Ikea has been a favorite place of mine ever since my friend took me there. It's a slice of Europe in Tukwila. I have to make a day of it, since it's far away and I take forever when I shop there. Ikea has a lot of green practices (they recycle Alkaline batteries and compact fluorescent light bulbs!) which is good for a company so big.
I also like to eat there. Vegetarian Lasagna is the best. I usually walk through the store backwards because I usually know what I want (thanks to the catalog). It can be challenging when folks are absently and aimlessly walking around, but that's the price I have to pay for good, inexpensive Swedish design.
I wish they were closer...
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