Back to San Diego. Back to real life.Back to... IKEA.
Since we moved on Jan 9, I haven't time to do much around the house. We've unpacked 90 percent, but there are the little details that still need to come together. Duvet. Yada yada.
Last week I picked up a sheet at IKEA, only discovered it was flat, rather than fitted. I wanted to put it over the boxspring, so it looks all cute and cottony, rather than plastic and mattressy.
Today I went back to exchange it, only they didn't have it in queen. I picked up a queen fitted sheet that was from a more expensive line -- $10 more -- and brought it down to the exchange booth.
"I wanted to buy the Lebik fitted sheet, but I didn't see any. Do you have any in stock?"
(Product name invented. I always get them confused, anyway.)
"Lemme see.... no, looks like what we have is out there."
"Well, do you think I could get this sheet for that price?"
"I don't think so..."
"Basically, just do an even exchange, since you're out of stock?"
"I can't."
Gained: Inget. (That's "nothing" in Swedish.)
