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October 13, 2009
HEMA's wonderful website
Wrote Joe Peach, "Now this is a catalog — very creative webmaster. HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands."
"Take a look at HEMA's product page — just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens, and
DON'T click on any of the items
in the picture; just wait.
This company has a sense of humor and a great computer programmer, who has too much time on his hands."
A question for my Dutch readers and (others who've visited a HEMA store): does this sense of whimsy extend to the stores themselves?
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HEMA is a popular store where most of the dutch girls have bought there first bra.
check:
http://www.hema.nl/nl-NL/nieuws/brochure.aspx
HEMA is known for no nonsens and good value for money.
(I am not related to HEMA and have no shares)
Posted by: Jaap | Oct 14, 2009 3:37:11 AM
Cute. I like how a Ghetto Blaster is a Ghetto Blaster even in Dutch.
Posted by: Joan | Oct 13, 2009 11:40:53 PM
"A question for my Dutch readers and (others who've visited a HEMA store): does this sense of whimsy extend to the stores themselves?"
It doesn't, HEMA is a very ordinary 'house-wifey' store, famous in Holland for their large rookworsten (disgusting sausages).
http://images.telegraaf.nl/multimedia/archive/02123/hema_2123671b.jpg
Posted by: Ike | Oct 13, 2009 11:31:55 AM
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