Have you eaten at IKEA?
Feb 26, 2013 | 12:41 pm
#228
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There are a few in Vancouver, in fact the one in Richmond is about a 5-10 minute drive from the Airport. It's been there as long as I can remember (30 yrs at least).
Feb 26, 2013 | 2:53 pm
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Thanks. Of course, why shouldn't there be IKEAs in Vancouver? They're all over the world now, and it's a long time ago since there was a news story here in Sweden every time they opened a new store in some "exotic" place. These days the papers just tend to write about what the by now very old founder does with all his billions. And about horse meatballs of course...
Feb 26, 2013 | 3:04 pm
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Honestly, I hate shopping at Ikea, BUT I wish they had a restaurant. Anyone think an Ikea restaurant could make it? It'd probably work more as either a "fast-casual" type place (think Panera Bread), maybe even in a mall food court. I'd eat their all the time!
Feb 26, 2013 | 3:17 pm
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Worth noting:
The withdrawals did not affect meatballs in Norway, Russia, nor some in Switzerland or Poland, which were made by other suppliers, said Ikea spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson at the company's headquarters in Helsingborg, southern Sweden.
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IKEA stores in the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan were unaffected as they too have other suppliers.
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IKEA stores in the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan were unaffected as they too have other suppliers.
Feb 27, 2013 | 9:33 am
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Feb 27, 2013 | 9:41 am
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There are plenty of foods that are cheap, nutritious, and tasty, and not of unknown or deceptive origins like the Ikea Meatballs that tested positive for horse meat.
Feb 27, 2013 | 9:56 am
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Why bother with families or retirees eating food at all then, why not just give them disgusting nutraloaf they use in some prisons then? It's cheap, bland (or outright bad depending if it's for punishment or not), and nutritious.
There are plenty of foods that are cheap, nutritious, and tasty, and not of unknown or deceptive origins like the Ikea Meatballs that tested positive for horse meat.
There are plenty of foods that are cheap, nutritious, and tasty, and not of unknown or deceptive origins like the Ikea Meatballs that tested positive for horse meat.
But isn't this the way it's supposed to go? Cheaper, more processed food of unknown origins, keeping "fresh" for months...
Feb 27, 2013 | 10:20 am
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Ikea is an vile, exploitative company that has no regard for the environment or for the employees who manufacture its cheap products. I will never spend any money at Ikea, and certainly have no appetite for their foods.
Mar 4, 2013 | 7:58 pm
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But their stuff is cheap, and decent-looking, and that's what most people care about.
Mar 5, 2013 | 9:14 am
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Soon, Europeans will join those in mainland China in finding IKEAs comfortable places to sleep:
http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article...30305?irpc=932
http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article...30305?irpc=932
Mar 5, 2013 | 10:58 am
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I'm not a huge fan of IKEA and believe they can absolutely improve their standards with regard to environmental and labour issues. They may not be much better, but they're certainly not worse then any other comparable furniture manufacturer. Just as when buying clothes, you need pretty big pockets to constantly stay away from all questionable companies.