"MM" wrote in message
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On 16 Jan 2005 11:47:29 GMT, (Huge) wrote:

MM writes:

The reason, says Ikea, is
that it wants to encourage shoppers to use public transport."

Morons. Like some is going to carry a hundredweight of flat-pack on
the bus.

I reckon, along with so many companies IKEA is using the new store to
gauge public reaction. If it is not a big problem, expect to see £1
parking charge at all IKEA stores within the year. This would bring in
a massive extra amount - think of the thousands of cars and vans which
park there every week. They said that the 70p levy would go towards
lowering prices, but of course we have absolutely no way of verifying
this. Next up: Charge a fee for the catalogue. Well, why not? I can't
believe it's still free. How about a fee for using the lav? Many
railway stations and public toilets now do so. Why not charge a fee
for using a trolley? After all, no one's forcing you to trundle it
around. And think of all the migrant workers they could save having to
pay if the trolleys didn't continually have to be collected and put
back in the tunnel.

If you are prepared to pay for your beer and newspapers why not other
services?

Land (for car parks) costs money. 'Free' catalogues are a pain and have to
be paid for somehow - the diesign, paper, printing, distribution to people
who don't want them. Many public toilets have always charged, they cost a
lot of build and mainatin. You could take your own wheelbarrow to a
supermarket. Ikea provides big bags anyway. Trolleys cost money to buy, why
should they be free - and, worse, abused, stolen, dumped ...

Of course, you don't have to shop at Ikea or supermarkets ... there IS life
outside them.

Perhaps you want to buy stuff there because it's cheap? In that case, £1 for
parking is virtually nothing, you probably spend more than that on a drink.

Mary



MM