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 eurasiantiger on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:56AM (#25930526)

Ikea definitely has tiers of quality. A $50 desk is basically cardboard, a $500 desk has some MDF around the edges to make it feel sturdier, and the $1000 desk might even have some real wood in it.

The real problem with IKEA is that they use a supply chain that tends to bribe officials into cutting down old growth forests, destroying wildlife habitats.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by hedora on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:19PM (#25930869)

Here’s a $100 desktop that’s solid wood:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/gerton-tabletop-beech-50106773/

A set of metal legs is about $30.

They used to sell a solid wood desk for under $200. I have one. It lasted over 10 years, but the desktop recently warped and split. (Laptop overheated it, I think.)

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by SR2Z on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:59PM (#25931461)

Yeah, it's entirely possible to buy actually good furniture from IKEA. Even their MDF/veneered stuff will last a while if you're careful moving it.

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