Alan wrote:
In message , Rob
Morley
wrote
In article , "Alan"
says...
In message
.com,
wrote
if youre short, better quality second hand is both cheaper,
longer
lasting, and better lokoing. Real wood really is much better than
melamine covered chip.
When did they last make reasonably priced furniture from real
wood?
1940s
Unlikely. Decent wood wouldn't have been wasted on furniture during
the
war or for the years after. Utility ware was made from the same
quality
wood at tea chests 
The point being that both the wood and the items made from it were
better value for money than any flat pack you can buy today. My parents
utility settee finally went to the tip after 60 years (recovered at
least once in that time). Not because there was anything wrong with it,
but it didn't meet fire regs and no one was interested in it.
MBQ