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Munchies_Matt wrote: They only do two things well.
Munchies_Matt wrote: their food
Accepted! But it's not enough, i can eat for 3 there 
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For 12 euros you can eat Gravadlax and a main course, its not bad. OK, for a little over that you can eat in many French restaurants, and in the US you can pig out on 12 euros, but it is OK. So yeah, I get your point.
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Never been there, have to plans to ever visit.
Not a big plan of "flat-pack" furniture anyway, I'd rather give my money to a small firm that actually cares, and can provide quality rather than a little less money. And you can haggle! 
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When I have the time, and the energy, I like to make furniture. I made my daughter an entire bedroom suite all in carved pine. Beautiful it is.
The trick is to get seasoned timber, if you can, but I often use cheap as crap shuttering pine planks. They take a lot of planning to get right but have lovely texture and colouration. I made a lovely farmhouse style dining table out of it recently. Really looks the part, all nicked and hand worked, you get loads of texture hand planning wood.
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Yep: I made all Herself's greenhouse furniture from pallets, dismantled, denailed, sanded, planed, and assembled. Ten years later it's all still fine.
Household furniture I avoid: it needs a delicacy of touch that my designs do not have. I build things to last, not to "be strong enough" - and it shows! 
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OriginalGriff wrote: pallets
Great source of wood; well seasoned, loads of texture, good weathering. And cheap as buggery! 
OriginalGriff wrote: Household furniture I avoid
You just need to plane and sand, and copy how other people do it. So in proper furniture shops I always look at how its made, so I can copy it later. Indian furniture shops are good for that, its all hand made, with interesting details you can copy easily. Most of my stuff is palgarised off them!
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Its all just cheap ugly junk.
Welcome to "Made in China."
Marc
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It is my understanding that Ikea, used to produce quality products. However, like many companies these days, they execute their mission statement on the cheap.
I have even noticed restaurants in my area have started serving their traditional favorites, with substandard ingredients.
Munchies_Matt wrote: I am sure I will be lured into the Ikea trap again though.
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Not everything is bad at Ikea, most low end is, erm, low end, but the higher end stuff is quite good; the kitchen (akurum) and bedroom (pax) systems are nice and well made but can get expensive fast as you add modules.
BUT
Once they are properly assembled and installed; it is impossible to move them.
I've owned a lot of Ikea stuff over the years and except for a few low end shelves, all them worked as expected.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Maximilien wrote: pax
That's just what I bought. 
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The solution is clear. Open your own Ikea!
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Munchies_Matt wrote: They only do two things well [...] and their food.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Munchies_Matt wrote: They only do two things well. That chair from way back that is dead comfy for the back, and their food
I only go there for the food and the junker area, where they sell off remnants and odd bits -- I've picked up no end of small parts that were useful for something else, particularly in the "lucky dip" bins for screws/brackets/drawer glides/hinges/etc.
Other than that, all I've bought there has been kitchen hardware, a couple of their solid oak worktops (which are unbelievably cheap), and a mattress. No furniture at all, because it's all cr@p.
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Lets see, kitchen junk, cutlery, plates and basic pots etc, quality, who gives a damn it's kitchen junk!. Office chairs, nice high back and comfortable, 30% cheaper than the local office supply mob. Book cases, yeah these were crap.
We then spent $20k on teak furnishings, targeted purchasing thats what you need!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Movie Quote Of The Day
I come home and catch you up to your nuts in Lady Shagging Godiva!
Which movie?
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Ice Age
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Catch me if you can
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The nutty professor.
Try Hovercraft for Android, voted "a game" by players.
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Get Smart?
(I don't expect anyone under 90 to get that)
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Mark_Wallace wrote: (I don't expect anyone under 90 to get that)
Is that < 90 IQ?
Maxwell Smart, CONTROL Agent - didn't they bring it back as a movie five or so years ago?
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under 90 inches?
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under 90 BACON ?
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Don't be daft; that would exclude me!
Centimetres.
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