IKEA en France

Today I had nothign planned so I decided to go with my aunt to IKEA. She was looking for a new shower curtain. However, we walked out of there with about 5 sheet/comforter sets, a quilt, 3 CD towers, and no shower curtain. :)

IKEA in France is basically the same as in the States except for a few differences. Their IKEA has a lot more armoires and cabinets because they don't have closets here. Also, their IKEA has a fabric department. I think that was the funniest thing I saw. Of course, I saw lots of things that I wanted to buy while I was there but had to refrain from buying by remembering that I'm only allowed 2 suitcases on the plane!

Another funny thing was seeing all of the people in the parking lot trying to shove the boxes into their tiny cars. The cars are so small that I'm sure most furniture from IKEA has ot be shipped directly to the person. Crazy.

The other thing that is completely different than in the states is that in France you have to buy your bags. In the US you just pick as many plastic bags as you want to carry your things in. In France, no. You actually have to pay to use paper bags to carry your things to the car. That would never fly in the States. Ans, as in all of the stores in France, you have to pay to rent the shopping carts. I think that is one of the funniest things ever. All of the carts are normally locked together and you have to put money into them to get them out! That also would not work in the States.