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Default Ikea Effect: The Science of Cheap, Crappy Furniture

On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:43:29 -0800, Electric Comet
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:06:28 +0000
Spalted Walt wrote:


"We don't need no stinking aprons."

http://www.core77.com/posts/59321/Ho...g-Their-Design


cheap crappy usable

choose two and it seems people are happy with cheap and usable

because they keep buying it


will there be a trend back to well made furnishings or will the masses
just not care


I don't much care for IKEA furniture (I have one drawer unit that our
printer sits on) but they're a great source for butcher block slabs.
Put an apron on it and they make a rather nice table. ;-)