IKEA

[Oski]

I don't see what the big deal is about IKEA. Their products seem to be of low quality, suitable only for apartments and tiny houses. Good place for families to hang out though.

[MagzOK]

We replaced many of our overhead light fixtures in our house with lighting from Ikea. We've also bought tons of little things there, but we haven't purchased any major furniture pieces.

[TheTravellers]

I don't see what the big deal is about IKEA. Their products seem to be of low quality, suitable only for apartments and tiny houses. Good place for families to hang out though.

That's been debunked a long time ago. We currently have 2 CD/DVD/Blu-ray storage cabinets from them that have survived moving from IL to WA to WA to OKC, and they're still sturdy as hell.

[Rover]

I don't see what the big deal is about IKEA. Their products seem to be of low quality, suitable only for apartments and tiny houses. Good place for families to hang out though.

Just like a lot of furniture stores sell low quality items (ever been to Mathis Bros, et al). Some of what they sell is very inexpensive and none of their furniture is meant to be legacy furniture. But most is solid, stylish enough, and lasts a pretty long time. Overall, they are a great value store for affordable furniture options for many, many people. Not everyone can spend $10,000 for a dining room table or a sofa, or $1,500 for an end table.

[TheTravellers]

... lasts a pretty long time. ...

Forgot to add another data point - in addition to moving a bunch of times and not falling apart, they're about 20 years old.

[baralheia]

I don't see what the big deal is about IKEA. Their products seem to be of low quality, suitable only for apartments and tiny houses. Good place for families to hang out though.

The majority of their products are actually pretty high quality, even stuff on the cheaper end of the spectrum. I've had an Ikea Malm platform bed for over 10 years and it's been pretty solid, despite being veneered particle board. I've also got some stainless steel towel racks and hangers that have withstood the test of time, so far. They offer products across a wide range from very cheap up to very expensive (even solid wood furniture!) and I'd say most are well-designed and better quality than you'd find most other places for the same type of product. There's a reason Ikea is highly regarded by most of their customers.