Ikea

I braved the crowds to go to Ikea this morning.  Even just after opening time, it was packed.  It's the kind of place I could easily spend a lot of time wandering around and spending a lot of money at.  Despite the blandness, I quite like Ikea's fixtures and furnishings - they're cheap, functional and last a long time.  And there's a lot of stuff I could really do with upgrading.  But I just couldn't tolerate all the people there (I dread to think what its like on weekend afternoons), so I dived in and out of the store with just the things I wanted (a hallway bench and a rug) - I didn't even get any Swedish meatballs....!