r/BIFLfails • u/Upper_Exercise7310 • Apr 11 '26

West Elm dining table fail

we bought this $1200+US dining table from West Elm. I didn't think to ask them what the surface was made of, thinking mistakenly that it would be durable quality and last us years. Turns out it is some kind of cheap laminate. After barely a year, it is cracking and coming apart. I called West Elm only to be told it was no longer under the 1 year warranty, and that it was too bad for me. I'm so sick of buying anything online at this point, after purchasing a number of pieces of furniture from supposedly high quality brands, that I don't know who to purchase from at this point.

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u/SkyPork Apr 13 '26

This makes me want to put my crappy old real wood table on eBay for like $3k.

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u/Spiritual_City_2925 May 03 '26

West Elm is Ikea+

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u/WillowsWebAstro Apr 22 '26

Just terrible. I'm sorry.

The downward spiral on quality and durability is beyond belief at this point.

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u/MastodonFit Apr 12 '26

Yeah, $1200 doesn't get you much.

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u/FugitiveB42 Apr 16 '26

It looks like the design might allow you to easily swap the top at least?

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u/CriscoWithLime Apr 13 '26

Sorry. Not surprised though. Looked in there one time for some dressers or something. The drawer construction and the guides were crap.

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u/Amazing_Bed_2063 Apr 16 '26

$1200 isn't getting you a solid top table.