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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ikea products aren't built to last, so that's what makes their prices in Korea all the more appalling.
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soulofseoul



Joined: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="HapKi"]Have recently heard that IKEA has bought land in Youngdungpo, south west Seoul, and will soon start building. Estimated start date is still a couple years away, though.
About time someone gave Korean rip-off furniture makers some competition.[/quote]

Like furniture is SO cheap back home :roll: :roll: Not!
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radcon



Joined: 23 May 2011
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Zara, H&M, Uniqlo. These are all brands that got popular because they have decent quality and design at very reasonable prices. But when these types of companies come to Korea it seems that their prices rise making it pointless for people to go there. I hope IKEA does not follow suit.
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Savant



Joined: 25 May 2007
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
radcon wrote:
Zara, H&M, Uniqlo. These are all brands that got popular because they have decent quality and design at very reasonable prices. But when these types of companies come to Korea it seems that their prices rise making it pointless for people to go there. I hope IKEA does not follow suit.


But those brands follow the Korean way of thinking: High Prices = High Quality. That's why there is even price gouging by Korean brands domestically compared to its price equivalent in the US and sadly Koreans would rather protest against US beef or FTAs than demand better pricing of goods at home. I guess the Chaebol wield their influence in that regard.

Sucks for us who are happy to pay decent prices for decent quality.
That's why I now mostly order my clothes from the US. Even with postage included to Korea it's still a heck of a lot cheaper of buying the equivalent in Korea.
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furtakk



Joined: 02 Jun 2009
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
zara and h&m are really not all that much cheaper. i always thought so too, but i just came home for the first time in about 2 years and was kind of shocked at the prices here as well. $79.99 for a cardigan. pretty much comparable to korea.
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HapKi



Joined: 10 Dec 2004
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Like furniture is SO cheap back home. Not!

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I've bought some quality furniture since I came here at prices comparable or cheaper to the US.:


You guys must really love particle board and veneer. I guarantee Korean furniture makers are shaking in their slippers on the news that IKEA is coming to town.

And it's not just furniture. Bedding, carpeting, kitchenware, toys, etc. is all going to bring style, originality and inexpensive competition to the stale Korean market. It's IKEA's business model. It works.
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motiontodismiss



Joined: 18 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
IKEA is more of a "culture" like the iPhone/iPad et al than a product I think. When IKEA comes to town I'll be there. I miss my swedish meatballs and lingonberry jam damn it!
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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have two IKEA chairs and I'm not that satisfied with the cover.
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
HapKi wrote:
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Like furniture is SO cheap back home. Not!

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I've bought some quality furniture since I came here at prices comparable or cheaper to the US.:


You guys must really love particle board and veneer. I guarantee Korean furniture makers are shaking in their slippers on the news that IKEA is coming to town.

And it's not just furniture. Bedding, carpeting, kitchenware, toys, etc. is all going to bring style, originality and inexpensive competition to the stale Korean market. It's IKEA's business model. It works.

A lot of furniture sold in Korea is made in China.

I think your last paragraph is right on the money. That kind of stuff can be so expensive in Korea.
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Weigookin74



Joined: 26 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Screw it! Go to G Market. Better deals me thinks.
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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The problem with buying furniture online is that you cannot get a feel for it without trying it physically. I remember people who bought sofas online who regretted it because they had never sat on it.

I buy stuff online that I've tried physically because otherwise, you are taking a risk.
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northway



Joined: 05 Jul 2010