The Big Box

My daughter and I visited the new Ikea store last weekend. We arrived when it opened at ten a.m. and stumbled out three hours later. They have a restaurant that wafts out delicious aromas and posts a menu with unbelievable prices. We would have had lunch there before we left, but the lines were too long and I wore the wrong shoes to stand in line another half-hour.

This isn’t only a department store. They have almost everything there. They have stuff that I didn’t know what it was, but when I found out, I had to have one. Things like a flexible plastic strip about four inches wide and twelve inches long with a bunch of symmetrical holes in it. Turned out, it’s a template so when you drill the holes to install cabinet handles, you get them perfect the first time. Where was that when I was messing up my cabinets? So, I bought one of those. I don’t expect to be installing handles any time soon, but you never know. Better to have one and not need it than to need it and not have it. It costs around $1.00.

I saw lovely cotton bedspreads, nice and thin for Vegas heat, but they didn’t say Permanent Press. I have a dog and two cats and wash my bedding constantly. I don’t even want to iron a pillowcase anymore, much less a bedspread, so I passed.

The sliding panels for patio windows were at an unreal low price. I knew this because I just shopped for window covers and went with a new set of verticals because I’m occasionally cheap.  I don’t like verticals. Ikea should have opened sooner.

The furniture is scaled to modern apartments and houses, nothing huge with arms that require four extra feet of space. The set-ups for tiny spaces were enchanting. They even had an entire apartment, living room, dinette, bedroom, bath, in 500 or so feet. It reminded me of my first married space, only better designed and much more attractive.

The lighting section was so innovative, I was thrilled. You buy a basic chandelier fixture and then choose the cover to finish it. They had dozens and dozens of choices.
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Oh, by the way, if you’re shopping for pictures or frames…this is the place. I saw frames that sell for around twenty dollars at the local stores priced at $5.00.

I bought a bag of coffee in the grocery store section. It was good. Really good. The next time I go back, I’m going to stock up.

Even with long lines, the check-out process was efficient and fast. Like Costco, they don’t supply bags, but for a buck, you can buy a sturdy fabric-like bag with handles that can be used over and over.

Said daughter wanted to buy stock. She knows a good thing when she sees one, but guess what…it’s not publicly traded and is a not-for-profit organization.

Who knew?