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Most mass produced furniture these days is built in such a manner that the piece can be shipped from the factory disassembled and packed compactly into a flat box. You are accustomed to seeing this in all discount stores. If you go into the furniture department at Wal-Mart you'll look at assembled display pieces, but to buy one you will carry it out in a flat box and assemble it at home. In most cases the low to mid-priced furniture you see in even the classy showrooms arrived at the store in a knocked down state and was assembled by the store staff. Shipping costs have become so high, that this has become a necessity for companies that mass-produce furniture. Simply being a K.D. piece does not necessarily condemn it to being "junk". Some of the best brands use this technique to control shipping costs on large case goods. What separates good from not-so good are the materials used, the joinery hardware, and the skill and concern of the person who assembles it for you. |