tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post1210487007416019030..comments2024-03-28T03:11:21.031-07:00Comments on Where the Wild Things Were: Ikea - lost in translationLydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-30870142622585920792018-04-09T13:19:32.481-07:002018-04-09T13:19:32.481-07:00Have you even been to Ikea if you don't come ...Have you even been to Ikea if you don't come out with stuff you don't need?! Thanks for linking up #twinklytuesday Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119704484118402139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-70385790323687749552013-08-26T00:07:42.343-07:002013-08-26T00:07:42.343-07:00I love Ikea. I avoid it though for the dragon and ...I love Ikea. I avoid it though for the dragon and the doona cover reasons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-74329542806109709292013-08-23T01:02:38.864-07:002013-08-23T01:02:38.864-07:00Yes, that's a brilliant idea!Yes, that's a brilliant idea!Kim-Marie from Kimba Likeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869928507704160403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-66109682621735483882013-08-22T19:33:37.248-07:002013-08-22T19:33:37.248-07:00I haven't been to Ikea for ages, but I love th...I haven't been to Ikea for ages, but I love that you were so frustrated by them it drove you to blogging! There's supposed to be one opening up near us in North Brisbane soon and it's like the hottest bit of contentious gossip - so much anticipation! I think the word you're looking for is quite simply 'Ikea'! Lara at Charming Languagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585102874492448026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-61596792618309092802013-08-22T05:33:30.418-07:002013-08-22T05:33:30.418-07:00I have NEVER been to Ikea but I am thinking now it...I have NEVER been to Ikea but I am thinking now it is definitely a must xx As for any spending...what happens in Ikea stays in IkeaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-5117521962332257982013-08-22T05:27:33.472-07:002013-08-22T05:27:33.472-07:00Still love this first post Lydia - I think the wor...Still love this first post Lydia - I think the word we are all looking for is hoodwinked, when it comes to IKEA. I love the products and the idea of the place but I do loathe the reality of queues, flatpacks and marriage counselling when it all goes inevitably wrong!!!Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645347058596682545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-77888817497114997662013-08-22T05:04:08.007-07:002013-08-22T05:04:08.007-07:00I was watching this documentary about how reindeer...I was watching this documentary about how reindeer migrate, and one day they have to decide, as a herd, to swim across the freezing Arctic. They take the plunge, then go. It's a desperate lemming-like sight. If one of the young ones turns back, it can mean the whole herd can turn back, or go the wrong way, and the whole herd not make it, and drown. Ikea reminds me of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-45803098643090978242013-08-22T04:56:00.214-07:002013-08-22T04:56:00.214-07:00Impressive, Kim!Impressive, Kim!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-74150678289765548902013-08-22T03:58:36.202-07:002013-08-22T03:58:36.202-07:00Oh man, Ikea with a hangover...don't do it. Th...Oh man, Ikea with a hangover...don't do it. Then I lost my kid. It was your worst nightmare.<br />nice first post. Ain't it great to look back at how far you've come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-51643251877508015112013-08-22T02:43:03.135-07:002013-08-22T02:43:03.135-07:00I LOVE IKEA without kids, otherwise it's tortu...I LOVE IKEA without kids, otherwise it's torture - that is a cool way to start a blog :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-41856274505425843492013-08-22T00:46:22.454-07:002013-08-22T00:46:22.454-07:00I have never been into an Ikea. Not once.
Bunning...I have never been into an Ikea. Not once.<br /><br />Bunnings is a different story though, I'm one of those, get lost and discovered days later in a daze staring at items I don't need and will never use kind of blokesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329028018044945596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-41381369214694412082013-08-21T19:59:12.357-07:002013-08-21T19:59:12.357-07:00Oooh I love this! I'm thinking 'shoma'...Oooh I love this! I'm thinking 'shoma' (shopping coma), and No 3. is obviously 'accidental meatballery' as in, 'I went to Ikea and was accidentally meatballed' when you come home with a dishbrush that sticks to the wall instead of a floor rug (oh.. and a 1kg bag of those DELICIOUS meatballs... ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303404494591946214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-13684832691242355122013-08-21T19:01:40.086-07:002013-08-21T19:01:40.086-07:00I've never been to Ikea but the storage lover ...I've never been to Ikea but the storage lover in me has spent hours going through the website. If only the delivered further than metro areas..Tegan Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437605496110028625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-64711669503434591202013-08-21T18:53:38.144-07:002013-08-21T18:53:38.144-07:00Perhaps the word you are after is "Ikkiness&q...Perhaps the word you are after is "Ikkiness"? <br /><br />Or "misplaced Ikealism"?Ed @ The Tunnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907636468233275738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-63724496352212850202013-08-21T18:38:58.946-07:002013-08-21T18:38:58.946-07:00Oh man, I hate Ikea with a passion. I feel like I&...Oh man, I hate Ikea with a passion. I feel like I'm in one of those mazes and I'll never escape. I never go there anymore. Nesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860187504607445377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-53484752449285879952013-08-21T16:41:06.487-07:002013-08-21T16:41:06.487-07:00I actually started going to Ikea when the kids wer...I actually started going to Ikea when the kids were younger...because they had childmindingdownstairs! I could drop them to play, have a quick quiet cuppa, then start to look at what you came to buy. <br />I wasn't the only one who did that - if you didn't turn up for your kids after their 1 hour limit they'd page you through the store :) Too funny, always knew when friends were in the store that way!<br />Ali<br />Feral007.com/Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408252883726893569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-81353883128114791772013-08-21T16:13:00.867-07:002013-08-21T16:13:00.867-07:00I've only been to Ikea once, pre-kiddies, and ...I've only been to Ikea once, pre-kiddies, and I still couldn't handle it! Sensory overload! I love your first post - visiting from the Lounge linky :)Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364142024795616333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-84788075922665609862013-08-21T15:26:16.783-07:002013-08-21T15:26:16.783-07:00I enjoy an Ikea visit, but they are too far away t...I enjoy an Ikea visit, but they are too far away to visit very often. I lost my 2yo there one time. But we found her again, so you know, swings and roundabouts.<br />With the new house having NO STORAGE WHATSOEVER we will be visiting again soon for cheap shelving. I agree that it would be way more fun for me to go and do the choosing by myself without having to negotiate styles with husband (with added whinging from children).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-56303508547280443762013-08-21T14:55:54.621-07:002013-08-21T14:55:54.621-07:00Your link is so timely as Ikea is one of the keywo...Your link is so timely as Ikea is one of the keywords that started The Lounge! It is a fun place, there's no denying. Home of the original 100 pack tealights! Thanks for linking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-16716273136530490332013-08-21T14:44:55.201-07:002013-08-21T14:44:55.201-07:00I love IKEA, but only get to go once every few yea...I love IKEA, but only get to go once every few years as there isn't one near us. I could spend a weekend in there, quite easily. That said, I have no small children anymore, but the one time we did take little kids to IKEA has left memories that even now can make me break out in hives. <br />Great first post xxbuttonbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644950461887904205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-24843553406502342542013-08-21T14:00:39.762-07:002013-08-21T14:00:39.762-07:00I try to avoid Ikea at all costs. I instantly need...I try to avoid Ikea at all costs. I instantly need one of everything in there that I wouldn't have previously needed :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524009835775611112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-52716712848004410442013-02-01T01:35:29.424-08:002013-02-01T01:35:29.424-08:00I've only been to IKEA once for all those reas...I've only been to IKEA once for all those reasons! It is so easy to get sucked into the whole 'vibe'. It all seems so cheap and shiny and necessary. BTW, how's your dragon going?<br /><br />Thanks so much for linking up with I Must Confess this week!Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645347058596682545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-91941687361325760012013-01-31T21:41:21.411-08:002013-01-31T21:41:21.411-08:00I like the idea of betting on the amount you end u...I like the idea of betting on the amount you end up spending...that might be something I start doing...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-83722825811040413722013-01-31T14:16:30.751-08:002013-01-31T14:16:30.751-08:00Good old IKEA - for us it is like Bunnings - event...Good old IKEA - for us it is like Bunnings - eventually we had to ban ourselves from both shops because we went there and ALWAYS came home with stuff we never knew we needed, thought it would be great to have, but once home often never used it !!! Just for fun we used to take bets on how much we would spend before we went into the shop.<br />Have the best day !<br />MeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520543769631877571noreply@blogger.com