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post-ikea cañas

16 Friday Mar 2018

Posted by azahar in retail therapy, sevilla, shopping

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beer, IKEA, sevilla, shopping

These post-IKEA cañas were much needed after another long (and largely fruitless) trip out to Tomares. In fact, the bus ride only takes 10 minutes, but there’s the hike to the station, and also to the store once you get there. This time I was armed with a LIST and was determined not to waste any time. Ha. It turned out that the tray-table I wanted looked quite different in person than it did online, so I ended up not getting it. And – even worse – the frying pan I bought for my new inducción cooker will have to be returned (long story, and even a longer trip just to return something).

My original plan had been to bus there and taxi back, using Cabify (thanks to Cinta for telling me about this service). But after not getting the table it didn’t seem worth getting a taxi, so we opted for the bus back, which of course we missed by 30 seconds and ended up having to wait half an hour for the next one. Which is where these beers came in, after arriving back in Sevilla. On the way home I said – as I always do – that I never wanted to go to IKEA again. But somehow we forget between trips how exhausting it is, plus there’s that damn frying pan I have to take back…

so f*cking fed up with IKEA

09 Wednesday Aug 2017

Posted by azahar in casa azahar, sevilla, shopping

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corporate abuse, IKEA, sevilla, shopping

So FUCKING fed up with @IKEAspain, who have been dicking me around for a week over this one order. A cupboard for my hallway, which was finally delivered 3 days late, but they still haven’t sent anyone to assemble it. Three times now I’ve waited at home (4 hour windows) and nobody showed up, or even called to say nobody would be showing up. This is the shittiest customer “service” l have ever experienced.

No problem when l spent 1200€ at IKEA two weeks previously, but apparently this 250€ order (and my time) doesn’t matter to them. How about l invoice them for my 12 lost hours? Not to mention l wouldn’t still have fucking boxes in my hallway if this had all been done as promised. And I’m supposed to be on holiday this week, not dealing with this shit. At this point it’s feeling like abuse.

men in beige

24 Wednesday May 2017

Posted by azahar in retail therapy, sevilla, sherry, shopping

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sevilla, sherry, shopping

More drunk shopping! This time it was Peter’s @SVQconcierge turn, buying his first ever sunglasses after a few too many manzanillas. Very “men in beige”. And just in time for today’s last-minute Córdoba getaway. Gotta catch a train now…

drunk shopping!

20 Saturday May 2017

Posted by azahar in retail therapy, sevilla, shopping, wine

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sevilla, shopping

You know how it goes… you have that one extra glass of wine at lunch and then on your way home you see something in a shop window that catches your eye. Luckily it wasn’t shoes (that never works out well – tipsy feet are much less fussy than sober ones) but these super cute, and totally unnecessary plates. Actually it’s a fish dinner plate, a fish soup bowl, and two smaller plain blue plates in between. They make me smile. What’s the best/worst thing you’ve ever bought while under the influence?

happy earrings!

29 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by azahar in andalucia, fiestas, retail therapy, sevilla, shopping

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retail therapy, sevilla, shopping

Or… what to do when you get a nice tip from happy clients and then see these in a shop window on the way home? 😉

Some of you may recognize these as the same design as my new Happy Bracelet. Of course I wouldn’t wear them together. Well, except maybe to Feria…

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