just came back from IKEA and it struck me again how everything sold there – with a few exceptions – is made in china.
i knew this before, but somehow i’m increasingly getting the awful feeling that the only reason they can keep their good design/cheap prices is because they are manufactured in 3rd world countries/china.
with all the increase in life-expenses here in europe, it’s cheaper to buy stuff for your household than actual food. that cant be right, right? i mean, do we really need a rug for 2,- EUR, or a lamp for 1,50,-EUR if people have to work in poor conditions. and we arent even talking about the environmental issues… dunno, but it seems to me that there is something rotten in the state of svenska. i’m not saying IKEA is a total baddy, but they are at least partly responsible for this totally fucked up idea that stuff doesnt have to cost much; some things do. people have to get used to the idea that they cant refurbish their appartments every other month or buy new clothes every other day. the level and rate of consumerism has gotten totally out of control. my personal frustration is that when you do look for quality-stuff that lasts, you cant find it outside of the super-premium market. there’s no inbetween anymore…
sorry, just had to vent a little..
cheers,
bob
