IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from being developed

Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by jakupovic on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:12AM (#25928454)

I call BS, you can't even buy the material to build something at IKEA prices, let alone assemble it.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by Ygg2 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:31AM (#25928673)

BS based on what? I can show you the desk. I did found his bill. It was $30 bucks more.

The price for IKEA piece was materials plus delivery.

The price for that desk was design, delivery and assembly on the spot.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by eropple on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:30PM (#25931906)

IKEA has some "halo" items, but most people, when they're talking about IKEA, are talking about stuff like their GALANT table/desks.

What IKEA item were you comparing it to?

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by Ygg2 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @02:53AM (#25939323)

HEMNES stain white writing desk.

I need drawers to store stuff next to my computer.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by cko on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:14AM (#25928482)

Probably didn't account for cost of labor.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by Ygg2 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:32AM (#25928683)

Cost of labor was around 50% of the material value.

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