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[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 263 points 1 year ago

Remember like two weeks ago when someone posted a question asking why IKEA was in business when good quality wood furniture was basically the same price? Hilarious.

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 99 points 1 year ago

Even the used furniture market is obscene.

Used flat pack shit that lasts maybe 10 years in optimal conditions goes used for only half the price, bad lean and all.

Anything solid wood you might as well buy new, cuz it’s nearly the same price, like damn.

I now go to habitat for humanity restore locations or goodwill, because they -can’t afford to charge a lot for big stuff- because they don’t have the space to store it. It’s not great stuff, but refurbishable.

[-] socsa@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Shit, there is an upscale consignment shop near me where they have "vintage" flat pack furniture straight from Wayfair marked above list price. I know because I have the same fucking table. The whole midcentury modern revival has gotten completely out of hand.

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago

-.-

No offense to your flat pack, but it was garbage then and it’s not better now (you have apparently taken good care of it to not have it fall apart since)

I have had a lot of flat pack stuff because poverty, including a full wood coffee table that sat in a box for 20 years (mom bought it) before I used it. Took 6 months before that one started to wobble from normal use.

It’s never been good. I’d almost argue they are better now than 20 years ago, because people can’t afford legacy furniture and everything is flat-pack. And that is not saying much.

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Put some thread locker on those shitty table leg bolts. That'll keep it sturdy until the bolts rip themselves out of the pressboard garbage they're glued to

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

That wasn’t the problem, it was just shoddy construction, but thank you.

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