scott wrote:
>> And anyway, how many items of furnature does the average person buy in 
>> their entire lifetime? Not damn many!
> 
> They also sell lots of other stuff apart from big furniture.
> 
>> So *why* the hell is Ikea always so busy?
> 
> It's pretty cheap, and usually not bad quality, and the best bit is you 
> can usually take the stuff home with you right there rather than having 
> to wait several days (or weeks) for delivery.

Case in point:
We bought a couch and love seat set.  The couch was delivered when 
promised.  We were told there "was a problem with the love seat."

A few *months* later (and we had already paid for the love seat!), we 
were told by a rep from the company, "I don't know why we haven't gotten 
it to you, yet!  The inventory system *still* says there's 1 in stock at 
the warehouse!"

And, when we tried to complain, we were told that "things like this 
happen in the furniture business all the time."

Ikea IS the warehouse.  If you can buy it in the store, it's because you 
can take it home that day.

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Sabrina Kilian wrote:
> They put in a bunch of those 'self check out' lanes at the grocery 
> stores here. 

Around here, a few stores have taken those out, saying that they move 
too slowly and have more problems compared to traditional cashier lines.

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Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:42:36 -0400, Sabrina Kilian <"ykgp at
> vtSPAM.edu"> wrote:
> 
>> Yup, just the 10 items or less lane and the self check out machines. 
>> It's like they don't expect anyone to do any real shopping at 3 am.
> 
> It is only 5 items or less here and who else is in the store at 3 am?

When I've gone in, usually me, 3 people cleaning up, and 4 
cashiers/managers just standing around slacking off. Occasionally there 
is someone restocking the shelves.

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> It's like they don't expect anyone to do any real shopping at 3 am.

YOu should be lucky your shops are open at 3am, ours all close at 8pm.

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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:04:35 -0400, Sabrina Kilian <"ykgp at
vtSPAM.edu"> wrote:

>
>When I've gone in, usually me, 3 people cleaning up, and 4 
>cashiers/managers just standing around slacking off. Occasionally there 
>is someone restocking the shelves.

Well I live in the "big city" :) and while they are not crowded it
looks like everyone has a story. :) 
The people with fractured sleep cycles seem to gather there, maybe
just to see another face or escape the hustle and bustle of human
contact. As I say everyone has a story. I've worked shifts a lot and I
tend to drift into being awake at night and sleeping during the day,
when I'm not working.
PS I don't like garlic or mirrors either :)
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:04:35 -0400, Sabrina Kilian <"ykgp at
> vtSPAM.edu"> wrote:
> 
>> When I've gone in, usually me, 3 people cleaning up, and 4 
>> cashiers/managers just standing around slacking off. Occasionally there 
>> is someone restocking the shelves.
> 
> Well I live in the "big city" :) and while they are not crowded it
> looks like everyone has a story. :) 
> The people with fractured sleep cycles seem to gather there, maybe
> just to see another face or escape the hustle and bustle of human
> contact. As I say everyone has a story. I've worked shifts a lot and I
> tend to drift into being awake at night and sleeping during the day,
> when I'm not working.
> PS I don't like garlic or mirrors either :)

I haven't thought of hanging out at the grocery store at 3 am. I may try 
that the next time, just wander the aisles and chat. I wouldn't call 
this place a 'big city' but just a college town. That probably explains 
why they are even open at 3am to begin with.

I switch between 30 hour days when I have a big project to work on, and 
normal days other times. But since I can sleep through the upstairs 
neighbor's kid running around and banging on the piano, but prefer to 
work in a quieter environ, I just find myself coding from 11pm till 6am.

PS garlic = good, mirrors = bad =)

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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:22:44 -0400, Sabrina Kilian <"ykgp at
vtSPAM.edu"> wrote:

>
>I haven't thought of hanging out at the grocery store at 3 am. 

That's normal :)


>I may try that the next time, just wander the aisles and chat. 

Be a wee bit careful, there's fruit loops everywhere :)

>I wouldn't call 
>this place a 'big city' but just a college town. That probably explains 
>why they are even open at 3am to begin with.
>

In Britain they are the worst for early closing, at least a few years
ago.

>I switch between 30 hour days when I have a big project to work on, and 
>normal days other times. 

Would you believe I've twice worked a 25 hour "ghost-er", on the day
the clocks went back. 

>But since I can sleep through the upstairs 
>neighbor's kid running around and banging on the piano, but prefer to 
>work in a quieter environ, I just find myself coding from 11pm till 6am.

I could sleep through the last trump or so I've been told. :)

>PS garlic = good, mirrors = bad =)

garlic = turning to dust, mirrors = "nothing" 
That's a comely neck you have there. May I look a bit closer? :)
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:22:44 -0400, Sabrina Kilian <"ykgp at
> vtSPAM.edu"> wrote:
> 
>> I haven't thought of hanging out at the grocery store at 3 am. 
> 
> That's normal :)
> 
> 
>> I may try that the next time, just wander the aisles and chat. 
> 
> Be a wee bit careful, there's fruit loops everywhere :)
> 

Fruit loops and grape nuts both.

>> I wouldn't call 
>> this place a 'big city' but just a college town. That probably explains 
>> why they are even open at 3am to begin with.
>>
> 
> In Britain they are the worst for early closing, at least a few years
> ago.
> 
>> I switch between 30 hour days when I have a big project to work on, and 
>> normal days other times. 
> 
> Would you believe I've twice worked a 25 hour "ghost-er", on the day
> the clocks went back. 
> 

Yikes, I don't see how. I can code for 25 hours, but that's light weight 
work.

>> But since I can sleep through the upstairs 
>> neighbor's kid running around and banging on the piano, but prefer to 
>> work in a quieter environ, I just find myself coding from 11pm till 6am.
> 
> I could sleep through the last trump or so I've been told. :)
> 

Why would you want to do that? Half the fun will be running around in a 
Jesus costume.

>> PS garlic = good, mirrors = bad =)
> 
> garlic = turning to dust, mirrors = "nothing" 
> That's a comely neck you have there. May I look a bit closer? :)

I'm already rid of my soul, so what else is there to lose? I warn you, 
though, I bite back.

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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:40:07 -0400, Sabrina Kilian <"ykgp at
vtSPAM.edu"> wrote:

>
>Yikes, I don't see how. I can code for 25 hours, but that's light weight 
>work.

In both cases there was some pressure, production was down or limited.
And a lot of the time was just sitting around waiting for someone
else.

>> I could sleep through the last trump or so I've been told. :)
>> 
>
>Why would you want to do that? Half the fun will be running around in a 
>Jesus costume.
>

Done it when I was 12, the beard tickled. Anyway if I keep a low
profile I might keep my mouth shut.


>I'm already rid of my soul, so what else is there to lose? I warn you, 
>though, I bite back.

No point then. Especially if you bite back. Doesn't mater anyway :)
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Regards
     Stephen

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