Is it only ornamental? And why are they usually webbed feet (or at least they are in my experience)?

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    3 days ago

    People used to take pride in their work, and there was a time when consumers valued quality over price point.

    You’re never going to walk into a charity shop and find a 100 year old chipboard IKEA wardrobe. Shit is literally made to fall apart and have to be re-bought.

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      The average worker wasn’t buying a table with carved feet 100 years ago. You’re experiencing survivorship bias.

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      2 days ago

      I don’t know. IKEA makes some great shit. They’re not the problem imo, Wayfair and other crap is far worse

      • It totally depends what you buy. IKEA definitely does sell crap, so does every other furniture chain store, but not everything is crap. Really depends on what you look at specifically.