Comment by notatoad

I don't mean to rag on ikea here, i have a bunch of ikea furniture and find it to be generally sturdy and good enough to stand up to anything i ask of it. i've also got some similar wal-mart furniture that i have no complaints with. i guess i haven't had the experience you have with whatever the bottom tier of furniture truly is.

my point was more just that "good enough" furniture is often good enough. we don't usually demand too much performance from a chest of drawers: heirloom-quality furniture is nice, but mostly an unnecessary luxury item.