Ikea Pretty Much As Evil As Every Other Company
Der Spiegel: "Ikea has been described as the 'Teflon multinationa' because of its unshakably positive image. But a new book by a former top executive paints a damning picture of corporate practices at the Swedish furniture giant. The author claims the company is run like a sect, complete with spies, lies and rampant racism." Also, its products leave one bereft of vitality or joy and deliver the soul-crushing sense of settling in for the long trip to the tomb. Although that part does not seem to be mentioned in the book.
But it's still okay to eat the meatballs, right?
I just get annoyed having to play chess with the salesman.
Don't drink the schwedentrunk.
Well, we all know who invented the Stockholm Syndrome, right?
Oh great, first Whole Foods have a nutty right wing CEO and now this. Where is the urban liberal supposed to shop now?
Crate & Barrel; Trader Joe's.
Waiting for the book that claims Joe isn't a real trader.
I'm sure he's more evil than United Fruit.
Crate&Barrel is to Ikea as Club Monaco is to H&M. That is, a bit nicer and more expensive. Trader Joe's, on the other hand, flips the equation, I think.
You are correct on both points.
Don't get me started with the "as Canada is to the U.S." comparisons.
Racism against whom…Norwegians?
http://www.swedishrasism.com/
It includes the tabs: Information, Reality, True Stories, and PokerFace, among others.
It would be unfair to single them out for that.
I pretty much always feel like this at ikea.
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/the_nonexpert_ikea.php
Hopefully no parts are missing
There is only one single thing wrong with Ikea, and that's that it has apparently discontinued corner shelving in the "Ivar" line (their cheapest, plainest and most versatile shelving) just at the moment when I have my library pretty much shelved, except for a few missing CORNER SHELVES that make the whole thing fit together and work. Without warning! They make more money on the "Billy" shelves, which are fug and awful.
Shelves are for fetishists who have to keep all their fetishes in plain sight at all times. God forbid you put your books or your knick-knacks in a box where you couldn't see them. What's the point of books if you can't rub them in your friend's faces every time they come over? See I have books! Respect me, please?
http://theblogonthebookshelf.blogspot.com/search/label/home%20library
Yes, everyone should live in a maze of boxes like some refugee from that show Hoarders or prove their lack of materialism by buying a Kindle…or something.
Um, what? I'm a little surprised at your shelf-hate. Shelves are useful for keeping things orderly so you have easy access to them when you need them. It also keeps them out of the way so you don't trip on them when you come home drunk.
Tulletilsnet, nice libarry porn.
Kitten, that whole blog is amazing.