Ok, so I am not a big fan of wicker furniture. There are only two
states that you will ever see wicker in, 1. New, pristine, in a
showroom of a furniture store or 2. Uterly destroyed, sitting on the
curb in shredded taters waiting pickup by the trashman.
What is
the allure of wicker anyway? I mean who says to themselves, "That dried
grass would make a great lazy boy!" Wicker can barely hold itself
together let alone a 230lb armchair quarterback. And wicker is not
comfortable. You would think that the wicker myth would be dispelled by
word of mouth after so many years? Ever notice how wicker is marketed?
Usually you see wicker in a tropical setting, like if you buy this
bookshelf then you will feel like you are at the beach? How many
bookshelves made out of grass have you ever seen while at the beach?
Wicker
by any other name is still wicker so don't be fooled. There is no such
thing as stronger, longer lasting "free range wicker" and ratan is
still wicker! If you google the word wicker you will see the following
results:
Results 1 - 10 of about 13,500,000 for wicker [definition]. (0.11 seconds)
Wickerpedia defines those addicted to wicker as follows: See hoodwinked, wool over the eyes, sucker.
Wicker is not furniture it is landscaping gone horribly wrong.