There's no IKEA store here in Korea. So I need your opinions.
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I LOVE IKEA!! It's not what I would buy if I had tons of money, but it has a lot of style for what you put down.\n\nAnd who couldn't love those lamp commercials?
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They couldn't. It was already sold on Ebay. I have some very interesting items, though, if you're interested. Think you'd like a Monica Memorial Mousepad? Or a desk chair with a built in towel rack?
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For my roomie's sake - I will say Korea.
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Well, considering that both North and South Korea still have their weapons aimed at each other, the window of opportunity just isn't there.  The terrain is god aweful, it's extremely cold and hot as hell.  The US forces alreay stationed there would take a huge hit and the capital of South Korea would cease to exist.  So lets hope no one gets too cavalier and lets diplomacy work things out.  If we're applauled by the loss of life with the war on terror, wait and see what happens if the Korean war resumes.  A little side not, the Korea's are technically still at war.  They have been under a cease fire for about fifty years, hence their weapons are still aimed at each other.
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Ikea is a huge worldwide company, they are good employers.
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I suppose that North Korea does not have any such program either . By the way , that report is from almost 3 years ago .
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Try getting furniture from zimbabwe..it's cheaper and look in the Yellow Pages for businesses that deal in kitchen equipment. I don't have any names of companies off hand.\nSalani Gaghle Baba!
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THEY SAY the only store you may find it is MACY'S. It can be ordered directly from the company.  Check net.
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fair trade?\nyes\n\nwe could do the same to them, we could boycott, or the gov't could go so far as to blockade them, but we don't because as was mentioned earlier, we have other profitable ventures in Korea
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Hi Krusty,\nSorry I can't help too much, I don't know anything about this co. other than visiting your weblink above, but they seem to have TOO MANY brand-name products to me, so I am guessing that they are knockoffs, but!\n\nYou can visit the Chinese Ministry of Commerce here:\n\nhttp://english.mofcom.gov.cn/  \n\nor the Aus branch:\n\nhttp://au2.mofcom.gov.cn/\n\nand they will be able to help you further. Believe me, if they ARE knockoffs the Chinese Govt will take action pretty quickly!\n\nSome years ago, before the end of British Hong Kong, my business was one of only a handfull of Aus businesses listed as suitable for Intl trade with Chinese businesses directly, and they took Intl trade VERY seriously even back then -- I am talking about Intelligence reports, the full deal! Now that they are trading openly with the west, they don't want any backyard traders ruining their reputation, so you will get an honest answer from them.\n\nGood luck with the deal,\nTopcat47
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If they are in Japan, they can pretty much get what ever they want food/stuff wise.  (2004 in Okinawa)  The PX is a mini wal mart and the store out in town always have interesting things.  I'd suggest a more family/home orrientated touch.  Pictures from home so he can show all his buddies how much better his home is than theirs & so he isn't as home sick.  Family made items, or something special that is local.  Marionberries are an Oregon thing, so my mom would send that to me.  If he's going to the desert soon, that's a different item list.  But just a year or three in Japan?  He won't do with out anything.  Just try to combat the home sickness.
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Garage sales are a good place to find some. My family found ours there (it was 15 dollars) and it's Butterfly, it's the correct size and height and everything, and my brother is using it now to train. You could also check ads, or put up ads, in a newspaper or in your local library and such. People who are moving to a different house or state or country probably don't want to lug a large pingpong table with them, and so they will sell it cheap. A place you won't want to look is online, because for such a large item, shipping and handling will cost a lot.
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There are two that I would look at.\n\nActually, there is ONE that I would recommend.  The first one that I thought of doesn't connect to schools in South Korea.  However, if you're qualified (Bachelor's degree and TESL certificate with supervised teaching practice) they have excellent schools (no crappy chain school selling school-made textbooks to students for $100 or anything like that).  This one is International House, and they are an affiliation of high-class language schools around the world.  They have schools in Vietnam, Malaysia and China if you're keen on those countries.  See the first link.\n\nThe second company, which does connect you to schools in South Korea, is called Footprints Recruiting.  They have year-round placements in Korea requiring only a Bachelor's degree (not TESL certificate).  If you complete the one-year contract you will get your airfare reimbursed, and most contracts include accomodation.
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If you did not receive the merchandise then call your finance company and they can cancell the contract.  You are not obligated to have to buy something else.  Find the manufacture and item numbers and search online for the merchandise and then create a new contract for the store that has it.   Also most companies that drop a line should have notifed the furniture store prior they should call the furniture rep and have them do a trace to see if they have stock left in warehouse or can find another dealer who still has the items and they can work it out for you.
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Are you saying that Korean grocery stores should not be allowed to advertise Korean foods to Korean customers (who are most likely the only ones who will be buying them) in Korean? So you're suggesting that they be forced to spell out the words phonetically in English and hope that Koreans will know what the made-up English spelling means? What kind of sense does that make?\n\nHave people completely lost their minds? Why is all of this hatred suddently being directed at anyone and everyone who dares to display knowledge of any language besides English in the United States? What are immigrants supposed to do, have a labotomy in order to delete their native tongue and any memory of their native land or culture so that Americans will not be submitted to hearing other languages besides English under any circumstances whatsoever?\n\nI can't believe how freaking ignorant and xenophobic people are becoming. If you're pissed off about illegal immigration, fine, do something about it: start fining companies that hire illegals huge fines, and the illegal job market will dry up. If you're worried that people don't understand English and won't be able to find a job, then offer free or low-cost English classes at various times and on various days in neighbordhoods where there are lots of immigrants. But stop throwing fits about the fact that some people are able to communicate in TWO languages and choose the language in which they communicate at any point in time based on the context. \n\nGeez...Is it ridiculous to ask for a LITTLE tolerance and common sense?\n\nTO Bluffmike: Dude, your argument makes no sense. So you're saying that in order to avoid becoming like the Chinese, who were able to employ xenophobic, intolerant troops to squelch liberty by killing the protesting Hans, whom they disliked, we should become more intolerant and xenophobic. Does that not seem a little contradictory to you? No, no, no, if we want to avoid the path of the Chinese, we need to encourage TOLERANCE not intolerance.\n\nTo Concerned: Actually, plenty of Americans do move to China and expect to be spoken to in English. My ex-husband travels there all the time and may be transferred there next year. He speaks very little Chinese. Luckily, all the business people in China speak English, so when he's around, they speak English. They would make him an immigrant who doesn't speak the language, dear.\n\nAre you aware that something like 50% of the business in non-English speaking countries in Europe is conducted in English? That's because they're intelligent enough to realize that it's in their best interest to be multilingual. The more languages you speak, the more business you can do with monolinguals, and the more money you make. It's the way of the whole freakin' world. Only citizens of the U.S. seem to think that they should never be forced to speak, or even listen to, another language. Talk about being rude!\n\nJust out of curiosity: when you travel to Europe or Asia on business and are talking to American co-workers, what language do you speak in? English? Then by your own rules, you're being rude. Looks a little stupid when you put the shoe on the other foot, doesn't it?\n\nTO Concerned, again: Incidentally, you misspelled "illiterate" and "their" in a sentence accusing people of being illiterate in their own language. Nice job.
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footballer.\n\nOMG......WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR AVATAR ??\n\n(did you purchase at Ikea ??)
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In the US there isn't one yet available.