I was looking for another table-as-desk at IKEA a few months ago.  I was surprised to find the electric height-adjusting Bekant, and even more surprised to find it on sale for circa $400-420 (about $80 off, IIRC).<p>Anyway, my father and I (his van, for transportation) spent some time talking with the area&#x27;s sales associate, who was older and knowledgeable and had been with IKEA for six or seven years as a supplementary career&#x2F;job.<p>They explained, particularly with reference to the electric unit, that families let their kids climb all over the floor models.  Invariably, they become stressed&#x2F;loosened up and less stable.<p>I was actually looking for a Galant table with the four individual angled, height-adjustable metal legs that mount rather sturdily to an underside metal frame.  But... they no longer carry that item.  (The sales associate agreed to the foolishness of this, asserting, &#x27;If only they would ask us out on the floor what the customers want.&#x27;)<p>I ended up instead with a (fixed height) Bekant (for approximately 50% more than the Galant I was seeking).  It is not &quot;wobbly&quot; but it is a bit less stable than the Galant, to the point where it shakes a bit if&#x2F;when I type aggressively.  On the upside, its less stable pillar-to-large-feet two-leg design mean that the legs are more out of the way than with the Galant&#x27;s angled legs, making it more comfortable when two are put together in an L configuration.<p>Anyway, I was told by a sales person so take with a grain of salt, but apparently particularly customers with kids subject the floor display units to a lot of abuse.