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is it wrong to do an IKEA run

65 replies

Fibilou · 06/11/2009 22:10

While husband is away doing charity work at the end of November ?
I want to buy lots of "tat" that he objects to if he comes with me, such as Christmas decs and plastic storage boxes. He's away for 10 days so I could get in a sneaky visit and then hide everything. Probably about £50s worth.
Or is that morally wrong ?

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frasersmummy · 07/11/2009 10:41

my dh has all the shortcuts mapped out in his head

me I dont have a clue so If I just want to nip in and get xmas deccies from near the checkouts I go in the front door and follow the circles all the way round .. takes the best part of an hour.. so I hate the place

my ds wont go in the play area either ... he says its more fun to walk all the way round with mummy saying no we dont need a box, no we dont need a hobby horse, no you dont need a new bed!!

bluejeans · 07/11/2009 10:46

Norbert my DD (9) also loves Ikea as a treat and always asks to bring a friend!

When she was little I used to put her in the creche (which she loved) and sit in the cafe with a magazine for 45 mins - was the only way I could get some me-time!

Anyone noticed the kids' meals are much smaller than they used to be? DD was mortfied at only getting 4 meatballs on a plastic saucer

NorbertDentressangle · 07/11/2009 10:57

I think our 2 love it because we only ever go late afternoon/early evening during the week and its relatively quiet then.

It gives them chance to go and try out the "rooms" and explore a bit without fear of getting lost or mown down by a trolley or shoppers.

Also we live just over an hour away from the nearest one so its the novelty factor as we don't go that often.

borderslass · 07/11/2009 10:59

breakfasts are brill as well and you get your coffee for free with your family card.

hocuspontas · 07/11/2009 10:59

My dds have always loved the 'rooms'. They have fun imagining what it must be like living in a tidy house.

I would take more that £50! Remember you always buy lots of things you never dreamed you wanted before.

Have fun!

NorbertDentressangle · 07/11/2009 11:01

DS is always amazed that they have toilets in the "rooms" -we had to keep a close eye on him when he was younger just in case he decided to use one of them

mollyroger · 07/11/2009 11:06

the 50 quid Ikea fritter is a twice yearly event in our house...

shockers · 07/11/2009 11:07

I got a large portion of meatballs to supplement the children's plates last time, think there was 20. I felt like a right ol lardy paying for them. We couldn't finish them!

DaisymooSteiner · 07/11/2009 11:09

I made a 'quick' trip to Ikea while I was staying at my mum's last week while she looked after the kids for me at her house. I bought so much stuff that I couldn't fit all the children in the car for the journey home and had to leave two of them at my mum's for a couple of days

NorbertDentressangle · 07/11/2009 11:12

@ Daisy -now that is what I call an Ikea shopping trip!

mollyroger · 07/11/2009 11:29

We did once leave ds in the ball pool and didn't remember til we were back at the car...

flyingcloud · 07/11/2009 11:48

You are so NBU. Although my DH loves Ikea and knows all the short cuts etc, we never do very well when we go together as he objects to my tat essentials. I have been haranguing him for ages about some bookshelves and a spice rack, so I am going to go and buy them myself and park them in front of the TV so he has to do something.

Hmmm... I wonder if I can take a day off work soon to go and do this.

5inthebed · 07/11/2009 11:54

YANBU, now that I can drive I fully intend on visiting Ikea by myself. No tantruming DH to have to deal with sounds ideal!

WebDude · 07/11/2009 14:35

Hmmmm, sounds like not being a driver this is one time when I'm missing out (as there's none too close to me in N Wales, and I'd probably want to buy far too much for train/ bus).

Rats, have been happily living a public transport life for 50 years and now can see an actual benefit of driving!

(However, living a public transport lifetime, does mean that planning holidays abroad has always been so easy as I am happy to check timetables and check options - some time back had even wanted to use the US Greyhound coach services as they did a ticket valid Mon-Thu and at east and west they offer routes into Vancouver and Toronto, and it would have been a cheaper option to go to USA and enjoy scenery from San Francisco to Vancouver for a couple of days, then fly direct to Vancouver. Unfortunately didn't get round to doing it, but when I finally get a new biometric passport, I'll go scanning for 'strange' options like that again... nothing like having a laugh at the look on drivers' faces in LA when they see you walking to the shopping mall, it's so not done over there!)

lucky1979 · 07/11/2009 14:46

My DH would cheerfully give me 50 quid to buy tat if it meant that he didn't have to come to IKEA with me.

In fact, that's not a bad idea...

lucky1979 · 07/11/2009 14:47

My DH would cheerfully give me 50 quid to buy tat if it meant that he didn't have to come to IKEA with me.

In fact, that's not a bad idea...

JumeirahJane · 07/11/2009 15:05

Like others said, better to go without him. I challenge anyone to go with their DP and get round the top level without falling out, and by the time you get to the warehouse, well, it's war isn't it?!

ps Dime bars!!!!!!! Wrap them in foil and hang them from the tree. He'll have to forgive you then.

wahwah · 07/11/2009 16:59

YANBU. Ikea is my not so guilty not so secret. I love it and the effort those Swedish people go to to get their hands on our cash is very much appreciated by me. Only today DS and my friend's DD went to the creche while friend and I scoffed food and coffee while our other little ones played in the cafe area. Sadly I didn't get to spend any more cash, but I can easily spend £30 in the food shop, let alone the marketplace...

Champagneforlunch · 07/11/2009 17:09

Once did an ikea run (70 mile each way) for wooden spoons.
Had to break the addiction after that, ony been twice this year and that was to buy proper stuff. So your perfectly resonable to go for £50 of stuff.

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 07/11/2009 17:12

do it!

bluejeans · 07/11/2009 17:16

HalfMumHalfBiscuit fab name! and just looked at your profile, congratulations on your lovely DD!

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 07/11/2009 17:58

Thanks bluejeans

upahill · 07/11/2009 18:09

OMG!! Am I the only mumsnetter who can't stand IKEA!!
Go to Dwell! Go to Habitat! Go anywhere but not IKEA.

TidyBush · 07/11/2009 18:19

No upahill you are not alone. I live ten minutes away from an Ikea store and go once a year if that. It's full of stuff that I just don't understand the need for and I hate the feeling of being stuck in there, following the route mapped out for me.

But then tbh I'm not a happy shopper anyway - in and out does me (I think I was a man in a former life )

victoriascrumptious · 07/11/2009 18:31

Do IKEA do deliveries? I want to get some stuff but it's 2 hrs drive away