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In article <1993Sep1.111458.8340@socrates.umd.edu> giannini@socrates.umd.edu (Jodi Giannini) writes:
>From: giannini@socrates.umd.edu (Jodi Giannini)
>Subject: IKEA furniture--any good?
>Summary: Looking for opinions on IKEA stuff
>Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 11:14:58 GMT

>Hi,

>I recently  received an IKEA catalogue, and was looking at all the spiffy 
>stuff.  The question is, how cheesy is the lower-priced stuff?  

>Does the furniture wear well?  Is it sturdy?  I don't have any problems
>with putting stuff together myself, but is it as easy as they make it sound?
>How are the fabrics, do they wear well?

>Is the store pleasant and the service good?  What of the return policy,
>and Customer Service?

>Any of your experiences and commentary on IKEA would be greatly appreciated.

>Jodi G.

My wife and I furnished most of our townhouse with Ikea furniture and find 
it great.  The furniture is space-efficient, well designed, nicely styled, 
and reasonably priced.  It takes a non-trivial amount of time to assemble, 
and on more complex pieces it's helpful to have some woodworking knowledge 
to add some subtle touches.  We hired someone to help us assemble most of 
the stuff.  -- David Scheim

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