IKEA

Feckless(FP): Oddvark and I went to the new IKEA last night.

Oddvark(OC): I never seen so many beer mugs in one place.

FP: It's not just beer mugs. They have a lot of everything you need to fill your space with stuff.

OC: That place is like a shrine to consumerism.

FP: And the consumers were there in droves. Oddvark and I had to squeeze our way through the crowds. The cafeteria was absolutely packed with people standing in line to eat Swedish meatballs.

OC: Feckless and I prefer Italian meatballs.

FP: I did like the Lingenberry juice I drank.

OC: What was it's alcohol content.

FP: No alcohol content; it was just juice.

OC: I thought with all those beer mugs, Pilsner glasses, wine glasses and high-ball glasses that the alcohol would be flowing in the cafeteria.

FP: It's a family environment. There were lots of kids there. The store even had a section devoted to stuffed toys.

OC: I loved looking at all the various cooking utensils.

FP: IKEA does offer every conceivable cooking utensil. I'm a little confused though; you don't cook.

OC: I know, but I admire the ingenuity and workmanship.

FP: The prices weren't too bad either, for retail. IKEA prices don't compare with the great garage sales we go to, but they're not bad for retail.

OC: Feckless, we almost never buy retail anymore. We can't afford it.

FP: Many of the people in the IKEA last night can't really afford most of what IKEA offers. That won't stop them from buying the stuff. Like all other retail stores, IKEA takes plastic. No need to have cash.

OC: That's fitting, much of what they sell is made out of plastic.

FP: They also offer products made of stainless steel, wood, stonewear, glass, etc.

OC: But no brewskies; I'm not sure I can support that concept.