2011 / 03 / 30
Although I have been living here already for 5 years, and believed got to be used to the local life, there are always some challenges I have been confronted, which I have never expected to be confronted. Indeed life is a challenge; every-day-life is still an adventure for me.
Well, I was looking for a chair/stool, which is durable for me. I have never thought about the maximum loading weight of a chair, as I always assumed a chair on the market would be suitable for me. I was totally wrong.
The first chair I bought was like a one-person-sofa-made of wood with storage underneath. I was sitting on this chair less then one hour and then it broke. The sitting area was completely broken. When I returned to the shop, the servant could not believe me and was laughing at me. I needed to fight to get back my money and I even need to show my weight on the scale they are also selling. I guess they never thought a non-pregnant woman could weight that much. This was 4 years ago and the last time I bought something in JHC.
The second chair was made of plastic, bought in one of those local shops. It got a crack. I returned the chair, but I could not get back the money. Instead the shop owner highly recommends buying one more chair, in order to put them together and have better stability?!
Recently I bought a chair made of metal. After sitting for a while, the sitting area was deformed!!!
Now I bought a ladder made of aluminum. The maximum loading weight is 100kg. And the shop owner was still asking, whether 100kg is still ok for me… Hey, I am not THAT heavy! Now this ladder is my great friend, for not only reaching high areas, but also for eating my dinner at the glass dining table, a little bit uncomfortable, but without any breakdowns.
EDIT
Today I have just a sign in our lift suitable for maximum 7 persons, total weight of 525kg! If 7 adults are in the lift, one person should not weight more than 75kg! Wow!! The average weight per person is so low. No wonder, that I cannot find a chair with at least 80kg loading weight…
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