text: IKEA building one of their megastores in Charlotte is sort a tragicomic irony nnThis area of the country used to be a hub for quality furniture built with craftsmanship and designed to last long enough to pass down to your childrennIKEA represents everything that furniture has become sawdust and glue pressed into cold geometric shapes and coated with choices of laminate nnIts not that I dislike modern furniture And I certainly have to commend IKEAs founders on a brilliant business model for a full bedroom set WOW But in addition to the fact that a room filled with IKEA furniture resembles a screenshot from an bit video game it is all completely disposable It is built to look cool until it falls out of style and then disintegrate right as you are thinking about replacing it nnYou always get what you pay for and furniture is certainly no exception nnIKEA is cheap And inexpensive as well