tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post3516724624544475871..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Do You Speak Ikea?Pigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88390527786193355132008-06-24T20:16:00.000-04:002008-06-24T20:16:00.000-04:00Hi IKEA Lovers and Haters! I have to say that I’m ...Hi IKEA Lovers and Haters! I have to say that I’m IKEA lover…. Not because I’m employed by the company but the philosophy and culture that is IKEA… Creating a better everyday life for the many…. Offering article/products for many budgets….Environmentally aware and proactive, not only in materials, buildings, charitable, humble..just to name a few …. No not brain washed…. If you watch the TV Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-8695103984492520972008-04-15T16:48:00.000-04:002008-04-15T16:48:00.000-04:00Neat stuff ... Now I know the story behind all of ...Neat stuff ... Now I know the story behind all of our furniture.<BR/><BR/>My girlfriend and I, both 23, have lived together for some time now. In college, I always had Ikea. When we moved into our own place post college, we bought more ikea stuff. You can't purchase better furniture for the money ...<BR/><BR/>Personally, I feel as though Ikea gets a bad rap from anyone who has never shopped atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73577916719261635842008-02-12T15:58:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:58:00.000-05:00Who knew? I will be sure to impress my husband wi...Who knew? I will be sure to impress my husband with these fun facts the next time we take a trip to Ikea.Brilliant Asylumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656796025200050768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45290021952070910512008-02-11T22:58:00.000-05:002008-02-11T22:58:00.000-05:00Contessa... what a lovely thing for you all to do!...Contessa... what a lovely thing for you all to do! It makes having one of your pieces so much more personal.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-55401887572498330722008-02-11T17:35:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:35:00.000-05:00How cool! We name our chandeliers after the person...How cool! We name our chandeliers after the person we custom make them for, and members of their family if they order a whole house-ful.Bayou Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554430870920000090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36362482675897821272008-02-07T17:26:00.000-05:002008-02-07T17:26:00.000-05:00Very cool about the names! I always wondered why t...Very cool about the names! I always wondered why they chose 'Billy.' I know first hand about the harsh feelings, I have never had an easy experience with them. And on top of that <I>you</I> have to put it together! Bitter, party of one ;)Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665767368187157473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-68583461056865642432008-02-07T09:48:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:48:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness, now it all makes sense!!! :-DOh my goodness, now it all makes sense!!! :-DC+SKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196263814809973878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-31371088121206465052008-02-06T16:03:00.000-05:002008-02-06T16:03:00.000-05:00Interesting. I thought the names were just random....Interesting. I thought the names were just random.London Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744106226100859208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73769893654253268432008-02-06T09:15:00.000-05:002008-02-06T09:15:00.000-05:00I guess I never gave this much thought, even thoug...I guess I never gave this much thought, even though I've always been amused by the sound of many of the names. I think I was under the impression that they were random and made-up words. Huh! Who knew? <BR/><BR/>Ikea is like the Wal-Mart of Sweden, yet to my mind a far more likeable company than Wal-Mart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-78688466879816582782008-02-06T01:48:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:48:00.000-05:00ok- you've just educated me! i thought they were ...ok- you've just educated me! i thought they were just nonsense words myself...<BR/><BR/>but even if it is a boy's name in sweden, the "jerker" desk has to be the stupidest name of all time- who wants a desk that sounds like a jerk?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158141401821966937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-24852053406089427722008-02-06T00:00:00.000-05:002008-02-06T00:00:00.000-05:00I've put so much Ikea stuff in my pad it's like a ...I've put so much Ikea stuff in my pad it's like a big Scandinavian showpiece. Okay it's not, but I am familiar with the ones in College Park and White Marsh. I have a dining table from them with matching chairs. I've seen a coffee table from them that was basically the same. But I figured they'd call them the same brand.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064972052546768332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-66230167375974844682008-02-05T17:57:00.000-05:002008-02-05T17:57:00.000-05:00that is interesting. I have always wanted to check...that is interesting. I have always wanted to check out an IKEA. That would require about a 6 hour drive though.Snappy Casual Snippetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615379818802899006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-58196003719217431522008-02-05T13:21:00.000-05:002008-02-05T13:21:00.000-05:00that's so cool, I've always wondered what the name...that's so cool, I've always wondered what the names were all about. Also.... never knew Ikea inspired so many harsh feelings ...crabapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800390897385938669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75683211663491563182008-02-05T09:25:00.001-05:002008-02-05T09:25:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73737233842004127792008-02-05T09:25:00.000-05:002008-02-05T09:25:00.000-05:00I am not commenting on the quality or origin of Ik...I am not commenting on the quality or origin of Ikea's goods, just how the hell they come up with their strange names!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-22514552930529145362008-02-05T07:18:00.000-05:002008-02-05T07:18:00.000-05:00And here I thought most IKEA lines were named afte...And here I thought most IKEA lines were named after random things the Swedish Chef said on "The Muppets."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-56362036101683425672008-02-04T23:46:00.000-05:002008-02-04T23:46:00.000-05:00And I guess Ikea is Swedish for "made like shit."S...And I guess Ikea is Swedish for "made like shit."<BR/><BR/>Sorry. But it is.Washington Cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892459114050731786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-60758467557434091382008-02-04T22:59:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:59:00.000-05:00very interesting - I would have never guessed they...very interesting - I would have never guessed they had a system behind those namesMy Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73647610037037923122008-02-04T16:53:00.000-05:002008-02-04T16:53:00.000-05:00I wonder how you say "ripped off from" in Swedish ...I wonder how you say "ripped off from" in Swedish ?HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-5012826003791620532008-02-04T16:32:00.000-05:002008-02-04T16:32:00.000-05:00I swore that once I "grew-up" I would no longer bu...I swore that once I "grew-up" I would no longer buy anything that had to be put together with an allen wrench!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com