Even though I detest ikea....

[CountessDracula]

I am tempted by this but in white for dd

Are they really crap? I want something sturdyish, can't believe for that price that it is

Also can you put normal bedding on (ie fitted sheets) or do you have to buy super scratchy ikea bedding?

we've got THREE floors in our new Ikea, so ner

That's just wrong on wrong...

SD - you'll get used to it, we have although it felt very strange at first. It's great, it's like the Bermuda Triangle now. Once you go in you can never find your way out again, and you pick up even more useless swedish stuff trying to find the way out It's been well thought out.

Went to IKEA the other week (open til midnight now ) and have recently realised that I bought the Red Rug.

what does that mean?

Titania

serenity, you need to put more shopping trolleys around. That way people can fill them with useless Swedish crp rather than being limited to a yellow bag because they can't be ar$ed to go back to the beginning to get a trolley. V peed off today because I came across the rugs much quicker than I thought and had to lug the bl*dy things round in a bag.

There is a trolley bit right by the rugs, but we're having a bit of a battle atm as to who should fill it. Trolley boys don't (or won't), and when I try and do it in the evening with my feeble girl muscles, I can't push more than 6 trolleys at once and they get pinched by roaming customers before I can get back!

You love us really Soupy, I know you do

If you come up on an evening when I'm working, I promise to go and get you a trolley myself

God, we had to get some meatballs from the swedish supermarket yesterday (they may be hoof and bollock meatballs but we love them) and got totally lost in the croydon Ikea.

WTF is going on in there?
I never get lost in Ikea, I am the queen of fast Ikea shopping....well I was!

Told you! Bermuda triangle, best marketing scheme ever. Customers come in, can't get out and end up spending more money because they're so grateful that they've found the tills.

Genius.

I did see some lovely xmas door wreaths on my travels though
Big bright felt pingpong ball things.

Ohhh I love Ikea really.

Why would I go in the evening when I can go at opening time and snaffle free coffee for half an hour?? (yes, I know it says a free refill but who's counting...)

I love Ikea and spend a lot of time there. My whole house is furnished from Ikea. (well not quite...) Was a bit whiffy up there yesterday though.

Ohhh, I noticed a strange whiff too Soupy.

Wind blowing in from the sewage plant in Beddington I think

I am off there tonight
Without DH thankfully so he won't be able to buy tons of food that then goes off before we can eat it all

CD did you go?

I did

firstly, serenity, don't know if you can help me but i am seriously peed off as I bought the sheets for the 3 part mattress called something lovely like LEN. I double check on the bin i was getting them out of that they were the 3 part ones and that they were indeed called LEN. I bought 4 of the sodding things and when I got them home they were only for the bigger mattress and not in 3 bits at all. Can I get them to post me new ones do you know? If not I will burn them on the fire in a rage as I am never going back (well not for a couple of years until the memory has faded)

So Enid, your table is foul don't buy it. It is two tiny planks with a socking great hole in the middle (about 2 or 3 inches gap) It looks more like a wallpapering table tbh. The good news is that the ridiculous bit of metal is optional.

I was there for blimmin hours. Took forever to find the kids bit. Had a repellent lunch at 1pm, when only one till was open therefore even nastier as had to queue forever. At least 4 "chef" types serving up the muck, then a 15 minute queue (oh and they ask you if you want coffee or drinks, charge you for it then you have to go BACK BEHIND THE QUEUE TO GET THE GLASSES OR MUGS!!! Unbelievable.

On the plus side the bed is great (even if I have no sheets). Got a few other good things too.

However I was left with two trolleys and a 3yo, no one helped me at all despite lots of ikea staff standing around. I ended up throwing a wobbler in the car park when loading as I couldn't lift the bed to the required height as it was too heavy, none of the blokes from ikea would help, I ended up shouting and booting the box and a very nice man (not staff) came over and helped.

So am now mentally scarred. DD thinks ikea is called Hell, and has acquired a small sheep which she calls "Hell Lamb"

So there you go

bummer about the table

thanks though you have saved me a trip

x E

a trip to Hell

dh always helps 'ladeez' when he goes

CD - I'll post on this later (tomorrow) I promise, if you promise not to yell at me at the meal tonight.

So far today I've been woken up at 7 by DD exposing as much of my shivering body as possible in an attempt to maul boob - I only got to bed at 3. Had a parking fine appear in the post from when I overtook someone turning right by going in a bus lane. MI rang whilst I was still in bed to find out when I'm picking her up and I haven't checked routes or timings yet and I've still got to dekid/wash the car before I can let anyone near it. Shouldn't be on here at all actually.......

Lol CD - good day out then?

I'm off to Notts tomorrow - think of me won't you?

sorry for butting in but i dun a baaaad thing....

dh has refused to some to ikea with me anymore as he hates it so much. i'm dying to go to have a mooch and buy a rug and will have bab with me so can't push trolley and pram at same time. so have invited my brother to come with me. He's been out of the country for the last 6 years and has no real concept of just what ikea is like. like a lamb to the slaughter.... dh thinks i'm dreadful