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Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:18:45 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: I see how Ikea makes money now... SHIPPING, B Millar [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:21:55
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Assuming all IKEA stores are similar to the one they opened near me last year.

Upon entering the store, you immediately ascend to the second floor via the escalator. Grab a store map brochure and pencil from the dispenser stands, the back page of the brochure is for writing down the bay location of the pieces you desire. The map itself is useful for finding the shortcuts through the store in you are in a hurry. All shoppers follow the same zig-zag path through the store, marked by arrows on the floor, just like cattle going to slaughter.

In the chair section of the store you will find a large display for the Poäng chair as it must be one of their biggest sellers. Record the bay location of the frame color and pad type/color on your map brochure, then use your store map to find the short cut to the down escalator taking you to the ground floor again.

Grab a cart, find the correct bay in the "warehouse" section of the store, grab your parts, then head to check-out. Expect the chair box to be 2 feet square and 4-inches thick. The box for the pad is similar.

A person can easily spend over 2 hours in the store browsing and examining products. Don't take a hard-core shopper with you if you are in a hurry, but the store is great for browsing - even by those of us who typically dislike shopping.

IKEA also has a cafeteria serving Swedish fod, or maybe food that us Americans think is Swedish (are Swedish meatballs really that popular in Sweden?). As well as selling Swedish food items throughout the store and in a "Deli" located between the check-out lines and the exit. I love the sandwich cookies decorated with a dab of ligonberry jelly that are sold in a tube of around 12 cookies!

Expect big crowds and a slowly moving processional thru the store. But even with those major pet peeves, I still enjoy just looking at the neatly designed goods IKEA sells at typically very low prices.


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