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On 4/24/2015 9:45 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:30:20 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>
>> On 4/24/2015 9:13 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:57:10 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/24/2015 8:04 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:28:55 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> We're going to be going to Ikea! I have never been in one. I used to want
>>>>>> to go but now that I can't eat the Swedish Meatballs, there is no real
>>>>>> desire to go on my part. But they are not near here and I can get a ride so
>>>>>> I shall go.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think they have anything there that I can eat in their cafe but I
>>>>>> will still go and look.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there anything else I should make a point of looking at? From what I
>>>>>> have read online, I will have to wend my way through the store to get to
>>>>>> what we are going there to buy, which is a desk. I would just get it online
>>>>>> but I am not paying for it so...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know they have lingonberries but I am surrounded by those here anyway so
>>>>>> no need to look for those. And given the poor quality of the kitchen carts
>>>>>> that I bought a few years ago, I am leery of anything they sell. The one
>>>>>> cart seemed fine at first. But something was wrong with the second one and
>>>>>> the middle shelf/bin just wouldn't hold any weight. It would immediately
>>>>>> slide down to the bottom. And now the other one is doing the same. I
>>>>>> actually cringed when I saw them being used in a kid's toy room on some
>>>>>> house show the other day. I was like... Noooooo!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't really think of a thing that I need in the kitchen department but
>>>>>> perhaps there are foods? Do they sell much in the way of foods? I am
>>>>>> mostly familiar with the furniture which for the most part I think of as
>>>>>> junk. Good looking but junk. We'll see how the desk holds up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Swedish MalWart! :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully not as Evil!!
>>>>>
>>>>> It's Swedish, I have hope!! :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>> Their cheap stuff is, I feel, even lower quality than Wal Mart's, fwiw.
>>>
>>> Good thing I don't want that much!! :-)
>>>
>>> I bought four $46+shipping American Made lawn chairs from:
>>>
>>> http://www.lawnchairusa.com/Magnum_c_37.html
>>>
>>> They are on their way!! I have one from this company and one very old
>>> wearing out webbing lawn chair like this! These four I ordered were
>>> way too expensive, but what the heck! At least I didn't send any money
>>> to China or enrich the Walton Family fortune any further!! :-)
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...

>>
>> Just like I grew up with - green and white. Nice.
>>
>> Btw - the Walton's are big time philanthropists.
>>
>> I have no beef with them, why do you?

>
> They should be, they have most of OUR money!!


They don't have mine.

How'd they get yours?


> I bought four of four different colors. I like the rainbow!
>
> I have two blue ones. I got a red, an orange, a green and ??
>
> I thought the black one was pretty cool too, but figured it would not
> hold up to the original black after a lot of sunlight.
>
> John Kuthe...


Pity they don't offer the chaise loungers.