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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'll notice most responses in this thread are saying "5+ years ago, 10+ years ago, 15+ years ago" but if you check out IKEA prices and quality post-Romanian wood poaching bust, and post-Ukraine/Russia war, it's like night and day.

A couch in 2021 was $799 USD for a 3 piece sectional, now it's $1599 USD, and their entire "Solid Wood" search category has been replaced by "Wood + Particle Board + Veneer / Wood-like finish", as their solid wood category was removed. Now you have to discern every piece by eye and material quality.

Most of the furniture in my home is from IKEA, but imo it's gone dramatically downhill and will probably continue to do so.

[โ€“] stevedidWHAT 1 points 1 year ago

Find any cool new places or sellers that are better?