Two days of Ikea are enough..

But I'm going back for more tomorrow morning! At least this time I'm not buying anything. My dad has asked me to take him there on a recon mission.

I came up with a great way to enjoy a Friday night, whilst sitting at work yesterday. How about I go to Ikea... Numpty! An hour and twenty minutes to get from WoT to Croydon, after spending lots of time watching police cars, ambulances and fire engines going towards Carshalton and Ewell... Nice! Into Ikea, I know what I want and I find it. Two people standing infront of me looking at the ticket to get the aisle number and shelf number, I just said "I'll race ya!" to the old couple and they smiled as I run off into the crowd. I got downstairs and found my new desk, loaded my trolley and went to get my new drawers.... Erm... "This item has been temporarily oversold" Eh? Oversold, don't you mean just sold out! Out of Stock will do!

Desk and cactus paid for (I had to buy a new one, and ended up with three), and then the wander across the car park. Found my van where I had left it, well I thought I parked it next to a tree, but it was under a lamp post, which is sort of like a tree, but with a light on it. One box in, next box doesn't seem to fit past the boat lid seal... Erm.. Man in car behind, just looking at me laughing. A bit of twisting the box and swearing and the box hits the boot with a satisfying THUD!

Decided that I would confused my SatNav on the way home and avoided the A232 and headed through Mitcham Common and my old way home from Chelsea Bridge. Desk taken upstairs, but I couldn't build it last night as the instructions showed a picture of a hammer and it was 10.30pm.

Back to Ikea today, but this time the Wembley store. I hate that shop now! Idiots have no idea how to drive their cars around the car park, people just stop in the middle of the aisles and have a family meeting, people just get in the way. Time for something I learned from a friend of me... Elbows out, hit anyone stupid enough to get in my way! It worked a treat, lots of appologies to me, picked up my new drawers and wandered to the tills. After a 20 minute wait and some woman pushing her trolley into my leg 4 times, the last time I move the trolley backwards and it hit her.. That made me feel better hehe!

So finally, my desk and drawers are assembled. I'm happy now, well apart from the fact I have to lose my trusty and very comfy chair. RIP comfy chair....