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IKEA knows you better than you know yourself
I should have listened to my cousin when he warned me not to take a bag as we went up the escalator into the labyrinth of well designed practical furniture. It was my first trip ever to the phenomenon that is IKEA. As we reached the top of the escalator I was surprised to find arrows on the floor guiding the masses to move in an efficient manner. On either side of the path, beautifully arranged rooms enticed us to examine them and write down their aisle/bin numbers. Luckily , I had planned ahead and had written down all the numbers I needed. But still, I ended up filling my bag with random swedish stuff. Then, at the precise moment when the bag felt kind of heavy, a cart appeared with hooks where you could hang the bag. When this cart was filled and we reached the aisle/bin area, there appeared another cart for the boxes and other furniture. The couch we picked up fit perfectly on the new cart, as did all the boxes. When we reached the area where I had to wait for my bedding stuff, we were both hungry. And what was within smell range of the bedding pickup area? A food place of course. Naturally we both got some food. After we got the bedding stuff, I pulled the suv around to the furniture pickup area. Of course there were twine dispensors with built in cutters. As we drove back to the highway on IKEA drive, I marvelled at the beautifully designed machine I had just wandered through.
-Vikas
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did you end up spending more than you’d planned/expected?
i’ve never had the pleasure of visiting an ikea so i’m uncertain how costly it is.
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I went to an IKEA once…
My voyage to broswe this talked about store turned into a deathtrap. The Arrows on the floor pushed you forward forward, but the exit was not in sight. Luckily there was a map stall in the middle of the store. (Do people get lost often?), but it didn’t help much. I struggled to find the exit, No I won’t follow the arrows. They lead on and on, there was no end to their power. Diverging from the arrows only made you lost and lead you in circles. The jungle of lamps, the curving floor. Where’s the exit? *Hyperventilate* Ah AH AHHHHHH. Soo hungrey, but I refuse to buy anything. I came only to look. No no noooo.
*After much running around, Zott was able to escape with his life, this time*
Sorry, didn’t mean to upstage you. 
Glad someone likes the intricate design though. I was wondering how it all works together, and I suppose you proved that. 
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Ahh… The beauty of impulse shopping.
And, though I’ve no desire to spend much - or, rather, have not the means - I could spend an entire day at IKEA, and not even notice it.
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ahh ikea! what i was most impressed with was the escalators for the shopping carts!! and the carts for the cafeteria trays! maybe that’s just the mechanical engineering/designer in me…
but seriously, i gave that store so much business. i even had furniture assembly parties at my place where my new friends from work came over and put it all together! i know i know, i’m a genious…
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