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Sunday, July 12, 2009 12:00 AM

IKEA is as bad as Wal-Mart

Everyone loves a bargain, but a new book illuminates the dangers of cheap stuff
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 07:05 PM

    Buy used

    I agree. I have my share of crap furniture. And my budget is small. So as I require more, and as I replace what becomes broken, I acquire high-quality second (or third or tenth) hand furniture. Sometimes the stuff is ready to go. Sometimes it needs some repair. For example, two years ago, we acquired a Duncan Phyfe style dining table with eight chairs for a seven hundred dollars. My wife redid the upholstery on the chairs, applied a light stain, and now we have a gorgeous dining set that will last our lifetime.

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