Well aren't all the smart **** out today! Sometimes goods get sold for less than it cost to make them to shift stock, its not unheard of. Obviously unlikely but you'd think somebody could ask a simple question without getting grief.
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m00bs
18 Jan 16#1
These look a good price, are they shelves or storage cubes as I can't find them on-line?
xboxden
18 Jan 16#2
Oak look at that price. I've had other stuff similar and at the price, you cant complain. Heat!
MR GUS
18 Jan 16#3
Solid or veneer?
SFJnet to MR GUS
18 Jan 165#4
:confused:
MR GUS
18 Jan 16#5
Easy enough question to an owner of said pieces & easy enough to tell in all likelihood.
Cannot see the details of the boxes on the site therefore asked a salient question, ..where lies your problem SFJnet ? :man:
nannyhoo
18 Jan 164#6
:{I'm certain for £4 they'll be solid oak
MR GUS to nannyhoo
18 Jan 16#13
a big old oak tree used to go for £90 in the uk, our more valued species, ..of which there are over 600 oak varieties recognised worldwide, plus hybrids making for different values to different markets & therefore costs.
Home bargains stocks oak furniture, drawers with sub dividers etc, a woodworking factory will have offcuts which it may store & sell onward or utilise for more profit (sensible) instead of paying for waste streaming.
Therefore it is entirely possible that periodically a company may diversify for a bit more profit, it's likely a couple of jigs & some wood glue or simple dowel sticking to get the integrity required.
just because oak has a historical added cache within the uk it does not necessarily carry in other world markets especially where there are denser growing woods.
IF machines are set up for tooling then offcuts proliferate, (I used to work in cabinet making). ..all part of the standard manufacturing process.
SFJnet meet Obstinate_person ..you dumbasses should get along :confused::stuck_out_tongue:
SFJnet
18 Jan 161#7
If you can possibly imagine that you'd get these in solid oak for £4 then you must be the world's most optimistic bargain hunter.
MR GUS
18 Jan 16#8
Some good deals come through HB, don't simply assume, (plus there are many variants of oak species that don't have the same cache) ..& thy sell other items of solid oak don't they? whose to say this isn't just offcuts utilised?
SFJnet
18 Jan 161#9
Sure, sure, whatever you say...
Obstinate_Person
18 Jan 16#10
Yes I'm sure they can source off cuts in such consistent supply and appearance to justify paying for tooling, manufacture, QC, packing and distribution of this product. I'm with you, Einstein, I think it's solid oak...
Mark43
18 Jan 163#11
Well aren't all the smart **** out today! Sometimes goods get sold for less than it cost to make them to shift stock, its not unheard of. Obviously unlikely but you'd think somebody could ask a simple question without getting grief.
HereKittyKitty
18 Jan 161#12
I bought these ages ago. They look lovely but are just MDF and veneer. Bargain.
MR GUS to HereKittyKitty
18 Jan 16#14
Thank you for clarifying that, much appreciated.
Rickardo to HereKittyKitty
18 Jan 16#15
Real oak veneer?
Don't answer, I'm just being obstinate too! I would suspect a plastic laminate or foil.
Obstinate_Person
18 Jan 161#16
How appropriate that a carpenter would stock to his story with messianic resolve.
How unfortunate that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Just think about the economics of working with off cuts. You would have to store and ship them, hope that they were uniform in size and appearance despite being worked on previously. You would have to batch then to make any of this economical, this means time lost. You would have to be able to handle them in a way that was economical despite their unpredictable characteristics. The raw materials, in this case oak, are never the biggest expense in such a process. It would in fact be cheaper to source new oak to required spec.
Lesson over
simonspeakeasy
18 Jan 16#17
Well didn't that escalate quickly!
welshlass1
18 Jan 16#18
How big are these about, they look really good!!
HereKittyKitty to welshlass1
19 Jan 16#20
They're 25, 20, and 15cm squares, about 8-10cm deep. They're nested in the box like Russian dolls. They're only laminated MDF (not veneer like I said earlier) so they're not hard-wearing utility shelves, just for decorative items. Solid enough though, and they look nice.
Mrs.Z
18 Jan 16#19
Gosh I bought a similar set in Asda for £22 :confused:
aym280
19 Jan 16#21
He must be the man who wanted to buy my house and my neighbours for £360,000. Mine along is a bedroom semi-detached with a proper garage!
welshlass1
19 Jan 16#22
Thanks, Im going to have a look in my local HBs, I really like these
john60wales
20 Jan 16#23
so many clever people...so little ammunition..
DonnaDoop
4 Feb 16#24
I bought these :smile: I struggled home on the bus with 2 sets and a mountain of other shopping. When I got home I did a quick google and they are usually about £15 - £30 a set (argos, homebase etc) so Im happy that I spent my ~£8 wisely. MDF with a bit of fake oak is fine by me, they'll be on a wall, with little trinkets on to add a decorative feature to break up a massive wall space. For the price, I am very happy, and if I ever catch my friends getting so close that they can tell they are not actual oak...Ill be asking why they have their nose pressed up against our wall :P !!
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Cannot see the details of the boxes on the site therefore asked a salient question, ..where lies your problem SFJnet ? :man:
Home bargains stocks oak furniture, drawers with sub dividers etc, a woodworking factory will have offcuts which it may store & sell onward or utilise for more profit (sensible) instead of paying for waste streaming.
Therefore it is entirely possible that periodically a company may diversify for a bit more profit, it's likely a couple of jigs & some wood glue or simple dowel sticking to get the integrity required.
just because oak has a historical added cache within the uk it does not necessarily carry in other world markets especially where there are denser growing woods.
IF machines are set up for tooling then offcuts proliferate, (I used to work in cabinet making). ..all part of the standard manufacturing process.
SFJnet meet Obstinate_person ..you dumbasses should get along :confused::stuck_out_tongue:
Don't answer, I'm just being obstinate too! I would suspect a plastic laminate or foil.
How unfortunate that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Just think about the economics of working with off cuts. You would have to store and ship them, hope that they were uniform in size and appearance despite being worked on previously. You would have to batch then to make any of this economical, this means time lost. You would have to be able to handle them in a way that was economical despite their unpredictable characteristics. The raw materials, in this case oak, are never the biggest expense in such a process. It would in fact be cheaper to source new oak to required spec.
Lesson over