Monty by Jim Meddick for October 07, 2012
October 06, 2012
October 08, 2012
Transcript:
Well, I found the Olka spatula I wanted. Now how do we get to the checkout? I think we came through home organization... Wait a minute... I've never seen that shelving unit before. And those swivel chairs look totally unfamiliar. Um, I think we're lost. And I feel a vague disorientation that's priming me to consider irrational impulse purchase to soothe my anxiety. Follow me... I know the way out! Monty! I thought we lost you back in textiles. Amazing! I've never seen anyone navigate an IKEA like this before! How... How does he do it? Easy. I left a trail of crumbs from when we left the cafeteria.
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
This may just scare me off from ever shopping at IKEA (which is something I haven’t done, so far).
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
I can get lost at Bed Bath and Beyond…I’d need an entourage of Sherpas to attempt Ikea.
Coyoty Premium Member over 11 years ago
This close to Christmas, there’s the danger of coming across a gingerbread house.
dsombra58 over 11 years ago
Oh, I just bring a Sharpie along and leave helpful marks on the display items as I walk along. Some people call it vandalism, I just call it marking my trail…
Bobong over 11 years ago
Reminds me of losing track of my wife in a clothing store. She’s 5’2" and all the racks are 5’4".
Commentator over 11 years ago
LOL I wonder which Ikea Mr. Meddick shops at.
Andrew2011 over 11 years ago
Happens to me more and more all the time.
Universally FUNNY. Just GREAT today!
Hunter7 over 11 years ago
I have been to IKEA. Got lost in the toys. Friend rescued me. We then discovered a secret for finding the cashiers and the exit – Do Not Turn Back! Keep Going! Go Forward and you will eventually find the cashiers. .Just don’t trip while walking with your head cranked up looking at the height of all those shelves stocked with all those boxes.
fredd13 over 11 years ago
Except anyone who knows IKEA also knows that (apart from a very few short-cuts, which admittedly allow you to get confused if you have the inclination) there are only two directions: back the way you came, or forward to the checkouts. The whole thing is laid out to make sure you pass everything. So not recognising where you are, is good. If you’re somewhere you’ve already been, you’re going the wrong way.