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Sounds like ee key' ah to me.....
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/ikea- ... 11272.html
Funny as the devil parody of apple commercials.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/ikea- ... 11272.html
Funny as the devil parody of apple commercials.

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Oh those wacky Swedes...sundaymorningstaple wrote:Sounds like ee key' ah to me.....
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/ikea- ... 11272.html
Funny as the devil parody of apple commercials.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
Those legendary pine-tree rainforests of northern Europe issit?PNGMK wrote:"Cheap chipboard furniture responsible for destruction of rainforests".


If you think IKEA are that irresponsible perhaps you might take a look at their corporate charters/'principles' here's one example: http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/about-the- ... index.html
It's a curious thing how IKEA, who might me one of the more environmentally responsible companies out there - well they're Swedish, I mean what did you expect!? - have a negative image in some parts. Dunno, maybe it began with 'anti-capitalists' ... ?
... and believe it or not they do not turn teak into chipboard! But if you want a culprit, a target worthy of concern, then consider plywood. That is often made from tropical hardwood; certainly that used in Asia is; note the pinkish hue of mahogany, etc. Used as moulds in poured concrete construction, used once and then thrown away. A 100+ year old king of the jungle destroyed for the sake of saving a few $ building more concrete boxes in the sky...
--- love that IKEA ad... hehehe

And yes, it's I as in It, KAY, ER... I-KAY-ER
took me a while to pronounce it like that, Brits by default pronounce it EYE-KEY-ER
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