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0 pointsi80and2y ago0 comments

I got an IKEA couch about 9 years ago. It was like... $700? The construction is definitely very cheap and you can tell if you flip it on its back, but it's very comfortable and sturdy enough that it still feels solid in normal use.

I don't think "cheap" construction is necessarily a bad thing, honestly. There's ways to do cheap construction such that it works just fine.

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AtlasBarfed2y ago

Ikea has to engineer it. They are a global company and they can invest in engineering to avoid as many returns/refunds. It's worth it to them.

So while the materials are cheap and the style not high end, from what I've seen they maximize the engineering to make it durable.

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0 pointsi80and2y ago0 comments

I don't think "cheap" construction is necessarily a bad thing, honestly. There's ways to do cheap construction such that it works just fine.

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AtlasBarfed2y ago

Ikea has to engineer it. They are a global company and they can invest in engineering to avoid as many returns/refunds. It's worth it to them.

So while the materials are cheap and the style not high end, from what I've seen they maximize the engineering to make it durable.

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