J.R. Johnson

Ikea is many things: an overwhelming shopping destination, a supply chain and engineering marvel, an unexpected beacon of sustainability, source of endless jokes about infuriating instructions, and a good place for meatballs.

It can also surprise you, as it did when I went looking for one thing and discovered something I’ve been looking for years: An affordable, practical, decently sized cake carrier. 

It’s not a big deal, but when you need to transport a cake across town without it ending up in heap in the back of the car, it can be important. 

Important enough to consider shelling out for an overpriced carrier? Not quite, as it happens. 

Because I don’t need to move cakes all that often, I’ve been putting this purchase off for years. I’m glad I did, because now, C$12.99 + tax later, I am the proud possessor of a decent cake carrier. (I also picked up a year’s supply of that critical Swedish ingredient, lingonberries.)

Thanks for this, Ikea, and for the reminder that solutions are sometimes where they’re least expected.

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