This week we drove to Nantes, almost 2 hours away, to the nearest IKEA to buy some furniture items to make life easier in the house until such time, in the next 10 years or so, that we complete our house renovation.
Why did we drive that far? Because the delivery cost was 179 euros(approx £143 at current exchange rates), which we felt was absolutely extortionate. After we had visited IKEA, we decided that the delivery charge is so high in order to encourage people to go into the shop to buy lots more things that you didn't know you needed. We weren't persuaded by their marketing ploy and came back with exactly what we went for and no more. On the plus side though, we were both impressed with the idea of having a whole floor where you just went and collected your flat pack boxes after you had done the rounds of the shop floor to decide what you wanted. And the prices, if you are careful, are very good for reasonable quality, and the flat pack item go together much better than the old MFI stuff used to!
The other thing that I believe is a must in IKEA is a visit to the restaurant for meatballs. Well we did do the restaurant but passed on the meatballs. The coffee was good and the prices were very reasonable.
So here's the new kitchen - complete with dogs!
It's been nearly a week since I've posted, but that's because so much has been happening!
Tomorrow an update on the garden, the birdlife we have seen, and other exciting developments.
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