tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post3772400238547350744..comments2024-02-28T17:11:21.745-05:00Comments on Hands On....: Moving (Part 1)David Handelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05899694860294565558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post-59744726939472040882011-01-13T18:16:23.661-05:002011-01-13T18:16:23.661-05:00IKEA is a brilliant business model -- wonder if th...IKEA is a brilliant business model -- wonder if the Swedes are as peripatetic as we are? My first encounter with IKEA was when we moved to Paris, to a 5-room apartment with NO kitchen cabinets and NO closets. Delivery guys (grudgingly) walked our purchases up to the 6th floor; soon after, my husband was sent on an extended business trip to Amsterdam and I was left alone with 6-week-old baby and a pile of unassembled IKEA furniture.<br /><br />Good luck to you and your new gig!Jan Devereuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846216211456610938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post-66448568676313096722011-01-13T14:50:56.896-05:002011-01-13T14:50:56.896-05:00Ain' it amazing how much time and money can be...Ain' it amazing how much time and money can be spent "filling in the gaps" at IKEA? One of the big draws to the place, for me is the siren song of Swedish meatballs with Lingonberry jam. Never again will I make the mistake of letting the neighborhood kids repeatedly jump on one of their patented 'frame beds'. ;-pCaranoreply@blogger.com