Two of the most make the beast with two backsing annoying purchase experiences today
make the beast with two backs you Ikea...If I am here..... it is because I ALREADY know what I want
and because you won't make the beast with two backsing ship it to my kid's door
I do not want to be forced into wandering around
your make the beast with two backsing dim-bulb socialist culture rat-maze of chipboard shit
being forced to view your other junk...hello its called America!!! home of the express check-out...make the beast with two backs you you make the beast with two backsing make the beast with two backsers
I won't buy any of your other shit just because you forced me to wander around amid it
on your stupid make the beast with two backsing shuffle-along pathways to mundane mediocrity
and make the beast with two backs you Starbucks.....small medium and large...end of make the beast with two backsing subject....
keep it up with the make the beast with two backsing Venti-Grande shit
and you will know what scalding bilious oily too strong coffee feels like down your shirt front
that will take that wired-smile make the beast with two backsing cheesy cheerfulness off your face
the only reason I am even in your toxic caffeine pukehole is because the guy behind the counter at Dunkin Donuts
looks like the last time he washed his hands was when he accidentally pissed on them
make the beast with two backs you make the beast with two backs you make the beast with two backs YOU ALL
so a hot yoga session is out of the question?
Quote from: lethe on July 30, 2011, 10:36:56 AM
so a hot yoga session is out of the question?
I am probably overdue for a severe beat-down if I keep going at this rate
Quote from: RAT900 on July 30, 2011, 10:38:29 AM
I am probably overdue for a severe beat-down if I keep going at this rate
the problem is if you enjoy it
Quote from: RAT900 on July 30, 2011, 10:26:19 AM
make the beast with two backs you Ikea...If I am here..... it is because I ALREADY know what I want
and because you won't make the beast with two backsing ship it to my kid's door
I do not want to be forced into wandering around
your make the beast with two backsing dim-bulb socialist culture rat-maze of chipboard shit
being forced to view your other junk...hello its called America!!! home of the express check-out...make the beast with two backs you you make the beast with two backsing make the beast with two backsers
I won't buy any of your other shit just because you forced me to wander around amid it
on your stupid make the beast with two backsing shuffle-along pathways to mundane mediocrity
make the beast with two backs you make the beast with two backs you make the beast with two backs YOU ALL
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
Next you'll tell him they make appliances that make coffee for you in your home automatically.
There are definitely alternatives to both. That being said, furniture shopping is akin to fondling monkey balls no matter where you go. [thumbsdown]
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
[clap]
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
I did that the other day. The item was not in the correct bin.
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
no that is news to me...but being in a blind rage about nic and about being at that junk shop to start with didn't help.....
is there some secret make the beast with two backsing doorway that says this way for swedish meatballs or some euphemism...? (the food not the people)
I swear 3/4's of that chipboard junk will be in landfills within 5 to 7 years
anyway thanks for the tip I'll not use it next time I never make the beast with two backsing go back there
All 3 times I've been to Ikea, I've ended up pissed off at the store and did not buy anything. That's not counting the one in Budapest, that was ok.
And if I have to go to Starbucks (only when traveling or because a coworker insists on going) I only ever ask for small or medium. I also ask for "instant oatmeal" instead of "perfect oatmeal". Can't stand their pretentious names.
[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
exactly how I feel about Ikea. Wife and I get into a knock down drag out when she says lets go get school supplies for her classroom. HELL make the beast with two backsING NO!
Hey Rat, A new IKEA just opened in Denver last week!
Pulled 100's of [leo] off their normal beats to direct traffic.
You weren't one of the 10,000 people that were camping out to be the first rat in the maze?
and
on another note
I feel your pain...
And I want to inflict it on coffee servers that use the term "tall" to describe something IZ_ish.
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
This strategy has worked well for me multiple times.
Quote from: Bick on July 30, 2011, 02:14:41 PM
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And I want to inflict it on coffee servers that use the term "tall" to describe something IZ_ish.
[laugh] [laugh]
I've never been to an IKEA.
I've only been to Stabucks maybe a half dozen times.
They're on crack.
The coffee isn't worth the price.
p.s. RAT, good work staying off the smokes [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Quote from: RAT900 on July 30, 2011, 12:37:48 PM...anyway thanks for the tip I'll not use it next time I never make the beast with two backsing go back there
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [clap] [laugh]
Quote from: AJ on July 30, 2011, 03:35:20 PMp.s. RAT, good work staying off the smokes [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Yup. Keep on keeping off [thumbsup].
Good calll on the DD. It could have been worse.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110729/NEWS03/707299986 (http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110729/NEWS03/707299986)
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
+1 People act so surprised when they find out they can do that. I just don't get it.
The cheaper stuff at IKEA is chipboard. If you look at the nicer stuff though it is made of solid wood.
There are shortcuts through the store. You can always ask a co-worker how is the fastest way to get to an area. They will point you in the right direction.
IKEA is awesome.
I forgot to mention that last time I went to Ikea (6 miles from my house I might add), I was being herded through like the rest of the cattle and lost my cool. I knocked over a man who would not move after asking twice to please move. I darted outside, took a deep breath and the fight began after reminding the spousal unit NEVER again. There's a metaphor built into this way of shopping, reminds me of a mental institution where everyone lines up for their daily drugs.
hmmmm I am wondering if the Left Coast Ikea's are laid out and labeled differently
as you guys are all posting that there is no problem getting to the end without starting at the beginning ...
maybe there are statutes in Cali or something...fire code maybe...or Meagans Law or just a necessity
due to so many Amber Alerts and people showing up on the sides of milk cartons
that were last seen entering Ikea's...and are still wandering around in them
No problem in the Brooklyn Ikea.
I have no problems with Ikea's internal layout, once I figured out the shot cuts. ;D
Walmart's layout gives me the creeps. :P Narow isles and high shelves.
Did you go to the one in Elizabeth? The patrons of this store seem to be exceedingly obnoxious in comparison to those of the other stores I have been to.
There are short cuts and warehouse entrances at both Jersey locations. The signage is poor, but they do exist. I have been to 5 of them across the country and they are all set up exactly the same.
You have to have a certain mindset going in... and knowledge of the shortcuts. I find that a condescending attitude towards to the mindless idiots who loiter in the middle of the walking paths makes me feel better about myself.
The most aggravating thing about Ikea is that I cannot even buy the raw materials to build shit for what it costs them to sell their finished product.
+1 (or 2?) on avoiding the pretentious names for small/medium/large coffee.
coffee guy- "that was a vente americano sir?"
me- "no, just give me a large"
so asking for a venti decaf, soy milk (whatever that means), a splash of vanilla, half a splenda at 85 degrees is pretentious? I just heard that shit while visiting with a co-worker. After seeing this thread I tuned into the Barista and couldn't believe the coffee options available.
How to order [coffee]:
Large Black.
Any questions?
Thank you...
Colombian bean, roasted properly, ground, brewed, served neat
what is with all this pimp shit double mocha chocolatte nonsense...
like ordering Chivas and Cola or Bourbon with anything other than ice...
acquire the taste or leave it the make the beast with two backs alone
Don't like 'em? Don't go. Seems simple enough. There are plenty of places I don't like to go to. Guess what I do, find other places to go and spend my money.
I don't understand getting all worked up about it. If you knew it was gonna suck before you went, what do you have to complain about? Why did you go? "The wife dragged me?" Really? She doesn't have a driver's license? She afraid to leave the house without you? "If I didn't go with her she'd be upset." So, she blackmailed you. That's healthy.
Do I like Ikea? No, not really. Does the trick for a handful of cheap things that I know about before I go there (lamp selection isn't bad). Do I like Starbucks? I've had worse. And, if I'm feeling the desire for a cup of coffee, I'll spend my money where I want it. If circumstances dictate I end up at Starbucks, I'll suck it up and bear it. It's their establishment. They can call their drinks whatever they want. Don't single them out because they attached cheeky names to their drinks like NINETY PERCENT of all restaurants do.
Really, does it matter all that much?
Quote from: slowpoke13 on July 31, 2011, 04:41:17 PM...Don't like 'em? Don't go...... I don't understand getting all worked up about it.....
I think maybe.... you missed the point (and/or have never attempted to quit a lifetime of smoking) ;).
Quote from: Vindingo on July 31, 2011, 09:52:48 AM
Did you go to the one in Elizabeth? The patrons of this store seem to be exceedingly obnoxious in comparison to those of the other stores I have been to.
There are short cuts and warehouse entrances at both Jersey locations. The signage is poor, but they do exist. I have been to 5 of them across the country and they are all set up exactly the same.
You have to have a certain mindset going in... and knowledge of the shortcuts. I find that a condescending attitude towards to the mindless idiots who loiter in the middle of the walking paths makes me feel better about myself.
The most aggravating thing about Ikea is that I cannot even buy the raw materials to build shit for what it costs them to sell their finished product.
You need to lower your standards to be competitive.
Quote from: ungeheuer on July 31, 2011, 07:44:49 PM
I think maybe.... you missed the point (and/or have never attempted to quit a lifetime of smoking) ;).
[clap]
Quote from: ungeheuer on July 31, 2011, 07:44:49 PM
I think maybe.... you missed the point (and/or have never attempted to quit a lifetime of smoking) ;).
Yeah, but the thread keeps getting hijacked by some folk here including me. Both Ikea and Starbucks are so easy to hate.
Quote from: RAT900 on July 30, 2011, 10:26:19 AM
and make the beast with two backs you Starbucks.....small medium and large...end of make the beast with two backsing subject....
keep it up with the make the beast with two backsing Venti-Grande shit
and you will know what scalding bilious oily too strong coffee feels like down your shirt front
that will take that wired-smile make the beast with two backsing cheesy cheerfulness off your face
the only reason I am even in your toxic caffeine pukehole is because the guy behind the counter at Dunkin Donuts
looks like the last time he washed his hands was when he accidentally pissed on them
make the beast with two backs you make the beast with two backs you make the beast with two backs YOU ALL
: Small, Medium, Large : Foamy The Squirrel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi9BRgjvOlk&feature=related#normal)
Quote from: slowpoke13 on July 31, 2011, 04:41:17 PM
Don't like 'em? Don't go. Seems simple enough. There are plenty of places I don't like to go to. Guess what I do, find other places to go and spend my money.
Don't like the post...don't read it...seems simple enough...plenty of others to read and comment on ;D
I don't understand getting all worked up about it. If you knew it was gonna suck before you went, what do you have to complain about? Why did you go? "The wife dragged me?" Really? She doesn't have a driver's license? She afraid to leave the house without you? "If I didn't go with her she'd be upset." So, she blackmailed you. That's healthy.
same holds for you...why the need for the ad hom and negatively conclusive presumptions about a circumstance that you have no background on.....that's healthy
Really, does it matter all that much?
absolutely not...was just venting about annoying places...
you apparently worked yourself up into a lather...
what's that about? (I won't insult you with speculations) ;)
Fight! Fight! Fight!
It's the classic age and treachery vs youth and enthusiasm
Key points that may affect betting
Slowpoke might have mastered the martial arts whilst in Japan
however Rat has nicotine withdrawal rage, I hear it has similar affects as gamma radiation
I propose a Dimby Jello match
Jello will prevent broken hips
[laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: Jacob on July 30, 2011, 11:31:15 AM
you know that you can go straight to the self service warehouse as soon as you enter the building...right?
[laugh]
Quote from: ducatiz on August 01, 2011, 05:10:36 AM
[laugh]
make the beast with two backsing wound-salters :)
I propose a cage match between Rat and Denis Leary and the winner gets the coffee and nicotine supply.....because Rat's sound off very much reminds me of some of Denis' railings on shit...the one about the 7-11 maple flavoring in his coffee comes to mind readily when all he wanted was regular make the beast with two backsing coffee.
Rat - as an amateur, unlicensed counselor, I am concerned that you are repressing your angst. Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel! ;D
Quote from: RAT900 on August 01, 2011, 05:16:25 AM
make the beast with two backsing wound-salters :)
if you get too close, i'll just piss in them... [evil]
this is a hilrarious thread, the funniest response was the one that said "you know when you go in the doors to the store turn leftand you are the self service area skipping the entire display store.".
[clap] that was classic.
Quote from: ducatiz on August 01, 2011, 06:58:48 AM
if you get too close, i'll just piss in them... [evil]
<sputtering> why I oughta.....agggh make the beast with two backs you you make the beast with two backsing make the beast with two backser...quit poking the nest, you impudent twit [bang]
Quote from: sbrguy on August 01, 2011, 07:02:24 AM
this is a hilrarious thread, the funniest response was the one that said "you know when you go in the doors to the store turn leftand you are the self service area skipping the entire display store.".
[clap] that was classic.
that goes for you too!!! :)
Quote from: RAT900 on August 01, 2011, 07:09:56 AM
<sputtering> why I oughta.....agggh make the beast with two backs you you make the beast with two backsing make the beast with two backser...quit poking the nest, you impudent twit [bang]
(http://freeemoticonsandsmileys.com/animated%20emoticons/Funny%20Animated%20Emoticons/stick%20with%20poke.gif)
Quote from: Vindingo on July 31, 2011, 09:52:48 AM
The most aggravating thing about Ikea is that I cannot even buy the raw materials to build shit for what it costs them to sell their finished product.
You need to get your hands on some radioactive wood is all.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-furniture-could-be-radioactive (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-furniture-could-be-radioactive)
Thread's too long, didn't read the whole thing, but did anyone mention the shortcut to the warehouse at Ikea? I think there is even a big sign as you walk in...
[laugh]
Quote from: il d00d on August 01, 2011, 09:06:34 AM
Thread's too long, didn't read the whole thing, but did anyone mention the shortcut to the warehouse at Ikea? I think there is even a big sign as you walk in...
;D [clap]
[bacon]
RAT, your new avatar fits the theme nicely...
[laugh]
Quote from: AJ on August 01, 2011, 01:01:20 PM
RAT, your new avatar fits the theme nicely...
[laugh]
yup my favorite Ikea store...I think the passageway to self-service survived the blaze tho
IKEA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJEtMSuMqg#normal)
The chorus just speaks to me. Maybe because IKEA was one of my first post-divorce outings. ;D
venti coffee [coffee]
http://movieclips.com/hC5B-role-models-movie-a-venti-coffee/ (http://movieclips.com/hC5B-role-models-movie-a-venti-coffee/)
Quote from: triangleforge on August 01, 2011, 02:06:37 PM
The chorus just speaks to me. Maybe because IKEA was one of my first post-divorce outings. ;D
[clap]
One of my first post-separation outings [thumbsup]- left with nothing and furnished an entire 3 BR apt myself (and put it all in the back of the Volvo!)
You can never move anything from there however, as it usually doesn't withstand the move! [cheeky]
Quote from: dolci on August 02, 2011, 04:49:28 AM
[clap]
One of my first post-separation outings [thumbsup]- left with nothing and furnished an entire 3 BR apt myself (and put it all in the back of the Volvo!)
You can never move anything from there however, as it usually doesn't withstand the move! [cheeky]
I've moved 3 times with our Ikea furniture.
Held up perfectly.
The secret?
..disassemble it.
Quote from: triangleforge on August 01, 2011, 02:06:37 PM
IKEA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJEtMSuMqg#normal)
The chorus just speaks to me. Maybe because IKEA was one of my first post-divorce outings. ;D
I had no idea that Ikea was on the divorced man to do list - but it makes sense.
;D
mitt
Quote from: mitt on August 02, 2011, 07:37:36 AM
I had no idea that Ikea was on the divorced man to do list - but it makes sense.
;D
mitt
Yup, it is just a notch above the salvation army store. Wish it was around when I got divorced. Those precious little things you buy once your free and clear. Those are the things you'll always treasure.
Ratt, I understand the grumpy old man thing. I'm a grumpy old man myself. Given any thought to anger management?
Quote from: ducatiz on August 02, 2011, 07:00:19 AM
I've moved 3 times with our Ikea furniture.
Tiz.........
that's pretty damn close to saying you're into flattening and refolding Kleenex
to get a second using out of it when it dries ;D
[puke]
Im sorry.
What I really meant to say was
(http://serve.mysmiley.net/sick/sick0006.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-cool-smileys.php)
Quote from: RAT900 on August 02, 2011, 11:03:05 AM
Tiz.........
that's pretty damn close to saying you're into flattening and refolding Kleenex
to get a second using out of it when it dries ;D
ain't too proud to beg...
show me how to flatten and refold kleenex and i might try it.. lol
(http://freeemoticonsandsmileys.com/animated%20emoticons/Funny%20Animated%20Emoticons/fu.gif)
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: RAT900 on August 02, 2011, 11:36:35 AM
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Nice to see you are feeling better.
Quote from: howie on August 02, 2011, 10:24:38 PM
Nice to see you are feeling better.
well I kind of turned a corner when I found my new avatar :)
I can't even see what your avatar is. When I blow it up, it's too pixelated. (sp?)
How's the quitting going?!
Here ya go Lovey....it is a treasured icon ....8 days of madness but I am riding the wild weasel of recovery on a slick of lung butter...or is it 9 days?
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/HWQTh0W3oO9/IKEA+Burns+Ground+Netanya/1EqN1ZM3sJw (http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/HWQTh0W3oO9/IKEA+Burns+Ground+Netanya/1EqN1ZM3sJw)
Quote from: RAT900 on August 03, 2011, 07:14:04 AM
Here ya go Lovey....it is a treasured icon ....8 days of madness but I am riding the wild weasel of recovery on a slick of lung butter
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/HWQTh0W3oO9/IKEA+Burns+Ground+Netanya/1EqN1ZM3sJw (http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/HWQTh0W3oO9/IKEA+Burns+Ground+Netanya/1EqN1ZM3sJw)
I was at that store a couple of years ago.. that's a real shame, it was a very popular store there.
Quote from: ducatiz on August 03, 2011, 07:16:10 AM
I was at that store a couple of years ago.. that's a real shame, it was a very popular store there.
given your avowed penchant for chipboard hoarding... [cheeky]
I can understand how you would find the loss of one of its labyrinthine emporiums heartbreaking
fortunately Ikea's intended customers were not harmed by the fire as it occurred in the wee hours
so they will get a second bite at the wood and glue apple
Quote from: RAT900 on August 03, 2011, 07:29:12 AM
given your avowed penchant for chipboard hoarding... [cheeky]
I can understand how you would find the loss of one of its labyrinthine emporiums heartbreaking
fortunately Ikea's intended customers were not harmed by the fire as it occurred in the wee hours
so they will get a second bite at the wood and glue apple
ironically, my family manufactured furniture for over 100 years.
poppa (my grandpa) was a woodworker in the old country (what is now Russia, it was part of Romania back then).. when he fled and came to the USA, he was a packman for a long time, then started a small furniture shop -- his sons then started a furniture factory and ran it until the mid 1990s..
every piece of furniture in my home growing up was handmade! i can spot a good dovetail from 100ft and can tell you how a sofa is made just by bouncing on it.
but i like the ikea style... :-)
Okay, it is time for me to speak against this Ikea bashing. You see I am the spawn of Swedish immigrants. I grew up to love all things Swedish. Why, for several years I slept with a Husqvarna chainsaw, I became an avid Nordic skier, watched every Ingmar Bergman film and I have lusted over every blue-eyed blond Swedish Super Model. Ikea is yet another of excellent things that have come from my second homeland, they provide affordable furnishings for the young and newly divorced. Ratt, if you have a problem with my second homeland perhaps we should step outside. [laugh] [laugh]
I am with akmnstr on Ikea not being the root of evil as potrayed by rat900...I have several nice furnishings in my home currently from them...fully furnished the munchkin's room and some great bookshelves...sometimes simplicity in terms of furniture and styling ain't so bad....and I somehow think you think the same thing rat, as you wouldn't have walked in there in the 1st place...
now...if they would just have some better make the beast with two backsing directions for assembly of their shit...but that is another pain in the ass....
I say Bollocks!! to your hyphenated heritage and inverted xenophobic conceits!!!...
yes I will grant your yah-yah land of heritage has turned out some stunning examples of human flesh
but do not let your mawkishness blind you to the reality....
100 years or more hence, I have every confidence that Sotheby's will not be auctioning off Ducatiz' collection [laugh]
Quote from: zooom on August 03, 2011, 10:24:19 AM
I am with akmnstr on Ikea not being the root of evil as potrayed by rat900...I have several nice furnishings in my home currently from them...fully furnished the munchkin's room and some great bookshelves...sometimes simplicity in terms of furniture and styling ain't so bad....and I somehow think you think the same thing rat, as you wouldn't have walked in there in the 1st place...
now...if they would just have some better make the beast with two backsing directions for assembly of their shit...but that is another pain in the ass....
all true...before Ikea there was a place called Conrans....same stuff with the drawers that would give out at the bottom and would fall into a pile of junk veneered lumber at the mere hint of being moved
of course I have slummed in the past, after divorce, raising destructive kids and animals and needing furnishings for them....especially good for the kids rooms when they were growing up...elsewise how would I know of such things ...heck I was there getting a drop-leaf table for my daughter's miniscule kitchen in her new house for a housewarming present...decent design...I'll pass on judging execution of that design
In a world of broken and wrong things....Ikea isn't even on page 20 of the list
Humor me...allow an old nicotine craving grouse his gripes ;D
Quote from: RAT900 on August 03, 2011, 10:33:04 AM
100 years or more hence, I have every confidence that Sotheby's will not be auctioning off Ducatiz' collection [laugh]
And they will be auctioning off yours? [laugh]
My collection:
1954 BMW R51/3
1977 Ducati 500GTL
1980 Ducati Darmah 900ss
1986 Cagiva Alazzurra 650SS
1986 Cagiva Alazzurra 650SS (#2)
1986 Cagiva Elefant 650
1995 Ducati 900SS SP
1996 Ducati 600SS
1998 Ducati 900SS FE
2005 Ducati S2R
...or maybe they will?
Quote from: ducatiz on August 03, 2011, 10:42:32 AM
And they will be auctioning off yours? [laugh]
My collection:
1954 BMW R51/3
1977 Ducati 500GTL
1980 Ducati Darmah 900ss
1986 Cagiva Alazzurra 650SS
1986 Cagiva Alazzurra 650SS (#2)
1986 Cagiva Elefant 650
1995 Ducati 900SS SP
1996 Ducati 600SS
1998 Ducati 900SS FE
2005 Ducati S2R
...or maybe they will?
show-off....I meant your furnishings not your machinery :-*
Quote from: RAT900 on August 03, 2011, 10:50:09 AM
show-off....I meant your furnishings not your machinery :-*
well now you know why i shop at ikea... ;D
Quote from: RAT900 on August 03, 2011, 10:50:09 AM
show-off....I meant your furnishings not your machinery :-*
You are assuming he has furniture :P
You know I hate to side against you Rat because you are dear to me
But
Jess and I have 5 wooden items from IKEA
and
they are all solid pine
Quote from: Jacob on February 13, 2009, 03:31:30 PM
You know I hate to side against you Rat because you are dear to me
But
Jess and I have 5 wooden items from IKEA
and
they are all solid pine
Norwegian pine? ;D
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 30, 2011, 11:40:38 AM
Next you'll tell him they make appliances that make coffee for you in your home automatically.
[laugh]
I feel your pain Rat. I took my wife to get a catalog from IKEA in Tempe on Sunday. Never again..especially on a weekend!! I could feel my blood pressure rising as soon as I saw the parking lot. We were there for at least 15 minutes. That time included me dropping her off in front door, turning around in a handicap spot and leaving..sans catalog. Apparently, they ran out of them until mid-August. [roll] She's going by herself next time!
it is one of those blood pressure triggering venues.....I can deal with Target and Walmart easily...
but places like Ike and Whole Foods make me twitch
maybe it is a claustrophobia thing....
I hate crowds in crowded places....
I feel the same way a person would feel
wading through the middle of a herd of anxious and twitchy buffalo
human stampedes are scary if you ever have been caught up in one
I have never stepped foot in an IKEA.
Whole Foods and Costco put me on edge. People with zero consideration, leaving their cart in the middle of the aisle, while they wait in line to shove a spoonful of pork bbq in their mouth drive me insane.
I have taken up the fine sport of playing chicken with people that stop and eat or have oblivious conversations in the middle of the main thoroughfares. Also ramming unattended and obstructive carts out of the way can be fun.
I love Walmart. Never been in one that was anywhere near as crowded as Costco. Cliche but the people watching is fantastic.
Quote from: RAT900 on August 03, 2011, 10:57:24 PM
it is one of those blood pressure triggering venues.....I can deal with Target and Walmart easily...
but places like Ike and Whole Foods make me twitch
maybe it is a claustrophobia thing....
I hate crowds in crowded places....
I feel the same way a person would feel
wading through the middle of a herd of anxious and twitchy buffalo
human stampedes are scary if you ever have been caught up in one
so I guess you don't do so well at concerts then do you?
Quote from: rgramjet on August 04, 2011, 03:59:02 AM
I love Walmart. Never been in one that was anywhere near as crowded as Costco. Cliche but the people watching is fantastic.
You need to come visit my local store on a weekend. :P
I cannot go there anytime past about 8:30 AM; my preferred time is around 7:00, prior to the mass influx of shambling mouth-breathers.
I think I just hate people. But Wal-Mart holds an extra bit of revulsion for me...
Quote from: zooom on August 04, 2011, 04:03:15 AM
so I guess you don't do so well at concerts then do you?
nope not any more...don't bother with them
and I have done my share of concerts, protests-turned-riots, riots turned all-out riots, Patricks Day parades etc etc
oddly enough a crowded subway car doesn't bother me
Love Whole Foods...especially the headquarters store in Austin. Lots of free samples of food! Now that I think about it though..it was always packed and parking underground was a PITA
Whole Foods is a cakewalk...Trader Joe's is where all the aggressive shoopers are going! :o
...and for those in the SF Bay Area...Berkeley Bowl. Damn...never seen so many rude hippie impersonators in my life! [laugh] (they had great produce and fish sections though)
Ikea annoys me as well. But pretty much any crowded place that isn't a race or concert annoys me.
Quote from: Triple J on August 04, 2011, 09:34:15 AM
...never seen so many rude hippie impersonators in my life!
ahhh...trendy crunchies!!!...make the beast with two backsing hypocrites is what they really are!!...
Quote from: Triple J on August 04, 2011, 09:34:15 AM
Whole Foods is a cakewalk...Trader Joe's is where all the aggressive shoopers are going! :o
...and for those in the SF Bay Area...Berkeley Bowl. Damn...never seen so many rude hippie impersonators in my life! [laugh]
why do you assume they are impersonators?
Quote from: ducatiz on August 04, 2011, 09:44:19 AM
why do you assume they are impersonators?
Because I'm am the last real hippie! Peace brother!
Quote from: Triple J on August 04, 2011, 09:34:15 AM
...and for those in the SF Bay Area...Berkeley Bowl. Damn...never seen so many rude hippie impersonators in my life! [laugh] (they had great produce and fish sections though)
[laugh] YES
I don't mind crowds. I credit my time in Asia as a child. RAT, you may not mind NYC Metro when crowded, but have you ever been pressure cooked in the Hong Kong (or Tokyo) subway during rush hour? It feels like you're being vacuum sealed into the crowd that's surrounded every inch of you.
Quote from: akmnstr on August 04, 2011, 09:48:49 AM
Because I'm am the last real hippie! Peace brother!
So the AK in your name doesn't stand for "Avtomat-Kalashnikova?"
Quote from: ducatiz on August 04, 2011, 09:44:19 AM
why do you assume they are impersonators?
Because a true hippe (if there are any left) couldn't afford to shop at Berkeley Bowl. :)
Quote from: Triple J on August 04, 2011, 10:02:18 AM
Because a true hippe (if there are any left) couldn't afford to shop at Berkeley Bowl. :)
they are using the Five Finger Discount
Quote from: IZ on August 03, 2011, 10:37:27 PM
[laugh]
I feel your pain Rat. I took my wife to get a catalog from IKEA in Tempe on Sunday. Never again..especially on a weekend!! I could feel my blood pressure rising as soon as I saw the parking lot. We were there for at least 15 minutes. That time included me dropping her off in front door, turning around in a handicap spot and leaving..sans catalog. Apparently, they ran out of them until mid-August. [roll] She's going by herself next time!
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/virtual_catalogue/online_catalogue_splash.html (http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/virtual_catalogue/online_catalogue_splash.html)
Order a catalogue or brochure
With the upcoming release of our new catalogue we will no longer be accepting orders for catalogues. Keep an eye out for the new catalogue in your mailbox! We will be accepting orders again on September 1st.
Quote from: derby on August 04, 2011, 10:24:54 AM
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/virtual_catalogue/online_catalogue_splash.html (http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/virtual_catalogue/online_catalogue_splash.html)
Order a catalogue or brochure
With the upcoming release of our new catalogue we will no longer be accepting orders for catalogues. Keep an eye out for the new catalogue in your mailbox! We will be accepting orders again on September 1st.
yup that was about as clear as the pathway through their store
Usually when we have to go to the Phoenix airport or some other unavoidable nonsense down in the Valley, AM & I make the pilgrimage to IKEA and the Trader Joes near Scottsdale. TJ's there is simply packed with the Scottsdale version of the Stepford wife - tanned, tucked, & toned to the point you imagine invisible, individual airbrush artists following them around making every cheekbone & breast just a little too perfect. Our favorite game there is "Real or Fake?"
Up here in our little piney central-Arizona burg, it was front page news - for days on end - when the city council ponied up a bit of ransom money to bring a Trader Joe's to town. We'll still get to play our game there, but since we've got mostly retirees round here, we'll be playing "Real or Fake?" about their teeth, hips & knees.
Quote from: RAT900 on August 04, 2011, 05:34:09 AM
oddly enough a crowded subway car doesn't bother me
cold comfort of a moving coffin
Damn, I leave for a few days and get called out... Glad I checked back in.
QuoteDon't like 'em? Don't go. Seems simple enough. There are plenty of places I don't like to go to. Guess what I do, find other places to go and spend my money.
Don't like the post...don't read it...seems simple enough...plenty of others to read and comment on
Ohh, I loved the post. I'm having a blast with it! That's why I commented on it. If I didn't, I wouldn't have (like many other threads).
I don't understand getting all worked up about it. If you knew it was gonna suck before you went, what do you have to complain about? Why did you go? "The wife dragged me?" Really? She doesn't have a driver's license? She afraid to leave the house without you? "If I didn't go with her she'd be upset." So, she blackmailed you. That's healthy.
same holds for you...why the need for the ad hom and negatively conclusive presumptions about a circumstance that you have no background on.....that's healthy
Healthy? Like letting a couple of stores and their established customer base and menu get you all worked up? The only "background" I have is what you provided. Otherwise, I asked questions. The basic question still holds true; "Why did you go?" Did you not know? If you didn't know know, the mistake is understandable. My recommendation is to avoid Ikea on the weekend. I do. If I go, I try to go early afternoon during the week. My schedule allows it.
Luckily, the Ikea near me is in the same shopping center as Costco, and Lowe's. So, I can knock them all out at the same time (can you say exciting day?). And, guess what, I pick up a grande java chip frappachino before I walk in. The Starbucks is right around the corner and the barista is very sweet too. I think she gives me extra whipped cream. Sometimes, I just go wandering through Ikea to see if they have anything new and nifty. Ohh, and I highly recommend you try their cafeteria in the morning. They have crepes with lingonberry preserve that provides just enough yum to help me push through another trip in the "maze" as it's being referred to. If it turns into a late day, the swedish meatballs aren't too shabby. Both are nice and cheap too.
Really, does it matter all that much?
absolutely not...was just venting about annoying places...
you apparently worked yourself up into a lather...
what's that about? (I won't insult you with speculations)
Vent away. I know I do when things bother me. But, I also figure if I'm going to go venting on a public forum, not everyone is going to agree with me and I may even get called on it. Usually it is even educational (i.e. did you know if you go in Ikea and don't go up to the maze, you can go right into the self serve area? But, you miss the cafeteria).
The only lather I get is from my moisturizing honey mango shave cream I picked up at Trader Joe's. I've been using the stuff for over 12 years. It really is great stuff. I was turned onto it when I worked at TJ's before I joined the Navy.
Quote from: Triple J on August 04, 2011, 09:34:15 AM
Whole Foods is a cakewalk...Trader Joe's is where all the aggressive shoopers are going! :o
Trader Joe's isn't that bad (see above).
Quote from: AJ on August 04, 2011, 09:50:51 AM
[laugh]
I don't mind crowds. I credit my time in Asia as a child. RAT, you may not mind NYC Metro when crowded, but have you ever been pressure cooked in the Hong Kong (or Tokyo) subway during rush hour? It feels like you're being vacuum sealed into the crowd that's surrounded every inch of you.
I have been pressure cooked in both the Tokyo and HK subway. HK was only a few times. Tokyo was a regular basis. I actually didn't mind the Tokyo line in the summer as the windows open and the train moving isn't bad. But, dead of winter, sardine can, heaters on, everyone in jackets. Then stepping out into the snow covered platform.
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Quote from: ungeheuer on July 31, 2011, 07:44:49 PM
I think maybe.... you missed the point (and/or have never attempted to quit a lifetime of smoking) ;).
I didn't miss the point. Just having some fun with it. I had only been smoking a few years when I quit. Wasn't too difficult and was pretty much cold turkey. I still smoke an occasional cigar or hookah. Dad's a lifetime smoker and his house reeks of cigs and stained walls, clothes, cars, etc. So, I happily encourage people to quit.
Quote from: akmnstr on August 03, 2011, 10:16:05 AM
and I have lusted over every blue-eyed blond Swedish Super Model.
Who hasn't? 8)
Quote from: muskrat on August 04, 2011, 08:13:30 PM
Who hasn't? 8)
Tiger Woods??
Well, not lately, I mean...
I grow weary of this thread...
it has outlived its proper level of NMC uselessness
so I apply the lock and send it off to the back pages
someone else's turn.......
Quote from: krolik on August 03, 2011, 09:50:02 PM
Norwegian pine? ;D
Quote from: RAT900 on August 05, 2011, 01:04:55 AM
I grow weary of this thread...
it has outlived its proper level of NMC uselessness
so I apply the lock and send it off to the back pages
someone else's turn.......
Since I was on vacation...
I'd like to add....
The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (very rare) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3cUejOltsA#)
;D
Seems appropriate to post this here:
https://youtu.be/TSR-jtuVU1c