Everyone's always talking about how shoddy it is and how your cabinets will disintegrate if they go through any kind of stress, but all my cheap-ass furniture with a piece or two missing is still going strong after nearly a decade a use. Maybe I'm just lucky and it really is all crap, but I can't shake the feeling that the reason people shit on Ikea is because it's inexpensive.
Huh I grew up so poor that owning any new furniture at all made me think of the other person as well off rather then all their furniture being second hand stuff from charity shops. My parents and I thought it was crazy when they heard my friend say all their furniture was new even though it was all ikea and target stuff.