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Agreed. And within the last five years they made major improvements in things like drawer joints that make a huge difference.
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I think it's also how you assemble it. Sometimes people assemble them not at the optimal firmness and then things collapse. If you are making sure to be firm when assembling, then yeah it's pretty durable.
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I would say in particular their assembly manuals get more shade than they deserve. It's way better than anything else I've seen. If you can't match objects to images maybe that says more about yourself then the manual.
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