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tracilicious · 03-07-2006, 03:43 PM

We were in IKEA on Sunday, winding through the maze trying to find the right department. There was a middle aged couple in front of us doing the same thing. The guy says, "It's like Disneyland. You can't see the other lands from where you are."

I laughed out loud, and restrained myself from asking him just how much of a geek he was.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-07-2006, 03:45 PM

They've even got weenies!

Prudence · 03-07-2006, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

They've even got weenies!

I thought they had meatballs.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-07-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

I thought they had meatballs.

That's in the fancy shmancy cafeteria upstairs. Downstairs they've got weenies.

tracilicious · 03-07-2006, 04:03 PM

They also have meatballs in the little grocery section downstairs. I love IKEA. It saps up all my money though. I went intending on spending close to $50. I left with $200 of small organizational type things. Oh, and a whole new set of dishes and things to cook with. Yes, that's where the money went.

flippyshark · 03-07-2006, 04:12 PM

IKEA is so cool, and so completely absent here in Florida. I have only been on that long and fascinating walk once in my life, right there in LA. I saw lots of things I would have bought if I could. I did sign up for their catalog, anyway.

I used to be in on meetings with Disney people trying to figure out ways to create what they called "destination retail" spaces. IKEA was mentioned more than once as a benchmark. Of course, I was the guy in the room who kept saying, "sell cool stuff that people actually want." Not the answer they were looking for at the time.

Motorboat Cruiser · 03-07-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That's in the fancy shmancy cafeteria upstairs.

How fancy shmancy can a place be that offers 2 dollar breakfasts?

Prudence · 03-07-2006, 04:58 PM

Are BT and I the only ones that actually go to IKEA for dinner? Well, we did when we lived closer. I miss the meatball combo dinner.

Matterhorn Fan · 03-07-2006, 05:19 PM

I can't imagine going to IKEA for dinner. Then again, I've never been in IKEA.

Maybe I just don't know what I'm missing. Or, maybe all I'm missing is the smell of meatballs, a smell likely to make me want to leave IKEA.

Prudence · 03-07-2006, 07:46 PM

But they have lingonberry sauce!

03-07-2006, 03:43 PM	#1
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	Random Disney Geekery We were in IKEA on Sunday, winding through the maze trying to find the right department. There was a middle aged couple in front of us doing the same thing. The guy says, "It's like Disneyland. You can't see the other lands from where you are." I laughed out loud, and restrained myself from asking him just how much of a geek he was. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	They've even got weenies! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-07-2006, 04:03 PM	#5
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	They also have meatballs in the little grocery section downstairs. I love IKEA. It saps up all my money though. I went intending on spending close to $50. I left with $200 of small organizational type things. Oh, and a whole new set of dishes and things to cook with. Yes, that's where the money went. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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03-07-2006, 04:12 PM	#6
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	IKEA is so cool, and so completely absent here in Florida. I have only been on that long and fascinating walk once in my life, right there in LA. I saw lots of things I would have bought if I could. I did sign up for their catalog, anyway. I used to be in on meetings with Disney people trying to figure out ways to create what they called "destination retail" spaces. IKEA was mentioned more than once as a benchmark. Of course, I was the guy in the room who kept saying, "sell cool stuff that people actually want." Not the answer they were looking for at the time.
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03-07-2006, 04:58 PM	#8
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Are BT and I the only ones that actually go to IKEA for dinner? Well, we did when we lived closer. I miss the meatball combo dinner. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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03-07-2006, 05:19 PM	#9
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I can't imagine going to IKEA for dinner. Then again, I've never been in IKEA. Maybe I just don't know what I'm missing. Or, maybe all I'm missing is the smell of meatballs, a smell likely to make me want to leave IKEA.
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03-07-2006, 07:46 PM	#10
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	But they have lingonberry sauce! __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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