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| How hard would it be to fold a strip of fabric into a loop and sew some pockets on? |
We only go there maybe once every two or three years.
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| I'm a sucker for screens (even though I have no use for one); there's something 'romantic' about them, I think. |
It's a ridiculously large mall, built by the same folks who did the Mall of America in Minneapolis.
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| This is apparently for SCARVES!! I was thinking coat hanger meets plastic six-pack thingie...or is that too tacky? |
I get lost in places like that and get so tired and cranky I don't want to buy anything anyway,so these super-malls would be pretty much wasted on me even if I weren't a tightwad.
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| I thought these zipper-bottomed boxes were ingenious. |
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| Not that I would buy one - I have loads of zippers and box-making materials at home...not to mention boxes! |
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| This might qualify as one of the uglier things I've ever seen; bet they sell loads of them. |
We did find all sorts of weird and wonderful things. As usual I found a number of items that looked like they would be easy enough to make - not that I really think I will do it - and so I snapped photos of them just for fun. Wise Bread recently posted about other frugal uses for a digital camera.
We applied the question
Is this an item we were intending to purchase before we came into Ikea?
and managed to come out alive, only £5.00 or so poorer. We really did need that front door mat and what other odd thing Bill picked up. And we entertained ourselves for a couple of hours as well. Had I thought we'd have been seriously tempted to buy things we didn't need, I wouldn't have suggested going. I do sometimes find it useful to learn what there is to be had at what price, and we came away with a couple of ideas we might put into use at a later date.
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| Talk about multi-tasking: lights, art, eye test! Erm...no thanks. |
Are you able to participate in the lost sport of 'shopping to look' instead of 'shopping to buy'?
4 comments:
I find the older I get the easier it is to just look when/if I go shopping. Keep asking myself if I really need it.
The scarf hanger you saw could be easily made by cutting apart the plastic rings that hold coke/drink cans together and crocheting aroung them, then sewing them together.
Lately, I've been applying your principle to purchases. If I just stop and think long enough, I can usually find a work around. We do window shop for ideas...
I love it! I'm very much into the art of looking, as buying can be draining financially and emotionally. But I adore pretty/beautiful things, so sometimes I go out just to see/find something new that's gorgeous. It's inspiring.
Joanne - Maybe that's why they say wisdom comes with age? Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. Must look to see if there is such a thing as six-packs in the supermarket - we rarely buy soft drinks any more and when we do it is in the 2-litre bottles.
Terri - I think the 'work around' is much more creatively satisfying. Then again, sometimes nothing but a new purchase will do. Having given it careful consideration I can usually make those purchases with a very clean conscience!
AA - Inspiring is the word. So much of what I see in Ikea could be crafted at home. I am lucky in being retired that I have the time to do it...my main distraction is this £%&*" computer...
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