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Ikea: A difficult relationship
We love Ikea. And hate Ikea. Why we can not do without the Swedish furniture shop - although sometimes we would like to be able to do without Ikea.
1 | Love: furniture at reasonable prices
Even the most expensive furniture from Ikea is really affordable. Whether student dorm or first home, after a visit to Ikea, the rooms are furnished. Where else can you get a table and a chandelier for 60 Euro? But at the most at the flea market!
2 | Hass: The furniture is crap
Unfortunately, we are often reminded too quickly why the stuff is so cheap - if the cabinet wiggles after building like cow's tail or a few months after the purchase, legs break off the chair we're sitting on. It is definitely a risk to buy real everyday items from Ikea.
3 | Love: The furniture is cool and modern
Unlike furniture from many other stores that look like they belong in a house in Buxtehude, the Ikea furniture is really stylish and usually fits great in our modern homes - with styles ranging from romantic to chic.
4 | Hass: It's impossible to assemble that stuff!
Sooner or later, hopefully somebody will come up with the idea of offering courses for Ikea furniture at universities and schools! This is SOWAS of KOMPLIZIERT! Whatever the designers think of the construction, somehow evil demons must be involved!
5 | Love: The robust plants
Green stuff from Ikea stops and holds and holds. Even if you let these plants thirst for a few weeks, they will stand like a one once you supply them with a few drops of water. Perfect for extremely forgetful people.
6 | Hass: If you get lost at Ikea, you need a rescue team
Yes, Ikea homes are incredible and fun to walk around in. BUT - they are so huge that you can completely get lost in them. The worst thing is when you sink between the endless, floor-to-ceiling trash can shelves. Honestly, SO hell has to look like that!
7 | Love: The balls & the ice
Do you know any other shop that has such delicious and famous meatballs? Definitely not. And the soft ice cream is unbeatable. And the cranberry jam ...
8 | Hass: Every piece of furniture has a stupid name
We love Ikea, but the names drive us crazy! BRÄVIKEN, BESTA BURS, UPPLEVA - you get a top in your head. Dear Ikea staff, could you not miss the names of the furniture that sounds a little bit more German? Something like "table" would be fine.
9 | Love: The almost endless possibilities
At Ikea you have a huge selection. Point. There are sooo many possibilities. This is problematic only for people who are incapable of decision. The spend because of the many options like a full day with decisions at Ikea. Blue handle? Red handle? Blue! Or rather yellow? Orange would be nice too ...
10 | Love: the scented candles
Ikea has an incredible range of wonderful scented candles. Mango, strawberry, vanilla, sandalwood ... coming back from an Ikea trip without scented candle is really difficult.
11 | Hass: The Scented Candles II
Have you ever mixed mango, strawberry, vanilla and sandalwood in a living room? As you flip over, if you let the mixture stand on a sunny day without drafts.
