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18415783 No.18415783 [Reply] [Original]

How are desks so expensive? Just cheap wood and aluminum assembled in China.

>> No.18415804

because each of its components and materials are shipped back and forth across the globe several times each before making its way into some warehouse

>> No.18415808

How are houses so expensive? Just cheap wood and particle board assembled by mexicans.

>> No.18415809

Quality actuators for desks are like $300 each, so that desk is a good deal even if the actuators are kinda shitty.

>> No.18415832 [DELETED] 

>>18415783
why don't you build one, fag

>> No.18415884

>>18415783
everyone is working remotely, everyone is buying desks. desks get more expensive. get it?

>> No.18415900

>>18415783
>Factory sells cheap to Chinese businessman
>Chinese businessman sells more expensive to American businessman
>American businessman sells even more expensive to you
Someone i know became a millionaire by getting cheap ass asian furniture that looked like noble high quality ware and he sold it for like 10000% the price to rich people in the U.S. who thought it's expensive ancient Chinese furniture.

>> No.18415985

furniture designer here. Walnut is expensive. If that’s solid and not veneered, maybe 1.25 inches thick and milled from 6/4 stock, the wood alone is around 300 dollars itself. Add in hardware of decent quality and the cost of aluminum (even just extruded stock) and it can add up.

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18417058

Go to your local hardwear store and buy a laminated wood panel some screws and some legs. Have them cut it to your desired size and screw the legs on. You now have a hardwood desk for $100-150.

>> No.18417082
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18417082

OP needs to learn how to shop like a poor man.

>> No.18417113

>>18415783
You can get a decent desk for $200 or less if you just want something practical.

>> No.18417335

I only buy fair trade, vegan, non gmo, free range sourced wood. That desk costs 2k but was worth it.

>> No.18417460

Quantitative Easing

>> No.18417502

>>18415783
Many years a go I used to be a charter pilot. Was flying some people for a furniture company that specializes in office furniture. Of course being the nosey fuck I am I took a gander through some stuff they left on board at a stop. Mark up on most stuff was 400-600%.

>> No.18417512

>>18417058
Its that easy?

>> No.18417527

>>18417058
>>18417512
Big desk doesn't want you knowing this

>> No.18417546

>>18415783
because it would cost you WAYYY more that $500 worth of your time if you tried to build a large electric height adjustable walnut colored desk on your own

that is, if you have a job

>> No.18417557

>>18417546
time + raw materials*

>> No.18417603

>>18417546
Not if you're some kind of NEET or a janny. Then your time is worthless.

>> No.18417637

>>18415783
Assume it lasts only 5 years, but makes a 50k/yr wagie who's usually productive 4 hours a day put in an extra 10 minutes more per day.

That's over $10k. So the desk is really cheap.

>> No.18418046

>>18415783
Ikea has pretty much the same style of desk for half the price

>> No.18418075

Bought mine used, someone downgraded their house and I got a custom solid oak desk for about $75 it's wonderful

>> No.18418083

>>18415783
>not making your own tables.
>not using PNK as an ETH shovel in 2020
>not shorting BTC

yikes

>> No.18418122
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GCS3XZS


>one for computer
>one for tv

>> No.18419099

>>18417512
It was very easy. I have no experience with woodworking and I didn’t even make the cut. It took me less than an afternoon to complete.

>> No.18419109

>>18415808
this but unironically

>> No.18419154

Check local stores, it should be cheaper there. This table is probably 200-250 max.

>> No.18419250

>>18415985
this.
people have no idea how much wood costs, most of their reference is pine.

>> No.18419645

>>18415783
I bought a fantastic desk at Goodwill for $5.

>> No.18419668

>>18417512
Or just make your own "wood" by gluing several layers of junk mail or newspaper or Taco Bell wrappers/brown bags together until you get the desired thickness. White glue is cheap.

>> No.18419702

>>18419668
> White glue
Why don't you go back to stormfront you KKK racist piece of shit. On 4channel we keep it family friendly and multicultural

>> No.18420066

>>18419099
Complete? It's a piece of wood with legs screw to it. It's almost IKEA tier. Easy. How does it take an afternoon :/

>> No.18420081

>>18415985
>veneered
It says it is veneered furniture designer.

>> No.18420181

>>18415985
Furniture builder here.

That's clearly not a solid wood top. Everything you're saying about the price of materials is accurate; however, a desk that size, built with a $300 edge glued panel of actual walnut, would be $900-$1200, even with a an un-aesthetic aluminum frame under it.

>> No.18420199

>>18415783
don't buy, just build yourself

>> No.18420231

>>18415808
unironically good question.

>> No.18420241

>>18417058
not included: $200 power drill

>> No.18420350

>>18415783
>electric height adjust
There's your answer you spoiled brat

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>>18415783
You can just order parts from China (on Aliexpress or Taobao) for a fraction of that cost...
My desk is similar to Ikea's bekant 160x80 and it cots me like $20

>> No.18420436

>>18417082
absolutely patrician /biz/tier home decor

>> No.18420469

>>18417082
This. These are designed to hold hundreds of pounds. The only downside is indentures over time.

>> No.18420473

>>18415783
Chinese stuff is expensive because of the corona virus

>> No.18420482

>>18415808
You can answer this question by holding shift and pressing 999 000

>> No.18420497

>>18420066
Exactly, less than an afternoon including the time it took to drive and buy the materials and drive home. No point spending double that on ikea shit that needs to be assembled anyway.

>> No.18420563

>>18420199
The average NEET on /biz would be hospitalized just from the effort of sanding a desktop, and knowing how to use sandpaper. Get real. Using tools? Not happening.

>> No.18420584

>>18420241
Why the fuck would you need a $200 power drill? One good enough to attach legs to a couple of planks is $20.

https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-Corded-5-2-Amp-DR260C/dp/B00T2VJ93C/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=corded+power+drill&qid=1586693415&sr=8-2

>> No.18420601

>>18420584
if you want to drill into good quality solid wood you need a good drill.

>> No.18420619

>>18420181
Go to their website. The desk surface is high pressure laminate, the color is "english walnut" - ie. a photo of actual walnut. It's almost guaranteed to be particle board underneath, and the cheap Chinesium kind that swells and crumbles from moisture over time.

>> No.18420628

>>18420601
>Hurrr derrr I troll more I de funny"

Shaddap, faggot

>> No.18420783

>>18417082
You can probably save a further 20 bucks by buying a used wallpapering table.

>> No.18420973

>>18415808
The location is just as important as the materials and labor needed to build it

>> No.18421002
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>>18420436

5 star post

>> No.18421263

>>18420973
ding ding ding. Empty lots in my parents boomer suburb are going for 300-500k

>> No.18421287

>>18415783
stop coping desklet

>> No.18421295

>>18415809
This. The desk in pic related has fancy shit and memory and all that, not just wood and aluminum.

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>>18415783

>> No.18421314

>>18415783
Why are you goin for an electric standing desk? lol
Just get a regular desk fag.

>> No.18421333

>>18420601
His linked drill would get the job done.

>> No.18421344
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18421344

Check facebook marketplace, there are so many offices closing down and liquidating their furniture

I picked up pic related in pretty much pristine condition (was missing 1 fastener, no scratches or anything though) for $100

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18421696

holy fucking shit, I'm picking up woodworking as a second trade

I can't believe how many useless fucks out there are willing to waste +$500 for a fucking desk instead of making their own

>> No.18421751

>>18415783
If you don’t like it, get an adjustable husky desk for half that price.

>> No.18421776

>>18417082
i've used one of those for the past decade. they work great but they look like shit.

>> No.18421791

>>18417058
Laminated hardwood?

>> No.18421803

>>18421696
this

>> No.18422123

>>18420241
If you don't already have that, then a table is the least of your problems.

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18422283

>some anons can't build their own desks
You all have a basic set of tools and can complete basic repairs, right?

>> No.18422404

>>18420423
but it looks like shit you cheap bastard!
jk

>> No.18422414

>>18415783
it's an electronic motor adjustable desk. i got the hand crank version for a hell of a lot cheaper. but it gets tiresome.

>> No.18422417

>>18415783 (OP)

Prices aren't set by supply necessarily but by demand. They're expensive because that's the price people are willing to pay for it.

>> No.18422428

>>18422417
if you think $500 is expensive for an electric desk you never tried to source one locally.

>> No.18422459

>>18421696
>+$500
I work for a major office furniture manufacturer. You are a bit on the low side.

>> No.18422466

>>18417058
>buy a laminate wood panel
>you now have a hardwood desk
So you don’t specialize in carpentry or play instruments we know that

>> No.18422548

>not living in a wealthy boomer neighborhood where every Thursday and Sunday evening, especially in Springtime, like-new furniture and electronics and tools etc. are put outside to the trash so that you can load your car full of 100% free 100% fine quality merchandise while the former owners are elated you're removing the eyesore from their curbside early
>2020

>> No.18422576

>>18422548
Gets coronachan -> ded

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>>18421344
This Anon has the right idea. The warranty on that is likely transferable. Check to see what kind of markings HON put on the underside of that desk.

>> No.18422593

>>18422548
i've only seen people give away baby cribs and and cabinets for free in my neighborhood. no desks

>> No.18422652

>>18417082
You're not even shopping like a savvy poor man. Go to a thrift store and buy a used desk made of solid wood for $10.

>> No.18422672

>>18422576
pussy

>> No.18422856

because of the office furniture mafia cartel. try to start your own office furniture manufacturer, I dare you, see how long youre found tortured to death in a warehouse somewhere and the police rule it a suicide

>> No.18422929

>>18422652
In my area people have hit the thrift stores hard for vintage wood. Prices have gone up big time.

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>>18415985

It's not a solid sawn top. Cheap shit veneer, which makes it $70-100 of the total cost.

The desk is overpriced as fuck unless it has some very quiet, smooth double motors.

I looked at these types of desks and you can assemble your own by buying the Gook legs and motors as a kit and mounting a REAL hardwood top on them for less than $400.

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>>18420241
>not included: $200 power drill

t. Female

>> No.18423115

>>18417546
Or you might use your time off work rather than browsing shitty chans

>> No.18423261

>>18415783
IKEA lots of desks for $100-$175

>> No.18423267

>>18422856
legit? is there a furniture cartel?

>> No.18423303

>>18423267
No.

Do not look into this further.

>> No.18423310

>>18420482
båsadô

>> No.18423355

>>18423267
>>18423303
Check out the basement of theMart at Neocon 2021 if you want to know more.

>> No.18424192
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>>18415783
Thanks for making this thread, I've been wondering this myself for weeks now. I'm thinking about making my own standing desk. I'm going crazy sitting all the time. When I've looked for standing desks, they're either, too expensive, or too short.

Right now my plan is pic related. If you look up on YouTube 'diy pipe desk' you'll find videos on how to make a desk like this. My only question is, in all the videos the people connect the desk legs. They buy all these smaller faggy parts to connect the legs in complicated ways. Do I have to do that? What does that even do, stabilize it better? I just want a no nonsense desk. Buying those extra prices adds like a hundred dollars. Does anyone with experience with diy see anything that could go wrong with my design? I was thinking of posting this on diy but saw this thread here first.

>> No.18424925

>>18417082
Stop being so pampered. There are free tables all around us, it's called the floor.

>> No.18424971

>>18424192
If you don't add the connection it will be wobbly as hell.

>> No.18425033

>>18415783
That one has hydraulics and circuits and a markup because it's for people with disabled backs who can't sit endlessly. It's meant to be bought by businesses and partly written off or bought with Grant's from the government.

Find a wooden desk without the hydraulics if you want to place a complaint that's less faggy and disingenuous.

>> No.18426514

>>18417082
This.

>> No.18426561

>>18424192
this is what i use...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maclean-MC-790-Office-Adjustable-Adjustment/dp/B07GPLNMGJ
it's hand crank but at least you can switch between standing and sitting. costs barely nothing. you can use it with any desk top board.

>> No.18426580

>>18426561
also i got it for about half that listed price...

>> No.18426603

>>18426580
since i repurposed my old desk top it cost me a total of $140 if you are wondering.

>> No.18427824

>>18415832

City boys don't understand the concept of making anything yourself. They trade money for things that appear in the thing store through magic.

>> No.18427844

>>18415832
Based DIYpilled fren

>> No.18427931

>>18415783
>cheap wood
>walnut
Lol

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18428073

>>18420241
>power drill

>> No.18428144

>>18421696
Wood, tools, and time are expensive.
You can't compete against enormous factories.

>> No.18428169

compressed cardboard is a complicated tedious sticky process

>> No.18428234

>>18415783
Electric tables are now in massive demand due to everyone adjusting to working from home. All adjustable tables were sold out here.

>> No.18428242

>>18415832
Based.

Cucked city fags can't even install an outlet without killing themselves let alone build something decent.

>> No.18428247

>>18415783
It's the little details that go a long way. I bought a desk for $100 but it has sharp edges, non-sturdy support, almost nothing nailed together so it could fall apart in a moving van, etc etc. Expensive desks have a quality build and nice features like the height adjustment on that one, plus either really easy assembly or even they just fold out no assembly required.

>> No.18428409

>>18427931
english walnut is a color scheme
you got chinked son

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>>18428073

Not included: Forearm muscles

>> No.18428463

>>18428448
>that claw

>> No.18428481

>>18415808
Houses are not expensive, land is.

>> No.18428493

>>18415783
So stop complaining and build a fucking desk youself

>> No.18428529

>>18417058
Nice really nice

>>18420241
Smallest penis post on this entire site. Are you a woman? That's a clit

>> No.18429147

>>18423355
I think you've said enough lad

>> No.18429747

>>18415808
the houses aren't expensive, the land is

>> No.18430316

>>18415808
Zoning and safety regulations and inspections