Having to go shopping with a child is merely God’s way of punishing people for having sex. From getting them out of the car, keeping them from touching everything within three feet of the floor, changing their diaper while balancing them on the edge of a sink, heating up bottles on exposed pipes, rushing to complete all of your purchases to prevent a breakdown at the checkout and trying to get all of the stuff you bought and them to the car; it’s enough for anyone to see the benefits of buying online or a vasectomy.

Not long after I wrote this article about how Target can improve their stores, I was fortunate enough to visit an Ikea store with my family and I was pleasantly surprised with the way Ikea eliminated all of those "sticky" parts you face when shopping with children.

Family Parking – Sweet lord! The fantastic life of the physically handicapped can be yours! Ikea provides close parking spots for families with ample room to get out strollers and you don’t have to walk your kids across the parking lot.

Bottle Warmers – I can’t even count the number of ridiculous ways I’ve warmed up bottles for my son, but in their cafeteria at Ikea there are bottle warmers all over the place.

Family Restrooms – These are everywhere now a days, but I prefer using them when changing my son. Not only are they generally roomier, but there’s no chance I might be changing my son in front of some pederass.

Supervised Play Area – While I’m far too paranoid to ever leave my son with someone that I don’t know and who could easily hide my child behind any number of Billy bookshelves, some people love the fact that they can enjoy Swedish meatballs in peace.

Cheap Kids Food – If you do fancy yourself a Swedish meatball, your kid can eat pretty cheaply.  Only 99 cents for a kids meal and if your child eats baby food still, they’ll give you a jar for free.

I must say, from start to finish, Ikea makes shopping with kids almost enjoyable.  It is shopping after all.

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