The weekend was pretty fun because of my stay at Carlsbad. But what made it really good was knowing that my room was more organized thanks to some stuff I got from Ikea, which brings me to the topic of today's post.When you go to Ikea, or any other store where the entrance and exit are far apart, it is always best to park as close to the exit as possible. Why?
Let X be the distance you walk from your car to the store
Let Y be the distance you walk from the store to the car
Let Z=X+Y
For argument's sake, let's make Z=50 meters. Most people try to park as close the entrance as possible. Maybe it's because of the excitement of being so close to the furniture. However it's best to keep that excitement in check. If you make X, say 1 meter, congratulations, you don't have to walk very far to the entrance, but that also means you have to walk 49 meters to make it back to your car after you made your purchase. Who wants to make that long of a walk with a bunch of merchandise in their hand? If you decide to walk to the car holding nothing because you want to pick up your couch at the exit, that's still 49 meters you have to drive, wasting gas that's currently >$3.00/gal.
Basically, the goal is to minimize the amount of walking while holding items.
