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I bought solid wood furniture rather than stuff from Amazon/IKEA/whatever.
It's more expensive (although there's plenty of used stuff out there that just needs a clean or at worst a sand/restain), but I have a dinner table, chairs, coffee table, bed frame, etc that I couldn't break if I tried.
Flat pack/chipboard stuff either goes wobbly or falls apart. Even some of the best ones that stay solid for years seem to suddenly turn to shit once you dismantle and reassemble it.
My daughter has already said she wants my dining table when I die lol
Well-made wood furniture is also lighter and easier to carry (particle or plywood tend to flex when picking up)
The question was the opposite though, when did you not do the right thing.
I mean, solid wood is great, assuming you want to use your whole life. I have a solid wood dining table disassembled in the attic because it's just way too massive for the current house, and I'm not in the habit of having 8 friends over.