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sully
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16/08/2013 12:01 am  

I just wanted to open a discussion about costs and quality. I want to decorate my home with good quality products but I feel like buying from places like ikea to save money might not be a good idea.
I was thinking of maybe buying some higher end products.
But is cost a valued asset for quality. Some are American Made, while other represent a multitude of vendors that have to be approved.
But with our economy isn't buying better quality the way to go? Even with higher prices, your thoughts?
Edited by DA: No links to commercial websites please.


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fastfwd
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16/08/2013 1:23 am  

Ok, I'll pretend that this is a real question.
Define "quality".


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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16/08/2013 2:00 am  

and define
"better."
better for resale, better for durability, better for beauty of design (a rather subjective criterion), better for repairability, better for...?


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cubby01
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16/08/2013 11:11 pm  

Post count
...might be a useful addition to the forum.


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onegroovydude
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16/08/2013 11:16 pm  

Lol...
What is this? Kababy's girlfriend? Doesn't he love to use the word asset? And quality? And cost? Who even opens a thread in that manner? Like we're all getting ready to sit down to a round table mid afternoon company brainstorming. If you have to ask that broad of a question, I'd just stick with Ikea. There's only a hundred variables after we distinguish one or the other, or both, or neither. You have to learn how to crawl before you can walk.


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onegroovydude
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16/08/2013 11:53 pm  

I have
a friend named Cubby, Cubby. He's the only Cubby I thought I'd ever know. He just moved to Hawaii. I envy him...


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fastfwd
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17/08/2013 12:27 am  

Cubby01
Post count can be estimated, more-or-less accurately, by typing a username into the "search in forum" box.


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cubby01
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17/08/2013 1:23 am  

fastfwd
I understand that and it is what I did only after I'd made a lengthy post. After onegroovydude's comment I checked counts and decided my entry was of little value to the first time poster starting this thread. Because I can't entirely delete my post (another nit) I then just replaced my post with the comment about post count.
By the way, how can I edit my profile name in order to show location (USA). That's a handy thing.


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fastfwd
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17/08/2013 2:36 am  

Cubby
Yeah, the "question" was just spam.
To add "(USA)" to my username, I asked nicely via the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page. If there's another way, I don't know it.
Oh, and if you replace your post with something that makes obvious your intent to delete it -- like "." for both Title and Message -- the forum administrators will often delete it for you.


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