Things I learned on my trip to IKEA
“The simple act of shopping at IKEA yields a shocking number of
important life lessons. For example, I have learned that my life is
incomplete without a steady supply of lingonberry sauce in the pantry.
I have learned that there is an abundance of particle-board trees
growing in Swedish forests that make for economical shelving units. And
I have learned that you can never, under any circumstances, have enough
tchotchkes that hold tea lights strewn about your house.
These discoveries have revealed themselves to me over time, unfolding
slowly like the many layers of Abba’s ”Take a Chance on Me.” The
initial challenge to shopping at IKEA is navigating the mega store’s
labyrinthian twists and locating the appropriate shortcuts that will
lead you to the Swedish meatballs in an hour or less. Unlike two-floor
department stores, shopping at IKEA begins on the second floor, with
arrows that lead in a twisting path that eventually brings shoppers to
the first level…”
By Christopher Muther
Image: “Reflection Upon Ikea” by Wananga
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