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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (11 children)

I would like to see how people get their big items home. I assume it has to be delivery. You're not riding the train with a big IKEA chair, much less a couch or a big screen TV or kitchen table.

Not complaining, just actually wonder because that part is not usually shown and others may think they are loosing something by not having a big ass truck to haul stuff to their house on an every day basis for one day of the year.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    It's Paris, where car ownership is only about 20% of the population IIRC. Amazingly, people manage to survive without them.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

    OK yes, so the question is how. How do they get a sofa or some big thing to their house or apartment from the store/shop. Does the shop unload it out on the street and then you hire a couple of big fellows to carry it a few blocks to your house? Do they dolly it to your house? I bet there has to be like an electric dolly thing that they use.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I never lived in a pedestrians-only street myself so I don't know. Occasional access for residents may be tolerated. In the case of the photo above it's not clear whether there are resident buldings, but it's amazing what muscles and/or money can do.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    idk about other countries but here in sweden you'd just order it shipped home by the store itself and that includes everything, even installing it in your home.

    You'll generally have exceptions for deliveries, or they can just park a bit away and use a pallet jack or whatever to get it to the door. It's really not that big of an issue.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, that's what I thought. It's even better because people get jobs related to delivering products which should last since one would assume that products must exist and be sold and delivered for us to have a working society. One can't deliver a couch via phone or internet.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Usually a car or delivery (you can rent or borrow a car)

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    But you can't drive it home. How do you do that last little bit where cars are not allowed? In the Netherlands, I've seen special mini delivery vans and bike vans. But I never really got to see anyone delivering something interesting.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Same way as through your house IG

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Better have a modern dolley or it's gonna be a right pain in the ass. Also fuck those small shitty little furniture dolleys.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    They probably drive it with a mini forklift all the way to your house. If you're up on the 5th floor with no elevator, you're screwed. But maybe they require a service elevator. The IKEA mentality where everything in packaged in a small box or boxed is probably very important. But that's why I'm asking.

    A few weeks ago we drove the minivan to a nursery and we were able to fit 4 different trees in it. I bet the whole nursery business is complete different. Like unless you got yard or rooftop you're not getting a tree. Just an example of how things would be different in small ways.

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