Re:Why furniture got so bad
by sheepybloke on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @12:59PM
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Exactly. I've been looking for bookshelves and wanted something that wasn't just Ikea's Billy. The price jump to something from Pottery Barn is 3-4x the Ikea price, but from the quality you see at the showroom, it should be closer to 1.5-2x the price. I also feel a bit jaded from the mid-tier furniture showrooms, which offer Wayfair quality at 2x the price. I just want something that will survive a move while not having to look at payment plan!
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Re:Why furniture got so bad
by LargoLasskhyfv on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @03:45PM
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Why care about furniture surviving a move, when you can buy and build the same shit at your destination for cheap? And 'gift' the old to your follow renters, or just discard it?
Because wasting stuff is bad?
Well, in this case its not like you have a choice.
Re:Why furniture got so bad
by worthless-trash on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @01:06AM
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Still bad.
I don't care that much about surviving moves, I care about it being nice quality. And the nice ones will cost enough that I want to keep them.
Ikea does have a higher end bookcase than Billy: Hemnes[0]. It's like 2x the price, and I think it's worth about that, given it's made from mostly solid wood (back is still fiberboard).
0:https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-bookcase-black-brown-lig...