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Originally Posted by Dolores
I would think with the opening of IKEA in Santo Domingo there is going to be a need for professional assemblers and installers for their furniture. Dominicans are not ones to assemble for themselves. They have been spoiled, and very few men are handymen in the house. So, this is definitely an opportunity for a business.
I would think that just with the DR1 crowd there would be enough work to keep someone busy, and then quickly training staff to grow the assembly business.
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It's not just a Dominican problem, it's just plain not Hispanic culture to do things like home maintenance, building things themselves or doing repairs around the house or worse, preventive maintenance... if it was the contrary Home Depot would have come here and many other Latin American countries l o n g ago (HD is in Mexico thou).
Latinos prefer to have things done by their
chopos... and since money is not always as plentyful as many would like to let it seem... things are often just left to rot and fall apart.
Les gusta mucho estar con los brazos cruzados!
Yes, this raises a big question about the replicablility [sp?] of the IKEA business concept here and similar countries and since the rumor came up and became certified... I am wondering...
How much can a "professional" on-site assembler expect to make on a drawer chest or armoir? And won't that added cost make that piece of furniture more expensive than other furniture readily available?
... J-D.