Comments on: retail hell http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Maurine au bout du monde http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3324 Maurine au bout du monde Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:17:47 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3324 I miss IKEA so much here in NZ... Since I've been here (3.5 years) I've heard about 6 different rumours that a IKEA shop would open somewhere. The latest one was that one had opened but in the middle of North Island (which is the middle of the middle of nowhere :shock:). The oprices of second furniture here is probably twice a smuch as the luxury range at any IKEA store in the worls :roll: Anyone wants to open an IKEA shop downunder (and an H&M pendant que vous z'y etes :twisted:). I miss IKEA so much here in NZ… Since I’ve been here (3.5 years) I’ve heard about 6 different rumours that a IKEA shop would open somewhere. The latest one was that one had opened but in the middle of North Island (which is the middle of the middle of nowhere :shock:). The oprices of second furniture here is probably twice a smuch as the luxury range at any IKEA store in the worls :roll:
Anyone wants to open an IKEA shop downunder (and an H&M pendant que vous z’y etes :twisted:).

]]> By: Vero http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3318 Vero Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3318 Petite: Heard about the IKEA stampede when they opened a new one in London recently? http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2005/02/11/ikea-stampede/ A few friends of mine were there and nearly got trampled over!! IKEA definitely makes people go a bit mad! :roll: Petite: Heard about the IKEA stampede when they opened a new one in London recently?

http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2005/02/11/ikea-stampede/

A few friends of mine were there and nearly got trampled over!! IKEA definitely makes people go a bit mad! :roll:

]]> By: witho http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3308 witho Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:23:29 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3308 My Ikea rule is never to go on a weekend. I imagine that if I had children, I would have another rule to add to that: never take a child. However, going on your own is interesting. They arrange it so that you have to move your car to the loading area whilst leaving all your recent purchases unattended because the trolley won't go through the bollards. What's clear is, whether you go on your own, with or without children, they don't want to make it easy for you. My Ikea rule is never to go on a weekend.

I imagine that if I had children, I would have another rule to add to that: never take a child.

However, going on your own is interesting. They arrange it so that you have to move your car to the loading area whilst leaving all your recent purchases unattended because the trolley won’t go through the bollards.

What’s clear is, whether you go on your own, with or without children, they don’t want to make it easy for you.

]]> By: easyjetsetter http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3307 easyjetsetter Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:09:41 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3307 Without meaning to gross anyone out, there's this will self short story in grey area which is set in a super polluted future, and the children are so miserable and unhealthy and the main character asphyxiates on his own mucus. It's awful. Without meaning to gross anyone out, there’s this will self short story in grey area which is set in a super polluted future, and the children are so miserable and unhealthy and the main character asphyxiates on his own mucus. It’s awful.

]]> By: Kitchen Witch http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3306 Kitchen Witch Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:59:45 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/12/retail-hell/#comment-3306 Four hours is getting off lightly in Ikea terms! The nearest one to us, Bristol (UK), gets queues of people waiting outside <i>just to get into the building</i> at weekends, and is a truly terrifying experience once you're in there - there's no way out! No!! :) Four hours is getting off lightly in Ikea terms! The nearest one to us, Bristol (UK), gets queues of people waiting outside just to get into the building at weekends, and is a truly terrifying experience once you’re in there - there’s no way out! No!! :)

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