I guess you've just bought the cheap crap then, as I have several products from IKEA that have lasted a long time, some that even are solid wood.
And there really aren't many options here, for whatever reason. No such thing as "big box" stores here apart from Costco and they don't really sell furniture.
There's a Japanese chain called Nitori that opened a few years ago, but most of their furniture feels like children's furniture to me, as they really are made for a smaller built people. Nothing wrong with that, but it simply wouldn't work for me. The quality is also worse than IKEA for most of their products.
The local furniture shops either sell very poor quality products, or it's super expensive, or just super tacky.
Not saying I want to buy all my furniture at IKEA, but I only have so much choice if I want something "western".