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> they are genuinely worse in terms of construction

A 406 costs ×20 more (£1600 vs £80).

Does the 406 have cleaner lines? Yes.

Is it comfier? The 406 doesn't have a cushioned seat so, maybe or maybe not.

Will it last longer? Probably. But the IKEA one comes with a 10 year warranty and unless you treat it badly it'll probably last far longer than that.

Hard to argue that the IKEA POÄNG isn't great value for the people who have other priorities.

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Well said. My Poäng has been abused (by students) for years. It's still almost as good as new. And so very, very comfortable.

Ironically it's the prevalence of this chair in student residences that makes me never want to see one again. It's practically standard issue student furniture in many parts of Europe, I promised myself once I had a job that paid a reasonable salary I would never have one again, having sat in hundreds of the things during my education.

When I look back through photos of my student years, Poängs are in so, so many of the pictures. The chair itself is arguably relatively unoffensive; I just find its prevalence deeply boring.

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