IKEA is way higher than the minimum level of quality. Their range goes from medium-low to medium. You can find far worse furniture than ikea (often more expensive)
> And then you have the problem that people are used to IKEA stuff being the minimum acceptable level of quality.
People see the IKEA level -- whatever that is -- as the minimum acceptable level. Anything worse than IKEA is not worth considering.
I’d say IKEA serves as the benchmark of value for money.