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Wealthy Couple Sued For Installing Ikea Kitchen

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A wealthy Icelandic couple is being sued for installing a cheap Ikea kitchen in their Gramercy Park Hotel pad. According to the Daily News, Jon Asgeir Johannesson and Ingibjorg Palmadottir own two apartments in the building, a full-floor co-op and the duplex penthouse above it. The duo rented out the 16th floor to the Paramount Realty Group last year, and now that group is suing them for $52,000, in part because of the "ugly kitchen."

The suit claims that the kitchen "was not reasonably satisfactory... as it did not rise to the level of a kitchen suitable for a property located at 50 Gramercy Park North. The kitchen has also been a source of embarrassment for Plaintiff and the subject of remarks by guests." Rich people!

On top of the design faux pas, the suit also claims the unit had faulty air conditioning, a cracked window and missing appliances... as well as chewed up chicken wings on the 2,000-square-foot terrace! Allegedly they were being tossed there by the couple themselves, who reside above.

http://gothamist.com/2010/02/24/ikea_couple.php
 
Quite understandable and hardly surprising. Unknown to most local people Ikea is actually very low-end in European esteem just like how Sakae Sushi and Yoshinoya are in Japan (though all of these humble entities are something pretty big here in Asia) and naturally the luxurious hotel group felt very insulted by the extremely close imitation or semblance to the former.

The installers should have known better somehow.
 
Yes Singapore love everything cheap .

Even paying forcheap cardboard fixtures .

Yet would not mind or admit to
paying 5KK for a government pigeon hole .
 
Err...reading the article. It is not Sinkies who are cheapskates here. It is the angmo.

Yes Singapore love everything cheap .

Even paying forcheap cardboard fixtures .

Yet would not mind or admit to
paying 5KK for a government pigeon hole .
 
Err...reading the article. It is not Sinkies who are cheapskates here. It is the angmo.

Yes I know .
And it always come back to being Singaporeans .
We sometimes reflect .
We have to self-examine constantly .


And by the way these angmoi are following and mirroring our CHink antics .
Using the cheapest and fastest into any works .
 
But what is there to reflect here? It is a personal choice for one to decide what sort of furnishing he wants for his house. I agree that IKEA's furnishing is low in quality but that is why it is cheap.

Some of my friends also installs it but they prefer it that way as they can afford to change their kitchen cabinet every few years. It is just a personal choice actually.

As for HDB, there is no choice. Unless all Sinkies decides to stay with their parents.


Yes I know .
And it always come back to being Singaporeans .
We sometimes reflect .
We have to self-examine constantly
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And by the way these angmoi are following and mirroring our CHink antics .
Using the cheapest and fastest into any works .
 
But what is there to reflect here? It is a personal choice for one to decide what sort of furnishing he wants for his house. I agree that IKEA's furnishing is low in quality but that is why it is cheap.

Some of my friends also installs it but they prefer it that way as they can afford to change their kitchen cabinet every few years. It is just a personal choice actually.

As for HDB, there is no choice. Unless all Sinkies decides to stay with their parents.

Why there is not mention of the people complaining ?

Their objective and motivation .

Worst off is the lack of mention of their identity of the Plaintiff . If it is to be under the scrutiny of public eyes . Then the identity should be made known .
 
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