# Where can I buy a really nice coffee table? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 25, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685 "2000-11-25T21:37:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Danny\_Thomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@Danny\_Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danny_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/1 "2000-11-25T21:37:01Z")
I want to buy a really nice coffee table, preferably with a glass top. Can anyone reccommend a good online site for buying furniture? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/2 "2000-11-25T21:39:52Z")
No, no, no! Coffee _tables_ are Dick Van Dyke! Coffee _cups_ (for spit takes) are Danny Thomas! ---
**Author:** ![\_hijack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_hijack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_hijack)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/3 "2000-11-25T21:51:13Z")
I like the [http://www.ikea.com/](http://www.ikea.com/) store. Scanavian modern. Many are in kit form, easy to assemble without tools, and can be shipped anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/4 "2000-11-26T02:09:16Z")
Hey, Danny, how’s Marlo doing? Jeez, even TV Land won’t show _That Girl_. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/5 "2000-11-26T07:19:20Z")
You can also look at ebay. My brother bought a nice table at an ebay auction (kitchen table though, not coffee table–but I’m sure you can find a coffee table 😉 ). ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/6 "2000-11-26T23:11:26Z")
I work for IKEA, so I have to add one thing to this: > [@](#): > > I like the [http://www.ikea.com/](http://www.ikea.com/) store. Scanavian modern. > Many are in kit form, easy to assemble without tools, and can be shipped anywhere. You can’t actually order things from the website. You must dial the 800 number. We have many products that are not sold via the catalog, so your best bet is to go to the store. But the **Ingo** series is cheap and very nice (birch wood). Also, the **Lack** series is plastic, but comes in many colors and is durable and inexpensive. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-really-nice-coffee-table/42685/7 "2000-11-27T00:27:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* > **I work for IKEA…** And is it kosher for you to plug your products? Even so, I’ll do it for you. Ikea’s really neat. And relatively cheap. And real well-made.