So, I'm in Nantes. Briefly. For 24 hours. Mostly to drop Boy1 off at his grandparents' house. And also to buy a few things at Ikea for the redone kitchen (a bar stool, a basket and a thing I have no name for), for my bed (a surmatelas, whatever that is because it's firm which I love but it's still lacking give, which I don't), and for the office (a wheeled multi-drawer thing to put the printer on and a chair cushion because the chair is this weird weave thing that hurts the back of my thighs if I'm not dressed. Yes, gasp, I occasionally blog in my panties. Go ahead, friends and family, try to get that image out of your head.) And a mirror for the bathroom. And a small table for the phone in the dining room to replace the wrought iron thing I've been using that really belongs outside with plants on it. And that's it. I didn't get anything that wasn't on my list. And as everyone knows, that's a big deal at Ikea.
But what I don't get is why half of France was at the Nantes Ikea this afternoon. It's summer. It wasn't raining. It was a nice, sunny day, if slightly chilly for August. There was no sale, there was no reason. And yet, it was packed. It was a nightmare. Everyone with their yellow bags and their pushycart things. Except for me. I had a blue Ikea bag that I bought (60 cents) the last time I went to Ikea. WHICH SOMEONE STOLE FROM ME TODAY. Can you imagine? Can you imagine shopping at Ikea, picking out furniture or a new kitchen or whatever and actually being lame enough to steal a 60 cent bag?
I assure you, I'm not upset about the bag. I was over it as soon as I realized it had been stolen. Because really, I have a lot of big bags and the Ikea one is actually too big and I just put the mirror and the cushion in the basket and all the other stuff came in those flat boxes (some assembly required). So they actually did me a favor, getting rid of that useless bag for me.
8 comments:
Sad people!. But you are right those bags are much too big, maybe they will get a hernia trying to fill it.
thanks for the mental image...you're a creep. :)
Are you having fun remodeling your home?
NTB - Why are those silly bags so big?
Christina - I know.
Beth - I wouldn't call it a remodel - it's only a rental so it's mostly just rearranging and filling in the empty spots. But yes, it's fun.
I heart Ikea. But those bags are extreme.
ps - and going by your last photo - the image would be of a very hot mama!
We've been doing the rounds of Ikea, Brico Depot, Castorama etc and every single time we go it's packed to the rafters!
A friend was cutting a very high and very long conifer hedge that runs along his property for some 100 feet so he placed his car and a red warning triangle on the road to warn people to beware of falling branches and someone, ai a 29 registered plate stopped and stole the triangle. Unbelieveable!
PS never been to an IKEA
Is that an admission or a boast?
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