Now THAT'S a shopping experience!

[sraun]

Irene and I went to Ikea this afternoon. It was my first time, I believe it was her first time also.

Ikea is big. Ikea has a lot of neat and interesting stuff.

Ikea is the worst shopping experience I have ever had!

I have a pretty good sense of direction. Their store layout destroyed it. You can't go in to the store, got to straight to the section that you know has the stuff you're interested in, and then head out - you have to follow their path. Admittedly, their path has some short-cuts - but you have to walk through an awful lot of that store even for the bare minimum route!

I will have to be really desperate to go back into that store on a weekend or holiday ever again.

Comments

[kaylarudbek.livejournal.com]

minastir hates the place as well. He says it's an "absolute zoo in there." Probably for the same reason you won't go back, either....

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

That fits with my experience. Following their path gets you there. Trying to take a shortcut gets you hopelessly lost.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

A little Ikea experience does help you not to get hopelessly lost when you stray off the path, but I still won't go on evenings or weekends. (Not an option for many people, I realize, but the lack of a day job serves me in good stead here.) I also won't go to Bigdale on evenings or weekends. Masses of humanity. Run away.

For me, the difference between going to Ikea in Oakland and going to the one by Bigdale is almost enough to make me a teary-eyed Minnesotaphile. (Okay, so everything is almost enough to make me a teary Minnesotaphile. But still.) The other confused and milling customers are so much more considerate it's hard to believe.

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

When I went to IKEA in Illinois (the very few times), I found that Tuesday morning about 8 am worked fine.

Is your IKEA open 24 hours (some are)? I've heard that The Middle Of The Night can be lots of fun.

[sraun]

Nope, it opens at 10AM. Don't remember what time it closes.

I used to work grave-yard shift at a hotel - I think I can imagine 2AM at an Ikea!