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Hey Rose, Love your work, the ode to online shopping is so right...

Why, thankyou darling! Similar posts welcome...

Rosemond, we love thee... keep the fantastic tips coming.

Rose your so right - this online shopping world is great - especially with the little ones.... shopping with kids is a nightmare !!!!

hey Rose love the site i was wondering i am a mad keen comper and have just found a brand new FREE site with thousands of competitions www.compingforfun.com.au with all the news channels talking about comping i thought you might be interested in starting a blog about winning and entering competitions thanks sandy

"Rose your so right - this online shopping world is great" - Agreed SuperMum! I Ikea'd it up on the weekend and my shopping decisions were clouded by chaos of busy isles making my choices hurried and frantic matching the environment around me. At least online I have the time to think.

Oh my, you braved Ikea. The first (and only) time I went to the store in Richmond I was so overwhelmed just LOOKING at the place I fell up the stairs (yes, UP) flat on my face.

Haha - that is so funny! - yes it is overwhelming - it is like a theme park - with location maps everywhere - designed to keep you in!! Must admit it is a TEAM effort when you go - I bought stuff alone and had to find a way to cart my bulky goods to the bottom car park as - I could not leave my goods unattended near the loading bay!!! aaarrgh

Snow - Ikea... You're a brave man. I found it was like a tour of an old house or something like that - you have to follow the arrows on the ground... it's worrying!

Thanks "Hot n Cold" - I found the arrows and maps really useful - as I could let the rug rats run wild while I found me some quality "me" time in the living room section watching a sticker of a tv screen for 30mins.

Haha, now here's a tangent I like. Let's all relate our Ikea experiences....I went there to buy a cupboard and came home with a plastic bin.

I went to to Ikea with the intention of buying a set of shelves, and some drawers. I purchased both, loaded up the car, and drove home. 6 hours and lots of splintered MDF later, I realised that the chest of drawers was beyond repair. I swear the little helper guy on the picture-only instructions was giving me a little smirk.

Has anyone seen the episode of The Chaser's War on Everything when they buy stuff from Ikea, build it up wrongly, and then return it and successfully get a refund! One to YouTube for sure!

@Kate: Yes I remember seeing that, it was hilarious!