"Emotions against IKEA are running high in Denmark, where researchers claim the wildly popular Swedish home furnishings company only names cheap doormats and wall-to-wall carpeting after Danish towns, reserving Swedish names for its more expensive furniture. The discovery has the proud Danes itching for revenge."
Read the rest of the story here.
We've all been sick around our house. Hopefully over the worst of it and on the mend for the weekend. Being sick doesn't generate much to tell about so I'll just wish you all a happy weekend!
cheers!
jayne
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Hope everyone at your house is feeling better! They say if little ones are sick before they are school age they build up their immune systems so when they start school they don't catch as much. It's just really hard now.
Loved the post on IKEA. I have some coworkers who are big shoppers there so I sent it to them.
Thanks Sara. Yes, it's pretty nasty to have everyone sick at the same time, but at least we all get it over with.
So here's a news update: They've retracted that story. I just found out today. If you link to it now you get a disclaimer saying the researcher was misquoted by the journalists. I guess the Danes are okay after all!
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