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06.02.04 (9:24 am) [edit]

I wanted a plain white roller blind for the bathroom, so trotted off to (yes you’ve guessed it) Leroy Merlin. I’m now on first name terms with most of the staff, and I’m sure the security guards think I’m stalking them. I got the blind, took it home and opened the packet. It had the word “CURTAIN” written across it in huge grey letters. The fact that it was a blind and not a curtain seems to be a mere detail. So, back I went. (It should be said here that it is a two hour return drive to L.M.) I explained the problem and went off to find another blind. It was amazing, not only can you buy a tasteless blind but you can fill your bathroom with this tat! There’s a soap dish which says “soap” on it, an overpriced plastic bottle which says “shampoo”. Who’d have thought you could buy an entire range of gob-smackingly ugly things for a bathroom? Anyway I found a plain white blind, it’s up and doing a good job. (Side note; On the box it said “instructions inside” and when I looked they said “do not machine wash, do not tumble dry”.) What the…?
Anyway, the range of ugly bathroom tat reminded me of being a kid and my Mum had three canisters in the kitchen. They were plastic, with little plastic windows so you could see the contents. However, presumably for people who couldn’t tell the difference between brown granules, white paper bags and white granules each one had “tea”, “coffee” or “sugar” written on it. WHY?

posted by: lynne (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (7:07 am)

Oh Grasshopper...when you learn the meaning of the canisters, you will be ready.

posted by: SusanofPudlin (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (7:11 am)

Everyone KNOWS that if you put the sugar in the wrong canister that the world as we know it will come to a crashing halt. Silly.

posted by: fotocali (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (9:29 am)

TWO HOURS' DRIVE?!! As lovely as the view is from the terrace of your romantic dream life there en Espan~a, I'm pretty grateful that I live within 5 miles of three, count em THREE, Home Depot stores, one Lowe's, an OSH [all these mega home-repair stores], not to mention about a thousand shopping centers with Bed Bath & Beyond, Linen's & Things, Anna's Linens [my fav, cuz it's bargain], and etc etc etc.

God Bless America!

posted by: fotocali (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (9:30 am)

Hell, even major San Francisco is only 90 minutes away, with all it's trendy furniture shops and such, and Ikea is even closer!

I guess I oughtn't complain so much about this boring-ass city.

posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (9:51 am)

Your side note is more than just a side note. It's a reason to get up every morning.

posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (9:57 am)

Reply to: lynne
Mistress, will that be the time I get to tread the path of the sacred coffee beans?

posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (10:03 am)

Reply to: SusanofPudlin
I was shootin' the breeze with Kofi Annan the other day, as you do, chatting about Iraq and sugar canisters and he said much the same thing. Spooky.

posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (10:17 am)

Reply to: fotocali
Oh rub it in why don't you ;) It's going to take me a while to get used to living here, I've never done the rural thing before. Still, if you don't try you never know...or as we Brits like to say "you've just got to suck it and see."

As for IKEA, we're really excited that we now have one on the doorstep...well about three and a half hours from here, but its better than it was. Until recently our nearest was in Madrid, eight hours away.

posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 06.02.04 (10:19 am)

Reply to: mblog
Ohhhh THAT'S the reason. I was starting to wonder.

posted by: Wrenrain (reply)
post date: 06.03.04 (12:43 am)

I remember those canisters well...they came in white, green and gold, if I recall accurately. :)

posted by: billybobnob (reply)
post date: 06.04.04 (11:08 am)

like the packet of salted peanuts that has a warning.."this product may contain nuts"..what sort of nut
thought of that.?Its probably the very same people that moaned about the fecking digi camera being used in a resteraunt.
pompouse twits who think we are all stupid come up with this crap,it gives them something to do.