Is Ikea the Paragon of Discount Wastefulness?

I refuse to shop at Ikea. It is the epitome of lazy consumerism…you buy total crap that falls apart in less than a year and are forced to throw away large things in our landfills and re-buy another piece of crap.

If I purchase anything for my home (I’m a minimalist), I purchase through Highbrow Furniture. I buy classics like this, this, and this that are meant to to last for decades. If I get sick of them, I put them on Craigslist and sell them for $100 less than what I paid knowing that the next person will be able to keep them for 30 more years.

And I do my part to put Ikea out of business…