tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post633324270252469329..comments2023-07-21T03:00:15.795-07:00Comments on Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News: IKEA: Love It or Hate It?Jeri Danskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-86380182798195830542009-03-21T18:16:00.000-07:002009-03-21T18:16:00.000-07:00Anonymous, thanks for adding your perspective.You ...Anonymous, thanks for adding your perspective.<BR/><BR/>You got me curious, so I went looking for recent articles on IKEA. There's some interesting reading on <A HREF="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/is-ikea-green.php" REL="nofollow">Treehugger</A>.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-88320560055355378562009-03-21T07:16:00.000-07:002009-03-21T07:16:00.000-07:00Detest it. Why do we all keep falling for it? (my...Detest it. Why do we all keep falling for it? (myself included). Since when has cardboard = furniture? There is a common fallacy at work here - people think Ikea is good value because it is cheap. Ikea ain't that cheap folks! The prices they have the audacity to charge never fail to astound me when you remember that what you are buying is glorified cardboard. Mr and Mrs Ikea must be laughing all the way to the bank. Where does our hard-earned money go exactly? Hmm let's see - quality materials - no, assembly - no, customer service - no, well-qualified and trained staff - no (no need for this as staff at Ikea need to do very little, the customer does everything.). Ikea gives whole new meaning to Do-It-Yourself. And they have the cheek to market it as some sort of forward-thinking/eco/ethical/empowering/consumer choice nonsense. It's simply outrageous. Then, just to add insult to injury, they try and flog us some processed meatballs and other Swedish junkfood before we get to leave the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-23394352586785972482008-03-30T08:30:00.000-07:002008-03-30T08:30:00.000-07:00Lil, I agree; some people are fine with assemble-i...Lil, I agree; some people are fine with assemble-it-yourself stuff, and some aren't - and the second category should avoid IKEA, or at least IKEA's furniture. <BR/><BR/>But I've never before heard someone say assembling the furniture was fun!Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-53405952319070407802008-03-30T05:22:00.000-07:002008-03-30T05:22:00.000-07:00I'd say, don't go to Ikea if you're not a handy pe...I'd say, don't go to Ikea if you're not a handy person! Easy as that. My b/f never has problems with assembling Ikea stuff, and he has fun in doing it.<BR/>Lil from ItalyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com