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Written by alyssa
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Saturday, 06 January 2001 |
 Generally speaking, I'm poor. It's nice to be able to buy something
I really like, but more often than not, I'll settle for something
reasonably functional and cheap. I love Ikea because most of their
stuff is pretty neat, pretty cheap, and does what I want it to.
It's
true that they don't have the best quality stuff - it's a veritable
garden of particle board. But if I can't afford something that will
last forever, I'd rather get the coolest looking cheap thing I can
find. I particularly like their square dishes (which are probably a
third of what they would cost at Pottery Barn), the lighted cabinets,
the freaky Swedish theme, the cheap food, and the metal boards they
sell for magnets (yes, I love magnets).
I don't always enjoy the fact that I still live at home.
Sometimes it has its benefits, sometimes it bites. However, no store
makes me wish I had a home to furnish like Ikea does. Pottery Barn is
neat, but I know that it'll be years and years before I can afford some
of that stuff. Ikea could reasonably have a place in my first
non-parental living environment. And where else can I pick which legs I
want my table to come with? Who else has such cool kids' dishes, or
stuffed animal feet to go on the feet of furniture? This place is like
Disneyland. |
