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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Nilsen on December 14, 2006, 12:54:06 PM
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Yesterday I got two truckloads of IKEA furniture and addons delivered to the house im fixing up to sell. For almost two straight days ive been mounting kitchens and everything else so I need a breather. :D The instruction manuals alone could fill a small euro car...
Dunno if im supposed to laugh, cry or just log on to AH and let the rest sit in its boxes for a few more days..... im exhausted.
Soo.. anyone else buy alot of crap from IKEA? or is that not a big thing across the pond?
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crap is right.
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Oh yes... putting it all together is a *****. Im glad its not my day job :D
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IKEA has some pretty neat stuff, they also have some crap. They are good for some very off-the-wall stuff too. The WIfe and I have fun at our local IKEA. It is just sort of neat to see what twisted idea has been implemented.
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The real money saver (atleast here) is all the addons and extras like knives, glass, bulbs, and everything else you can imagine. The furniture has ALOT better quality now than they used to have in the 80s and 90s and if you stay away from the dirt cheap options they will last you for ever (that is not always a plus as they tend to make trendy stuff). Its been a long time since i have come across a set that is missing pieces too so their qualtiy control has gone up.
The house im fixing to sell is going to have a very modern interior so IKEA is perfect for that. if you want to go old-school then the IKEA choises are bad as its easy to see that its far from old and it will look st00pid.
When im done i hope i never get to see another umbraco again tho :D
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The brits are mad about that poxy damn company.
I love there enviromental packaging theres so bloody much of it we can build tower block in londons cardboard city.
Being a driver operator for a mobile waste removal unite i HATE ikea
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Wife goes there buys crap for me to put together.
Not saying it's good, it's cheap.....
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Its great, inexpensive furniture for the kids rooms.
(http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/8668097/213434679.jpg)
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Just had a new Ikea open up here a few miles from my house. Daughter got a new bed out of the grand opening, looking at some office furniture now.
Good and bad stuff, just have to look at it. But, gotta love them meatballs!!!
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IKEA is allright, some good cheap stuff - plus its an impressive business which I like.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Its great, inexpensive furniture for the kids rooms.
(http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/8668097/213434679.jpg)
Was the boy aware that you were stalking him with the Camera, Rip, or is that just something to be expected at your house?
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The locations are almost unshoppable here on weekends because of the crowds, and 75% of the time the real cool stuff (or the real cool colors) is sold out because they cut their "just in time" inventory way too close.
Some of the stuff is crap, but a lot of it is pretty nice for the money. We bought core pieces from better furniture stores and used IKEA to fill in the rest, and that worked well and was very cost effective.
Charon
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I got those shelves on the right side of the picture.
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Originally posted by Neubob
Was the boy aware that you were stalking him with the Camera, Rip, or is that just something to be expected at your house?
The wife just finished painting the room, and furnishing it. We wanted a "before" and when he moves out, an "after" shot. ;)
That's the cleanest we'll ever see that room.:cry
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Its great, inexpensive furniture for the kids rooms.
(http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/8668097/213434679.jpg)
IKEA must be rolling in it if they can afford to pay a child actor to lounge around in their displays like that... man, thats the job for me!
:aok
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
The wife just finished painting the room, and furnishing it. We wanted a "before" and when he moves out, an "after" shot. ;)
That's the cleanest we'll ever see that room.:cry
I was wondering about that. Looks a little too orderly to be a domecile of a boy that age... So, the after shot is what, 7-8 years down the line?
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Someone in Rips family can read :huh
Nice rip.... when yall untie him the room will be livable again.... heck my 15 year old daughter's room is not near that straight... :aok
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IKEA just reopened in Japan earlier this year. They were here years ago but folded up and went home, as many companies do. They hired local managerial staff based solely on their ability to speak some English so they could communicate with the HQ, not on their managerial or business skills. No localized products or design sense were introduced. Both are classic mistakes.
I went there about 3 weeks ago. The rebuilt a huge facility near Tokyo Disneyland that had been an indoor skiing center. It seemed more like a place for families to go for an outing. The massive cafeteria was filled, but people were just picking at their food and it all had a very industrial feel to it. It sure didn't look like a lot of buying going on. No lines at the registers.
Most of the stuff didn't suit my, or the girlfriend's taste. I think we bought a bowl.
I'm afraid they may not make here again. The manager had no experience in the retail industry - his qualifications seem to be that he is Swedish and already lived in Japan.
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I saw them in concert in 1978 opening for Cheap Trick. They are awesome!
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Ikea here is crap, if you weigh over 200lbs, you will break about any of their chairs in no time, I did.