Back at Ikea again...

[Bird]

Re: an axis of evil, no doubt

Originally posted by Adam Smith
Should we expect a salvo directed at the Norwegians?

Are the Danes likely targets for a verbal bombing?

An axis of evil indeed. The "Axis of Countries that Were Perhaps Evil a Millenium Ago But, Truth Be Told, Have Probably Forgotten How."

[Paul Hanson]

Ikea pisses me off no end. Right now, I'm drinking out of a cheap Ikea glass (from the "Svalka" range, I do believe) with an unlevel bottom. I have to be careful when I put the thing down, for fear that it might tip over.

Of course, my family is aware of my intense dislike of Ikea, so when we go out they don't bother mentioning that we're going there until the car doors are locked and we're at least half way to Leeds. However, I get my own back each time by making irritating, nitpickety comments about everything and generally driving everyone insane with my whinging.

[Seneca]

I too am in home-improvement mode, but I'm just buying everything on the internet. Got a freezer, a futon and a load of carpet tiles coming my way - it was almost terrifyingly easy to spend that money.

[Bereta_Eder]

But Seneca, didn't you want to be there when purchasing these goods? (sic!)

To BANG the freezer on the side to give you a false feeling of know-how and security about your purchase?

To run your fingers through the carpets and feel the thickness of the wool you're going to buy?

And about the futon what is it?

[Seneca]

Not really - I find the whole business very boring. Plus I know that whatever the carpet's like, it will be a lot nicer than the stone floor I currently have...

A futon is like a settee, without cushioned arms. I only found that out today myself.

[Urban Ranger]

Stone floor is hip, man

Some of Ikea's furniture are good, particularly the ones that made from real wood instead of particle boards with sheets of plastic glued on top.

[ixnay]

I have never heard of an Ikea before this thread. Of course, here in Montana it takes a while for big chains to open shop.

[KrazyHorse]

Ikea's been around forever. My parents were buying my furniture from Ikea in the early 80s.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
. My parents were buying my furniture from Ikea in the early 80s.

It has taken them since then to get out of the store?!? Bugs must be right!

[Mr. President]

The main problem with IKEA is that no matter what the size of the assembled item, its box will never, ever fit into any car, even our four-wheel drive.

[Seneca]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Stone floor is hip, man

It's f*cking freezing...

[Roland]

IKEA is for veeery selective buying only. But I can't say the stores are labyrinths... not more than any furniture store.

[MikeH]

If people didn't buy all that crap there wouldn't be IKEAs all over the place.

[Drekkus]

When I go shopping for something, I already have a good idea want I want. I go in, select product, pay and get out. The first time I visited IKEA was last november. I wanted a couch. I walked in, within 15 meter of the entrance I saw the one I wanted. My girlfriend and I argued about the colour for 1 1/2 minutes (she won), I ordered the thing and then wanted to leave.

That's when the trouble began. The way out meant I had to walk through the whole bloody building on some mysterious yellow-brick-road-path, which 'conveniently' leads you through every thinkable furniture section.
All the while I was increasing my pace, because my girlfriend kept on seeing things 'we could use' and even more scarier 'things on sale'. Things on sale we wouldn't need for the next ten years, but because of the low price should be bought NOW.

After finally finding the stupid exit, I was extremely pissed at the waste of time (more than a 15 minute walk) and my girlfriend was sulking over all the things we should have bought while we had the change, but didn't because I was 'too stupid to see that in the end we will spend more'.

IKEA, the ultimate relationshiptester.

[MikeH]

You should buy her some of those blinkers that they use in horse racing so that the horses can only see straight ahead and don't get scared of the crowds.