March 25th, 2009
On Saturday, I went to Ikea for the Seize the Day sale. My mission: to get DROPPAR jars. 14 oz, 30 oz, 51 oz, and 61 oz frosted glass/stainless steel jars regularly retailing from $2.99-$5.99 were on sale for $0.99! After arriving a little after the 10:00 a.m. opening, I made a beeline straight towards the line that had formed in front of the store and had already started to move. I was calmed when I saw that there were plenty of jars for sale, not just one or two as sometimes experienced with other good sales. While waiting in line, A, my accomplice, noticed how well-organized everything was. This was not like the mass chaos experienced on Black Friday. I must applaud Ikea for having this sale well-planned out from the formation of the line to the distribution of jars. Other than the lady behind us who kept closely body-hugging A, everyone seemed to be on their best behavior, which was highly unusual. I was satisfied when I got my jars (limit six per adult even though it says limit six per household). My only complaint is one of my 61 oz jars had a chip at the top where the lid goes on. (I’m not sure if I inflicted this while washing the jar or if it had been this way when I bought it.) Other than that, this trip to Ikea reinforced my love for the store and has provided me a pretty jar to store my sugar.
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February 24th, 2009
IKEA New Haven Directions
What is there to do in New Haven? This was the question that A was suppose to find the answer to prior to our traveling bonanza that would take us through three cities in three different states in one week. This was the question that A was suppose to find an answer to while lounging around in her thermals in the hotel room in Cleveland and Boston. This was the question that A was suppose to find an answer to before we stepped off the Amtrak in New Haven. Default answer: Ikea. Good enough for me.
Ikea at New Haven turned out to be quite the same as Ikea at home granted that getting to Ikea at home typically entails driving down a crowded 405 freeway rather than walking in the frigid cold (thank you wind chill) on an ice-covered sidewalk. Nevertheless, the same large blue building greeted us and as I stepped through the glass entrance sliding doors, a familiar sense of being home rushed over me. Välkommen!
Although there was nothing unique about this Ikea compared to the ones in California, it provided A and me with a good hour and half of imagining what furniture would look nice in our future homes as we meandered through the showrooms. The other displays (frames, especially) also gave us good decorating ideas. Ikea is so creative! I love it! This excursion, though, proved to be a bit difficult as A reminded me that we did not have enough luggage space to buy anything. After I came to terms with this fact, we meandered some more before venturing back outside into the cold to make our way back to our hotel.
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