1 posted on
05/25/2013 1:29:59 AM PDT by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Consumer goods are never affordable in any socialist paradise, including modern UK. Don’t blame IKEA, blame socialists leeching businesses with taxes and tariffs.
To: Olog-hai
VAT and other taxes are higher in Britain, perhaps?
3 posted on
05/25/2013 2:49:52 AM PDT by
hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
To: Olog-hai
Flatpack giant makes us pay more than most of Europe Nobody's "making" anyone pay. Don't like the prices? Vote with your wallet.
To: Olog-hai
I never shop there. The furniture looks like the stuff you buy for your kids college dorm or apartment.
8 posted on
05/25/2013 4:17:31 AM PDT by
alice_in_bubbaland
(When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes mandatory- Thomas Jefferson)
To: Olog-hai
UK tends to be cheaper for things compared to the Continent...at least what I have discovered in my travels. Groceries especially cheaper in UK than Euro. IKEA should not cost more in UK
10 posted on
05/25/2013 5:06:23 AM PDT by
SeminoleCounty
(GOP - Greenlighting Obama's Programs)
To: Olog-hai
IKEAs Friheten corner sofa bed costs
£525 ($796) if bought in its British stores
- £307 ($461) charged in Poland
- £344 ($522) in Spain and Germany.
Sweden- £400 ($607). Checking IKEA's website - that same corner sofa bed costs $699 USD at IKEA stores in the US.
11 posted on
05/25/2013 5:57:12 AM PDT by
libertarian27
(FreeRepublic Cookbooks 2011 & 2012 - Click Profile)
To: Olog-hai
Silly Brits were stupid enough to disarm themselves, so IKEA decided to see if they were stupid enough to pay extra. And they were!
Good for IKEA.
Stupidity should hurt.
12 posted on
05/25/2013 6:24:52 AM PDT by
GladesGuru
(Islam is antithetical to, and Islam is irreconcilable with, America. Therefore - Islam Delenda Est)
To: Olog-hai
“Low price is the cornerstone of the Ikea vision”
That’s odd. I could have sworn that low quality and poor value were the cornerstones of the Ikea vision.
13 posted on
05/25/2013 8:07:18 AM PDT by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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