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Ikea in Houston
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Fosforos
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Absolutely true. The plastic bags you have to pay for over there are of great quality though, and can be re-used countless times. Most commonly they are used as trash bags. Actually, I had never even heard of buying trash bags before I moved here.shipwreck wrote: So, that issue really doesn't originate from an environmental movement. It is a cultural thing.
I had never even heard of having my groceries carted out to the car and loaded in for me, so my first trip to Brookshire's could have ended in tragedy when I was about to deck the kid who grabbed hold of my shopping cart to take it to my car...
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Dwight K. Schrute
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waltherone
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Well of course, except then the hippies who'd have to park farther wouldn't be able to walk to the store due to weakness from their last meal of 2 green beans and a cucumber slice.Dwight K. Schrute wrote:Wouldn't it make sense to reserve those front spots for us "evil, neo-con SUV drivers"? That way, we wouldn't have to drive for 10 minutes looking for a spot, thus saving the planet, right?
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lanternlad
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i'm sorry, when the sign at a retail store says reserved for "hybrid..." or "employee of the week" or whatever lame thing they've come up with, i will gladly park there. the key here is customers; i am a customer if i am spending my money there.
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Venus Pax
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I've got to stick up for Ikea. Mars absolutely hates the place, but I'm not convinced it's so bad.
Before I started teaching kids from the house, I had to buy a table & chairs for the office. Ikea had the perfect set-up for me. An expandable table was $200. The surface area doubles with very little effort. The surface is easy to write on for younglings just learning to form letters--a necessity for children with dyslexia or dysgraphia. And I've had this table for over a year now and it still looks brand new, inspite of the rather energetic characters that make use of it.
The chairs were a whole $20 each. The Ikea salesman advised against them, as they're made of a soft wood. I decided that I could afford to replace them if they were only $20 apiece. (I would spend more gas to make the trip.) Oddly, they have very few nicks, despite the boys rocking on them. (Yes, I correct them, but I do take bathroom breaks, and there's no telling what they do when I'm out of the room.)
I'll go back to Ikea when I need more stuff. I realize it's probably "cheap" stuff, but I won't have to cry over it if it gets accidentally ruined.
Before I started teaching kids from the house, I had to buy a table & chairs for the office. Ikea had the perfect set-up for me. An expandable table was $200. The surface area doubles with very little effort. The surface is easy to write on for younglings just learning to form letters--a necessity for children with dyslexia or dysgraphia. And I've had this table for over a year now and it still looks brand new, inspite of the rather energetic characters that make use of it.
The chairs were a whole $20 each. The Ikea salesman advised against them, as they're made of a soft wood. I decided that I could afford to replace them if they were only $20 apiece. (I would spend more gas to make the trip.) Oddly, they have very few nicks, despite the boys rocking on them. (Yes, I correct them, but I do take bathroom breaks, and there's no telling what they do when I'm out of the room.)
I'll go back to Ikea when I need more stuff. I realize it's probably "cheap" stuff, but I won't have to cry over it if it gets accidentally ruined.
"If a man breaks in your house, he ain't there for iced tea." Mom & Dad.
The NRA & TSRA are a bargain; they're much cheaper than the cold, dead hands experience.
The NRA & TSRA are a bargain; they're much cheaper than the cold, dead hands experience.