• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    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.

    • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      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.

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      1 year ago

      IDK maybe it varies by area and what you a re looking for but almost all my furniture is thrifted/scavenged and I think the most I paid for a single thing was a 100 bucks. I go to a local thift store not one of the big chains. I also don’t have to buy with any sort of time pressure.

      E: the idea that it invalidates IKEAs existence is crazy though.