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Two weeks ago I tested office chairs at Ikea. I expected to find the same useless chairs they had 15 years ago.

To my big surprise they had two office chairs for professional use: the 'Volmar' at $ 239 and the 'Markus' at $ 199. Both the chairs come with a limited warranty of 10 years.

I was even more surprised to find the cheaper 'Markus' being much more comfortable than the 'Volmar'. 'Markus' has a significantly deeper and wider seat and better armrests. I did not like the fabrics, but the leather/ man-made leather combination was fine and is easier to clean, too.

We bought some 'Markus' chairs for the company and the staff (90% guys) love them!

BTW, did you realize how differently most men and women take possession of an office chair? Men immediately try to swing as much as a chair allows. The more to the horizontal the better :-). Women turn off the swing function and try to find a suitable seat height first. Ha ha!

You could have stated somewhere at the beginning of the survey that it is for US-residents only :-(

Not from Etsy but made by a family-run German company: Sigikid Beasts in Town
These are of high quality (comparable to Steiff) but their characters are very unusual. Beasts in Town are meant for adults rather than for kids (I guess) :-)

(No, I don't get paid by Sigikid. Unfortunately.)

Doesn't the effect come from the antibiotics the chickens are fed with??

hansgrohe is a worldwide operating, traditional German manufacturer well known for innovative technics and designs and for excellent quality. Axor is one of their product labels working closely with international designers as Philippe Starck e.g.

So what is all the grumble about?

This faucet is very unusual, its design (not the faucet itself!!) is organic. It reminds me of branches. Love it!

In Germany most windows open inside, so this is a common problem with kitchen faucets here.

We have special faucets which either fold sideways (not so nice) or which can be lowered, if you want to open the window.

Like so. Scroll down this page to see how it works.

I read those on Facebook, especially the part about their rights on content uploaded by members. That's why I'm not on Facebook.

Another vote for German buttercream!!!! It's the best!

It's not difficult. Cook a real vanilla pudding with a bit more than double the amount of sugar. Let it cool to room temperature covered with cling film to avoid a skin.

Whisk butter at room temperature until fluffy. Add pudding by the spoonful and whisk until fully blended. Eat ;-)

No. Fill and cover cake, cool, then eat.

Ratio: round about 2 cups pudding to 1 cup butter. It's easy. Just take care to have both, pudding and butter at the same, at room temperature. If it curdles, put it back on low heat, then start again.

@ERICAUERBACH, thanks for this tip! I've tried hidemyass and it worked!. Halfway. I could get to all product information (which is great!) but I could not check the availability at a given store. Which makes planning purchases in another country impossible.

I think, that's exactly why IKEA did this. IKEA protectionism.

You can't even check availability in your own country, if you are not logged into your account.

@DULCIBELLA, email addresses I have some but no physical addresses and telephone numbers (they asked for that as far as I remember). I presume, the 'frustrating correspondence' you had with their customer service, not with the headquarter?

I even shared my 'famous' mayonnaise recipe ;-)

But once I refused to give a recipe. To a party I'd brought small almond pastries called 'Friands' from an old Paul Bocuse baking book. A girl asked for the recipe to give it to her mother to sell these pastries in their delicatessen shop!! No.

Absurd, too: you give a recipe to somebody, this person makes a mess out of it and then declares, oh, this is XYZ's recipe!