I guess mostly because of tradition. “That’s how it’s always been done”.
I suppose some migh keep them for resale.
I because i never really thought about removing them, would be a pain to get off i think, so i am not gonna do it.
Because those things are a bitch to remove.
It is a status symbol – it means that it is a genuine Iittala item and that’s something you want everyone to know 🙂 Plus, there is no way in hell you’re going to put an Iittala item through a dishwasher, or let one of the unwashed masses (ie: neighbours, family you’re trying to make jealous with your fine taste in Finnish glassware) drink from, or even touch it. I think the only time our Iittala glassware came out was at Christmas for serving glögi … and then only to very specific guests, and you had to be careful that you didn’t drink from the same side of the glass as the sticker. It is also tradition that you make a big fuss if you’re offered an Iittala item 🙂
I once placed one of these on our old, scale filled, workhorse kettle – I think it was a few euro from Prisma. My MIL was *very* impressed and asked where she could get an Iittala kettle, and did Stockman (remember them?) sell them.
I advise collecting these stickers and putting them on random objects.
Those stick there years even on daily usage and doesn’t look worn out. Also they don’t stop you using it. So why I would bother to scrape it away and lose mental health with glue that is left there? No reason.
Mainly because they assume that the value and design requires the sticker to be present. In truth if a designed product requires an additional sticker for recognition and value, it’s bad design.
In my experience the stickers are usually left on by people who are perhaps from lower income households and think of Iittala as a luxury brand and like to boast with it, so they leave the stickers on to make sure everyone else sees them. I’m not saying this is the case every time but just something I’ve noticed a lot.
Personally I think it’s a bit uncultured not to remove the stickers, people will know if the glassware is from Ikea or from Iittala, the models are recognisable and the material is different. And at the end of the day who gives a hoot what you pour your drinks down from, it’s a piece of daily used tableware, not a priceless design object.
I remove them because I don’t like them and don’t think they look classy. They’re not hard to remove.
”Most Finns” might be a bit of an overstatement..
Hard to remove and it peels off overtime when in use.
plebs think it increases value
I’m too lazy to remove them. Mostly they come off in the dishwasher by themselves at some point.
For maximum flex
They are stupid
When I was 16 and got my first Iittala glasses, my sisters told me to keep the stickers on. I did, still do 20 years later. **It is the way.**
I don’t remove them because I couldn’t care less. They come off when they do. I would buy Ikea stuff if my wife didn’t want Iittala.
Its the same in Sweden but i peeled them all of when my wife shiwed her wine glasses, i think it looks dumb to leave them on in my opinion.
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I guess mostly because of tradition. “That’s how it’s always been done”.
I suppose some migh keep them for resale.
I because i never really thought about removing them, would be a pain to get off i think, so i am not gonna do it.
Because those things are a bitch to remove.
It is a status symbol – it means that it is a genuine Iittala item and that’s something you want everyone to know 🙂 Plus, there is no way in hell you’re going to put an Iittala item through a dishwasher, or let one of the unwashed masses (ie: neighbours, family you’re trying to make jealous with your fine taste in Finnish glassware) drink from, or even touch it. I think the only time our Iittala glassware came out was at Christmas for serving glögi … and then only to very specific guests, and you had to be careful that you didn’t drink from the same side of the glass as the sticker. It is also tradition that you make a big fuss if you’re offered an Iittala item 🙂
I once placed one of these on our old, scale filled, workhorse kettle – I think it was a few euro from Prisma. My MIL was *very* impressed and asked where she could get an Iittala kettle, and did Stockman (remember them?) sell them.
I advise collecting these stickers and putting them on random objects.
Those stick there years even on daily usage and doesn’t look worn out. Also they don’t stop you using it. So why I would bother to scrape it away and lose mental health with glue that is left there? No reason.
Mainly because they assume that the value and design requires the sticker to be present. In truth if a designed product requires an additional sticker for recognition and value, it’s bad design.
In my experience the stickers are usually left on by people who are perhaps from lower income households and think of Iittala as a luxury brand and like to boast with it, so they leave the stickers on to make sure everyone else sees them. I’m not saying this is the case every time but just something I’ve noticed a lot.
Personally I think it’s a bit uncultured not to remove the stickers, people will know if the glassware is from Ikea or from Iittala, the models are recognisable and the material is different. And at the end of the day who gives a hoot what you pour your drinks down from, it’s a piece of daily used tableware, not a priceless design object.
I remove them because I don’t like them and don’t think they look classy. They’re not hard to remove.
”Most Finns” might be a bit of an overstatement..
Hard to remove and it peels off overtime when in use.
plebs think it increases value
I’m too lazy to remove them. Mostly they come off in the dishwasher by themselves at some point.
For maximum flex
They are stupid
When I was 16 and got my first Iittala glasses, my sisters told me to keep the stickers on. I did, still do 20 years later. **It is the way.**
I don’t remove them because I couldn’t care less. They come off when they do. I would buy Ikea stuff if my wife didn’t want Iittala.
Its the same in Sweden but i peeled them all of when my wife shiwed her wine glasses, i think it looks dumb to leave them on in my opinion.