We went to Ikea yesterday to get some things. It was a pretty slow day. Only a million people. Today we went back to get the pieces that invariably are missing - has anyoneever bought anything from Ikea and not had to go back because something was missing or broken or whatever???
Ikea was having its "after holiday" sale, whatever the hell that is. (Didn't they already have a "Day After Christmas Sale"???) So now there were a billion people. And a billion cars (yes, one per person). It was ridiculous. And pathetic. Is this what we've been reduced to? Lemmings that buy?
Anyway, here's my public service announcement for the day. Wanna shop at Ikea for a specific thing or two but hate going through the looong line that snakes through all 200 acres? Take your spouse or whomever, and go in through the out door! Choose one of the 300 checkout lines, and wait patiently behind the hundreds of other shoppers who have been there since the Carter Administration, while your buddy goes to Aisle 19 Bin 35 and snags the snazzy plastic faux modern stools on sale, and zips back to where - you've - barely - moved - but - you're - much - farther - ahead - than - where - you - would - have - been - if - you - had - shopped - the - "normal "- way. Feh.
So anyway I came up with their new tagline.
just shutup and buy something
then come back for the missing bits
