A lot of people are talking about how the financial crisis is affecting China. But today, which also happens to be Valentine’s Day, a trip to Ikea would have you think otherwise. The place is jam packed. The food section is doing very well. In fact, so well that the cashiers can’t seem to stop collecting money. Inside, it gets worst. Too many people pushing empty trolleys… if you are only buying some bulbs and body lotion, use the bag, not the trolleys!! And if you are going to use the trolley, please try not to stop in the middle of the aisle to make a phone call!

Out on the streets, there are so many “movable stalls” side by side selling roses and teddy bears. In fact, these stalls are just bicycles loaded with flowers and banquet of cute tiny bears. Not sure how much they cost but they are probably not cheap. When you ask them how much the roses cost, they will asked you back how many of them do you want!

I have seen people selling these kind of teddy bears before last year at Valentine’s day. Did not see any one carrying one of these huge teddy bears though. The stall owners will probably stow them away in some corner after today, dust them clean next year and sell them again.

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