Why? This bloke is a genuine hero, possibly unintentionally. He made decent design available to people who previously couldn’t afford it. When my family was young it was a godsend - beds, sofas, dining room tables, bits of stuff for the kitchen, duvet covers and the like, all decent quality, all relatively durable. Bought a £5 coffee table there a few weeks ago to put the Christmas tree on. People who struggle to assemble the furniture have a basic intelligence problem. I’m betting you don’t like it because when the wife drags you there it takes hours as she wants to browse. I always insist on knowing what we need before we go, getting it, then leaving. Works about 40% of the time.
You been shopping with my wife too then? Nightmare of a place when she says "lets just pop in and have a look", but a godsend for affordable furniture once she's decided which "anklejur" or "maastik" piece she wants - and agree, much easier to construct than people make out (although I have to build all the stuff for my sister-in-law - her husband is Portuguese and I don't think he's even seen a screwdriver in his life!) RIP Mr Ikea
What’s the reason then? Just curious. Can’t say I love the experience myself, but I think IKEA is a decent thing overall. Remember MFI and the hideous collapsing crap they used to sell?
Had a massive argument with Marketing in 2006 - I was arguing for a campaign that showed men having The most horrendous experience in a series of shots - and thereafter them paying their golf membership with the money they'd saved. Marketing were horrified that we should admit this. As much as you know I hate McKinsey and BCG, they'd worked out you had to pay 4 times the money for the same quality kitchen - 9 times for better. Beds was 3 times and 6 for better. Got to say that 3 years I had there was a magnificent education - they trained me from a shop filler to European Logistics boss within 18 months. The downside was that working there was like being in a cult. But for a consumer, value for money? - Nothing beats it. The man started of as a 10 year old selling matches. The flatpack thing only developed when he saw a man sawing a table at legs to get it into his car - Ingvar asked him what the Hell he was doing and the man said he could easily put it back together when he got home - a flawed, absolute legend of a man RIP Ingvar min ven
Many a Sunday spent wandering round the Wembley store Lunch of meatballs Then the bloody queue to pay for yet more tea light candles
Ikea is largely brilliant. Our house is 70% ikea furniture and is decent. Best buy was our kitchen table, nice, simple 6x3 foot for £60 10 years ago. Unbelievable value. Worst though, I finished installing yesterday. They have designed a 'revoultionary' sink waste trap which means your under sink drawers do not have the centre part cut away. The overflow pipe is a simple piece of flexihose which is merely pushed onto both sink and trap. It refuses to stay in place. Good for a cheap lunch though.
Most of the local news was given over to the memorial event today for Cyrille Regis at the Hawthorns. 4000 fans there, including Coventry, Villa and Wolves fans wearing their colours as well as the Baggies. Really very moving, huge amount of love and respect for Cyrille. RIP. Bob Hazell had him in his pocket at Highbury though.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/former-grand-prix-chief-ron-walker-dies-20180130-p4yz37.html Ron Walker, did a lot for Melbourne, among other things... F1, making cancer drugs available to more people RIP
John Mahoney, actor well known for playing Martin Crane in the brilliant comedy Frasier, passes away at 77
Bit odd that he was playing the dad of someone only 14 years younger than him, and was only in his fifties when the show was made. Looked old before his time. Good show though. RIP.
I think I only ever watched one show when I was bored on a Sunday morning. I know it it was very popular. RIP
