I’ve tried – so hard – to buy anything for myself from the local IKEA that costs more than $2.
I’ve purchased furniture and a sundry or two that sit in my grandsons’ room, but haven’t found anything suitable for Inner Keep, and think I’ve figured out why.
It’s IKEA’s target market: Gen-Xers and their younger siblings who aspire to a middle class lifestyle. I am not part of this market, obviously, and as the novelty of this relatively new store has worn off, I’m less and less enchanted with the shopping experience.
It’s like a sad goodbye to one’s youth, but as with so many other things, time to move on.