IKEA is at least better than most in that they provide sizes online in
both US customary and metric units; could be worse! Their in-store
rulers are dual-measure as well.
But you're absolutely right, 208 cm bed frames become 81 7/8 inch
frames. Ugh. Just use the metric already!
But who knows, maybe this is a sign of better things to come. I wonder
if there's anyone we can contact to persuade IKEA USA to go all the way
with the switch.
Cheers,
Mike
Carleton MacDonald wrote:
That is great news. Next time I'm at my local IKEA (College Park, Maryland)
I'll check it out. (I've been to your store, too; a friend lives in
Royersford.)
Unfortunately, the product description tags are all in colonial units,
though of course the numbers are completely random because the furniture is
actually built to rational metric sizes. Just another case of dumbing
things down for the USA ...
Carleton
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Palumbo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 20:43
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: Re: [USMA:39450] RE: Cheers for IKEA!
United States. The store in question is in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Cheers,
Michael.
Carleton MacDonald wrote:
In what country is this?
Carleton
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Michael Palumbo
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 16:08
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:39448] Cheers for IKEA!
My local Ikea store has gone all-metric with their shopping
carts/trolleys.
Attached are two pictures to demonstrate. The cart handles used to
previously state, "Max. 130 kg/285 pounds".
At my last visit, I noticed an employee changing the cart handle
inserts. She informed me that the new ones only had kilograms on them.
A picture is attached of a new cart, in progress of her changing the
sleeving. On the right side of the sleeve it says only, "130 kg max.",
no pounds anywhere.
-Mike
