Fresh rocks!
We went to Ikea yesterday to shop for a double bunk bed for the girls for when we move to our new place, just to see how much they were and everything.
I love Ikea. I don’t care if their stuff is not made for the fat and the crude and careless and that they charge for everything that’s not nailed down, I still love them, because it’s all we lower-middle class Malaysian emigrants can afford.
But there are exceptions. There are always exceptions.
And these exceptions are repackaged pebbles.
That’s right. Ikea is selling repackaged rocks for decorative purposes.
Come on.
And what’s worse is when my kid sees and wants ‘em.
“Mommy! I want to collect these rocks!” yells Rae excitedly upon seeing them shiny brown pebbles.
“No honey. We collect rocks we pick. We don’t buy rocks,” I said, quite loudly because you know how it is in Ikea during the weekends.
A man walking past caught it and grinned at me as I ushered Rae away. I grinned back, rolling my eyes and going pppbhht.
Who here has actually bought a pack of those stones? Come on, ‘fess up.
Posted in Imperfect Everything
October 1st, 2006 at 7:57 pm
ok. i confess, i bought these rocks to decorate my apartment. everyone was into the “zen” look sometime ago so I thought it would be nice to get some. There’s no river where I live so I had to buy them from Ikea
however i have gotten rid of them since Ashley started crawling 
October 1st, 2006 at 9:34 pm
LOL Barbara never thought anyone would buy them. They ARE pretty though hehe.
October 1st, 2006 at 10:35 pm
me too! I just bought 3 bags 2 weeks ago for my little garden.
October 2nd, 2006 at 12:39 pm
I bought some too, I had a bowl of rocks and water in my livingroom when I lived in AZ. It was very pretty and reminded me of home.
I love Ikea, I’m a sucker for anything in that place.
October 2nd, 2006 at 1:36 pm
You brave women you.
October 2nd, 2006 at 6:16 pm
IKEA isn’t the only one that sells these rocks. Places like Bed Bath & Beyond, or maybe even Target carries them… Does that answer your question?
October 2nd, 2006 at 6:21 pm
Goodness LOL. Nobody collects anymore!
October 3rd, 2006 at 1:07 am
I bought those pebbles for decorating purposes mostly in the garden.
October 5th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Rocks… U want granite rocks.. Back in Ipoh soo many rocks… limestones, river stones, granite stones… aiyah…