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Racked’s in at Ikea. Have any readers stopped by yet?
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Your Next Project Starts with Brownstoner Racked’s in at Ikea. Have any readers stopped by yet?
Need a Hand?
Your Next Project Starts with Brownstoner
Per http://www.mainstreet.com/video-when-big-store-goes-small-town?puc=msgoogle&cm_ven=MSGoogle
“It must have something to do with the benefits. IKEA employees receive full medical and dental insurance, even if they only work 20-hour weeks – and domestic partners and children are included in the plan. Paid maternity leave, tuition assistance, flexible work schedules and a 401(k) plan all round out the perks of being employed by the corporation. “
There must be something to IKEA. It’s the only furniture store I know of that has a loyal, devoted following: http://www.ikeafans.com. Over 54,000 members!
As teachers, we’ve had to furnish our home(s) creatively rather than having much cash to throw at the problem, but we’ve tried to avoid buying cheap, disposable junk. If you look carefully, there are good values to be found at Ikea.
My husband and I have lots of heavy books (two graduate programs’s worth). We bought Ikea’s Billy bookcases 15+ years ago and have been really happy with them. They have held up beautifully through 6 moves, including overseas and back: no sagging shelves, no cracks, no dings. Short ones, tall ones, they are all super sturdy; not landfill candidates at all.
We also discovered Stickley when we were graduate students (their factory is still in upstate NY, and is open for tours.) The value for money is amazing. For some strange reason, Stickley is much less expensive then the other brands in the EJ Audi stores, even though it is beautifully handcrafted solid wood. On a good sale, with a coupon on top, you’ll get better quality at a lower price than mid-tier brands like Thomasville or Ethan Allen, and you’ll get something solid that lasts for generations.
We are also fans of reuse: check out the used kitchens at Build it Green or Green Demolitions.org. Our new (used) kitchen was much less expensive than Ikea’s, easier to install, kept a lot of material from the landfill, and the proceeds go to a good charity.
I had to go to Red Hook yesterday after work. So, I decided to take the IKEA water taxi. It was a very pleasant experience, but I didn’t go into the store.
Thanks, IKEA. I plan to do it again next week.
I dont get it – if the park looks and sounds good – who cares how it was “constructed”?
Its a nice park – gives waterfront access where there was none and i nicely insulated from the Ikea shopping experience – what else do you want? What were you expecting?
11:39, i wasn’t comparing it to anything before. i was making the point that they obviously did not care that much to put $ and effort into making a nice park. i mean it’s OK, but kind of a slap in the face to the community, since this was supposed to be the olive branch of public relations. but alas, it is true ikea form that they provide something the sounds/looks good on the surface, but when you look at the details of construction, it’s complete crap.
To poster 12:27 statement about health insurance….you are mis-informed!! I have been an IKEA coworker for over 10 years on the west coast. IKEA offers some of the best benefits within the retail world. IKEA offers medical, dental and vision insurance to all coworkers…full or part time! They offer a great benefits package which not only includes insurance, but also paid vacations, personal days, flexible holidays, 401K matching program, discount programs to top retailers, discounted lunch programs…I could go on and on.
Maybe you are thinking of seasonal coworkers…which are rarely hired, but do not receive benefits.
Yeah, the toxic pile of debris that was in that spot was so much better!
i think the park was a shit dove handed over to the community b/c they agreed to it. minimal plantings and asphalt pavement with a generic lawn? come on people, this was an afterthought! go back there and look at the details of construction…complete crap. ikea could have done so much more for the community. it’s evident that they only did it mask the big yellow and blue box in the sky.