this sofa:
costs $249. and i want it. so i called ikea to see about getting it delivered. after waiting on hold for, not kidding, 27 minutes, a very nice sales lady was like:
vnsl: ma'am?
me: yeah?
vnsl: the subtotal for the cost of the couch comes to $249. shipping to grand rapids is going to be... $266, so that brings your total to-
me: HAHAHHAHAHAH! who would pay that much for shipping! that's more than the cost of the-
vnsl: (hangs up)
she hung up on me! which made me laugh even harder, and feel weirdly proud of that sales lady. i want to call back and congratulate her for not taking any crap.
anyway, looks like i'll be going to chicago soon for a trip to ikea. so if anyone wants anything tell me and i'll pick it up. because even if you just buy an ikea kleenex, they charge you $79 for shipping. that's where shipping starts.