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Default Ikea Effect: The Science of Cheap, Crappy Furniture

On 2017-01-12, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

I will say this about that type furniture. It is good and lasts a long
time as long as you never move it after assembly.


True enough.

I hadda huge fiberboard bookcase. You know, the kind with the lead
slug inserts, in which to attach the fasteners. Lasted forever
.....until I moved. It disintergrated upon disassembly and I tossed it
in the dumpster.

nb