Why does everyone looks so glum in Ikea?

[ringo]

They're glum because they........

........know there's an 87% probability that by the time they reach the crappy snack at the exit they were so looking forward to they'll have shouted at their kids, been threatened by their partner with divorce, been bashed on the ankle by some numpty with a trolley, sworn too loudly when they tried to go back to get the bathroom piss mat in beige instead of plum and got lost, failed to get any help with their kitchen design and pulled a muscle trying to get the cheap veneered chipboard wardrobe off the shelves - and they know when they get home all they've got to look forward to is putting the cupboard together with an ill-fitting alan key while their wife glowers at them and the kids vomit meatballs in the toilet and they might as well just start on the sherry.

 

[electrogirl]

Me too - I find it hilarious. And Jefe showed my pants to the whole shop while picking me up to select my happy little soft toy crab thing I've only been to it about 3 times in my life though.

Where was the toy?!

Yeah I don't get why everyone is being so grumpy about it, it's a hoot! It's like a big playplace. So many things to touch.

I just go around touching things.

 

[Fruitloop]

Last time I went to Ikea I laughed lots.

Me too, although I was there as a result of an acid-fuelled craving for meatballs and didn't have to look at any furniture.

 

[Detroit City]

IKEAs are all the rage over here....don't know why. Maybe because its something new?

 

[zoltan]

Apart from the food ( which is no longer a decent cheap meal, apart from the refills of coffee ), Ikea os a soul destroying place after 10 minutes- a warren from which there is no escape

I fill my time in the resturant by using the IKea pencils & the IKea order forms that are racked up everywhere, ad scrawl dispiriting messages on the forms, the place then back in the middle of the rack

" I have lost the will to live"

"Help me, I am trapped in Linen"

etc

Hopefully it puts a smile ( or scowl ) on someones face at a later date. probabaly not though

 

[Detroit City]

" I have lost the will to live"

"Help me, I am trapped in Linen"

whats the price on those? like $50 each?

 

[moomoo]

I just go around touching things.

Me too!! I love it!

Trying to work out what some of the kitchenware is actually for can be quite entertaining as well...

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I like Ikea, you can sit on things in the show rooms and pretend that you live there - and if I do start to get a bit twitchy when walking round I just tell myself that I can buy many different types of herring from the food shop

 

[Skimix]

I think its because they know they've got to build the f**king thing when they get home. And in my case carry it to the fourth floor.

Not sure why people think it falls apart though...i've had stuff years which is still in one piece.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Is this normal?

Go when it is busy and it is really depressing, so lots of frowns. I hate busy anythings.

Go when it is empty and it's quite good fun, I'm off early with my daughter on Wednesday or Friday for laughs and japes.
Tee hee hee.

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

because it's a dehumanising experience making it painfully obvious to us our complete lack of purpose or identity as 21st century workers going to a warehouse to buy from a limited choice of overpriced crap from a giant warehouse in a sort of sick windows95 version of the western parody soviet communism as mindless drones with slightly more choice and comfort but the essential lack of a sense of self or freedom

or maybe just cos they had hangovers

 

[skunkboy69]

That's about it really - I genuinely worry about how they would evacuate the place in an emergency.

I only go every few years and have no complaints about the stuff I've bought - but then none of it has been furniture that has to support my vast bulk.

Doubtless in Tesco they think I'm a lot posher than I am, due to the vast number of blue tote bags I own.

They're actually pretty good.My wife was the first female security manager Ikea UK employed about 12 years ago.They have regular timed evacuations and you'd be surprised at how many hidden doors they have to throw people out of.

 

[Geri]

Yep, I've got one that I bought about 10 years ago and it's been great.

Now I come to think of it, I haven't been to Ikea for at least 5 years and everything I bought then (mostly marketplace) is still going strong. It's always worth checking to make sure that all the screws and fixings are actually in the packaging before you leave - it's a pain having to go back if they're not (and they're often not).

We bought some from Argos first, and they couldn't cope with the weight of the books.

They do tend to have bits missing occasionally but it's not a problem for me as we live within walking distance anyway.

 

[JeniD]

It is hell. There's no real joy in shopping there when its so busy.

 

[sojourner]

i like ikea. except for the sneaky items that cost 15p that compel me to buy them until i go through the checkout and i've spent £200

oh yes

i went in for a bathroom blind last time - one blind. came out with two trolleys full of shite that cost £176

 

[sojourner]

And the Ashton branch has fantastic views from the top of the car park. Sometimes we just go for that.

i love ikea actually. got this cracking kitchen table from there, and a great big bookcase - both going strong. the chairs have got a bit fucked mind, only got 2 left out of 5 that i bought 6 years ago