tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post9217837945804355064..comments2024-03-10T00:46:33.915-08:00Comments on WPatrickEdwards: New Furniture?? Not My Problem!W. Patrick Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001954861903457707noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-31664515037390730212014-08-29T15:43:54.003-07:002014-08-29T15:43:54.003-07:00It's funny it seems this topic is what I rant ...It's funny it seems this topic is what I rant about the most these days. As a furniture maker that has worked in a restoration shop for a time then working in a so-called high end designer furniture shop and at a custom cabinetry shop. It is belittling to the consumer and it's a shame that they are unaware of the materials that are being handed off to them. I only reply to confirm and shed light to the topic. I understand that flake board and mdf have there place but let it be made clear to the consumer then. I've seen product sold for large amounts of money and sold under the banner as "solid wood".Augustus Lammershttp://alammersfurniture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-29266911649121616702014-08-22T20:40:26.649-07:002014-08-22T20:40:26.649-07:00It's really sad to see how easy it is for peop...It's really sad to see how easy it is for people these days to pay lots of money for products that are incredibly low quality (just pure garbage half the time), and then they expect it to last. Just today, I was watching a video from some YouTubers that I follow, and their IKEA sofa broke. It has already broken 3 or 4 times (and they fixed it to the best of their limited abilities). They've only had this sofa for maybe 2 years(?) and they finally just dragged it out to the road after it broke again the other night. Not all IKEA sofas are that poorly made (their higher end models are half decent), but for a sofa to only last for 2 years or less? That's pathetic. I also find that people are way too rough with their things these days (I sound like an old man, but I'm only 30). No one is really that careful, and when something gets too scratched, chipped, or dented, it gets thrown out. I am proud to say that I only ever buy old/used, and antique furniture. It may not be in perfect shape, but I know it won't fall apart, and I know it can be repaired.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831757279235998895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-89771600012467675132014-08-22T11:16:06.322-07:002014-08-22T11:16:06.322-07:00There are several things that I think of when this...There are several things that I think of when this topic comes up. For example, I have a rustic cabin in Montana and there is a GE refrigerator there which has worked continuously since 1950. Outside in the open yard, exposed to the Montana weather is a 1941 Dodge Power Wagon. All we need to do is turn the key and it starts every time.<br /><br />When I was in college I drove a 1951 Studebaker Commander. If I hadn't lost my mind and sold it I would still be driving it. I'm sure it's probably back in fashion these days.<br /><br />The only thing that didn't last was the double breasted corduroy suit I had in 1967. For some reason the pants stopped fitting and I had to give it to the Salvation Army. I'm sure someone who is 6' tall and weighs 165 lbs is still wearing it...<br /><br />Now we have an entirely new generation who thinks it is normal to throw out the old phones or computers when they are two years old and replace them with new ones.W. Patrick Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001954861903457707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-16095477680802481972014-08-21T21:56:13.206-07:002014-08-21T21:56:13.206-07:00I can't support your views strongly enough! A ...I can't support your views strongly enough! A few years back, when we had young babies and I had little spare time and access to a workshop at home, we bought a few pieces of Ikea furniture. To be fair to them, their furniture was better than most other brands. Since then I've had to glue and screw a tallboy back together twice, reinforce with ply a lounge frame (it seems staples aren't a very effective way to hold furniture joints together) and almost hurt my back when the back of a kitchen chair simply fell off.<br /><br />But this certainly doesn't stop with furniture - from toys given as presents to the kids that didn't work out of the box to our (expensive) fridge that now needs major repairs after 6 years, the quality of most things now is utterly appalling!<br /><br />No wonder we're depleting the earth of resources like we don't have to live here...oh hang on...Renewable Community Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120859145971821703noreply@blogger.com