IKEA shipping is pretty notoriously expensive. Before there was a store up in Frisco, people used to drive down to Houston to pick up their pre-ordered furniture.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2008 12:17:38 pm PDT #9728 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Hil R. - Apr 06, 2008 12:20:55 pm PDT #9729 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, I don't have a car, a Zipcar would be at least $50 for the amount of time I'd need to get to IKEA and back, and I'm already begging friends with cars for a ride to Passover shopping, which is more of a priority than bookshelves right now. But shipping being several times the cost of the item is just ridiculous.
brenda m - Apr 06, 2008 12:27:52 pm PDT #9730 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, I took a Zipcar to Ikea once. Once. Still a lot cheaper than shipping, but just getting an actual rental car would cost less, and not be so stressful in terms of getting it back in time.
Hil R. - Apr 06, 2008 12:29:36 pm PDT #9731 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah. Zipcar is pretty good for grocery shopping somewhere relatively within the neighborhood, but not so good for going out of the city.
Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2008 12:44:06 pm PDT #9732 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
We don't have zipcar which is another reason the "just tow the uninsureds' cars" people piss me off.
Trudy Booth - Apr 06, 2008 12:44:26 pm PDT #9733 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
You know when you have a fever and the blanket on means you're roasting and the blanket off means you're freezing?
Like that.
Jessica - Apr 06, 2008 1:38:03 pm PDT #9734 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
In NYC, at least, I have yet to find a rental car agency with a lower weekend day rate than most Zipcars. (Or anywhere at all that will let you return a rental car on Sunday except to the airport.) So I love it for day trips.
Amy - Apr 06, 2008 1:41:29 pm PDT #9735 of 10001
Because books.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! There's sunshine here today, and there will be cake later, so I'm knee-deep in happy.
amych - Apr 06, 2008 1:59:51 pm PDT #9736 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm knee-deep in happy.
Awesome place to be. Happy birthday!
msbelle - Apr 06, 2008 2:30:02 pm PDT #9737 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Thanks for all the mac birthday wishes, his birthday is not for a couple of weeks yet, but the party went well. And yeehaw I got some things done in the house thanks to the help of friends. awesome.