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Day Two Hundred Seventy One, October 20, 2011

sampling the merchandise

Go to any Ikea store in China and you are guaranteed to find at least 10 people (I have once counted over 50 people) sleeping, lounging, chilling with shoes off, reading books, listening to music, on the sample furniture. They appear to come for their lunch breaks and just really shut down and take a rest ignoring all the noise of shoppers around them. I am still not sure how to process this behavior, but at the moment all I can say is that I wish I was that free 🙂

photo taken: man fast asleep, he wouldn’t have woken up if you sat on him, in the newly opened giant Ikea shop in Pudong, rumored to be largest in all Asia.

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Day Sixty Two, March 25, 2011

The Barbie invasion

Shanghai is glitzy, shiny city that loves its sparkle, and ever since Barbie showed up with its huge flagship store on Huai Hai Lu, the Barbies are everywhere!

It is a Barbie revolution and they are winning. Hello Kitty has no choice but to step aside and give in to the Barbie street revolts.

I was at toys r us today and sure enough the Barbies were there taking up the main parts of the toy empire, armed with their flashy pink and their attack dogs.

I am amazed at the Barbie culture because Lea has never played with them, has had nothing to do with them whatsoever and would prefer a Luke Skywalker toy any day 🙂

Ok, so a silly post for today…