Why does Ikea have to be different?

So my almost 16 month old daughter figured out how to escape the confinement of her crib on Thursday and we went ahead and decided that we would just go ahead and get a toddler bed since she would have to make the switch soon when the new baby arrives so we don't have to buy a new crib.  We decided that we would go to Ikea and get a toddler bed since they are decently priced and they have some really cool stuff.  Well if you have bought a bed from Ikea before you know that you have to get a mattress to go with it from Ikea and that's fine with me because their mattresses are pretty comfy IMO.  Now I'm sure that if you get a normal bed (twin, queen or king) that you have no problems with getting your sheets to fit but with the toddler beds good luck!!  When you buy a toddler bed from somewhere other than Ikea you can use the mattress that was in your crib which is awesome because then you don't have to worry about getting new sheets unless your getting a whole new bed set.  Ikea toddler bed mattresses though are about 10" longer than a crib mattress and about 10" shorter than a twin bed.  That's just great...wish I had known that before we left Ikea today because I bet that they carry sheets that fit their weird toddler beds!!!  Well we ended up getting a twin sheet set and the excess is tucked under the mattress, good thing the mattress fits all snug. 

Well so far little miss monkey likes her new bed and that's all that matters...Cheers!!!