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IKEA

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    Founded by Ingvar Kamprad in Almhult, Sweden (1943)
    Self-assembly furniture retailer
    139,000 employees (2012)

Why IKEA might be annoying:

    Their stores are almost exclusively located in urbanized areas.
    Because of this, some customers have to endure navigating beyond traffic to reach store and return home.
    The stores' exterior has a blue-yellow color scheme akin to the Swedish flag.
    The layout of each store is often winding like a maze. This makes it harder to search for lost children.
    Products often have unpronounceable faux-Swedish names.
    In order to obtain your desired piece of furniture, you must travel the long and winding path to the marketplace or warehouse area which also requires going downstairs.
    Many of their furniture pieces have difficult assembly instructions.
    Because of IKEA founder Kamprad's association with a neo-Nazi movement, there was controversy over a store opening in Israel.
    The company has been discovered to employ forced labor in manufacturing to keep its furniture prices down despite supporting entities opposing such practices.

Why IKEA might not be annoying:

    Their furniture is very colorful and unique in design.
    Their do-it-yourself furniture is meant to keep prices down.
    Their stores have restaurants and bistros often serving Swedish and local confections.
    They are very environmentally conscious in their stores and products.
    They support organizations such as UNICEF and Save the Children.
    They issue a comprehensive catalog annually entailing their furniture.

Credit: Birdienest81


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying