[onyxringer]

3 years? My kids will wreck it in a year. EZ.

While there's lot of valid complains about longevity of certain modern products, people often forget the other - more valid and rational - side of a story.

Modern life is different. Things are more dynamic, people have less time to take care of things, move more often. I specifically buy IKEA furnitures because I don't care about then and don't want to worry about them. When kids get older, or new one shows up and we need to re-arrange how we live to accommodate, I want to be able to throw away what no longer fits without worrying about how expensive it is. And when the kids wreck something, I just shrug and can afford a replacement. Passing some heirloom over generations is not on my mind.