM (#25928040)
> But don't you want something more substantial and created with more craft?

No. My furniture is...part of the furniture. I care about it being practical. I don't care about its heritage. IKEA quality is perfectly adequate for me, so I'm not inclined to pay for any more.

I also appreciate light furniture that can be moved easily. Furniture that is more "substantial" and made from real wood[1], for example, is far more of a pain for me.

[1] As opposed to chipboard; I don't mean to imply that IKEA aren't using trees.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by chrisseaton on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @02:05PM (#25932367)
And that's fine, that's how some people view food and they're happy with junk food in the same way people are happy with junk furniture. Junk food and junk furniture are both consistent, cheap, simple, unsurprising, available anywhere, and sometimes that's what people want. But that's what it is - junk furniture.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by olyjohn on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:58PM (#25933850)
Junk furniture probably won't give you diabetes.
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