Have you been to IKEA and what did you think?

[Thestupidusername]

It's mandatory in Swedish culture.. they have really good prices for their furniture and like 20 year garantees😂 but no lie that place is like a maze... you walk in and hope for the best to get out😂😓

[Ironic_Method]

I remember going to one about 25-30 or so years ago and it wasn't a maze at all! It was set up in a grid and sectioned off for each class of home furnishings.

Went there a few years ago and was very confused as to why they turned it into a hideous maze except maybe to get people to stay in the store longer.

[Thestupidusername]

Yeah haha they changed a lot then I guess🤔😅

[boy_with_panties]

I have been to IKEA many times. I agree with you that it is a maze. But you learn over time.

By the way, I'm Swedish.

[Thestupidusername]

Haha ja! Förstår inte varför dem bygger det så😅

[boy_with_panties]

Jag tror det beror på att man ska passera så många varor som möjligt. Jag tror det är en beprövad säljteknik 😁

[Thestupidusername]

Hahaha ja antagligen🤣 men tänk om det börjar brinna?🤔

[boy_with_panties]

På dom IKEA jag varit på så finns det rätt gott om nödutgångar faktiskt :)

[Thestupidusername]

Haha okej kanske bara jag som har glömt😅

[boy_with_panties]

Det är väl inget man tänker på direkt, men jag har faktiskt reflekterat över det :P

[boy_with_panties]

by the way så bor jag typ 5 minuter från ett IKEA. Så det är ingen dagsutflykt om man behöver något litet därifrån :P Det är dock en jävla dagsutflykt att ta sig igenom skiten ;)

[Thestupidusername]

Förstår! Vad nice att bo så nära!😃

Tar mig 15 till närmaste IKEA med pendeln så det är helt ok.

[boy_with_panties]

Ja, det är nära. Jobbigt att åka pendel bara om man köper något stort :P Får man fråga vilken IKEA du bor nära?

[Thestupidusername]

Bor i Stockholm så...🤫 vill inte säga för mycket. Du då?

[boy_with_panties]

Hahaha! Aha, då vet jag ju vilken IKEA :) Jag kommer från Stockholm men bor 20 mil söderut nu. Men lite google maps och IKEAS hemsida på vart deras varuhus finns så kan du säkert lista ut vart. Haha!

[Thestupidusername]

Ja!😊

Föredrar du att bo i Stockholm eller där du bor nu?

[boy_with_panties]

Ja, jag föredrar absolut att bo här :)

[Thestupidusername]

Förstår det! Tycker Stockholm är overrated

[boy_with_panties]

Som fan! Och när jag flyttade hit så var det så många som sa "ååh, jag vill också bo i Stockholm!"

Jag:

"Nej, det vill du inte." :P

[Thestupidusername]

Håller med 100% mina föräldrar växte upp i södra Sverige och har alltid velat bo där istället än här i Stockholm!😅

[boy_with_panties]

Jag förstår dom :P Jag bor i en rätt stor stad, men liten jämfört med sthlm, och här finns precis allt som behövs, plus att det är nära till allting.

[Thestupidusername]

Ja! Det är skönt att det är nära till allt men inte allt folk🥲

[boy_with_panties]

Folk kommer man aldrig ifrån :p

[Thestupidusername]

Nej tyvärr inte🥲

[boy_with_panties]

Haha :P

[Daniela1982]

20 years? Their stuff looks good but is cheap, and you get what you pay for. I don't think much of it will last 20 years.

[Thestupidusername]

Haha yeah it lasts really ling but I don't know 20 years is very long i agree

[exitseven]

Oddly enough there are actually a few furniture companies within driving distance. Most make excellent Made in USA products. We just bought a new dining room table. I am sure my kids will be fighting over it someday

[LavLavLuv]

Oh I love ikea

[Thestupidusername]

Yayyy same😌👍

[LavLavLuv]

Hehe🙌🙌🙌

[JacobJordan]

Ikea does not have good furniture it has cheap furniture. I have been and it is a very depressing place to be honest because I have built everything in our home by hand and it lasts longer than things from ikea

[Thestupidusername]

Well our IKEA furniture and everyone else i know has lasts for over 20 years but you fo what you want. Cool!:)

[exitseven]

That is pretty impressive. When I first got married we bought some furniture that was unfinished and stained it myself. I had never did it before but it came out good. I still have a stereo cabinet that I finished. It's a little scratched up but still looks good

[JacobJordan]

@exitseven very nice. The wife wanted a larger room added + second floor for the whole house so I have been working on the addition. Also making a dining room table, chairs, desk and a new bedframe and making the railing and stair design for what is going to be the stair case for the second floor. Most of the material comes off our property. A lot of hard work but worth it

[exitseven]

@jacobjordanj You mut be very talented.

[JacobJordan]

@exitseven ehh more I had very strict parents that insisted l learn skills that they deemed "every man should know to have a good life and a happy wife". Some of it could be talent a lot of it is just being taught for 12+ years on subjects my parents deemed appropriate

[exitseven]

@jacobjordan Were you homeschooled?

[JacobJordan]

@exitseven yes and no. Many of the things I learned began at home and then I was put into summer camps, classes, schools for. Some things were school only. My work for the past 13 ish years (I am 39 didn't realize age displayed thought it was verification of being over 16) for example was school and college. Though I also have had to utilize a skill that my family deemed important to learn which was scuba diving. So they taught me how to swim and control my heart rate and breathing and then stuck me in scuba classes until I could take my masters class. Wood working and carpentry started at home with my dad and they placed me in schools for the summer to advance that skill. I was the only 7 year old in that school everyone else was mid to late 20s

[exitseven]

@jacobjordan You are indeed a very interesting person. I learned scuba diving years ago and i want to learn to fly a plane. I taught myself welding a few years back. I learned a lot watching You Yube videos.

[JacobJordan]

@exitseven welding is a very good skill and with things today it is very efficient to learn skills via practice and YouTube. Something that was not around when I was learning things. Flying is also a good skill though less needed however in the event of both pilot and co-pilot being out of commission knowing how to land a plane safely could save a lot of lives

[exitseven]

Yes, I bought a stick welder and learned how to do it by watching my friends younger brother do it. H showed me some stuff and I just practiced. I am still not a pro but I am good enough to fix stuff around the house.

[JacobJordan]

@exitseven if you practice for 30 minutes to an hour a day you'll be far better than 99% of the population at any given skill

[exitseven]

Yes, i get that. I was planning on building a utility trailer. It was going to be 6' X 10'. I made a scale model that i use for a garden cart. I never did build that trailer. It turns out i could buy one already made for less money.

[JacobJordan]

@exitseven some things do tend to happen that way. A lot of times hand-made requires it to be complex as the materials is generally cheaper than the finished product. The dining table I am making for example runs around $8k I can build a better one for nearly free as I only have to buy some wood glue, stain and a high gloss finish for it can shape the wood myself

[exitseven]

Yes, I just bought a new dining room table over the summer. It was 4K and it was made in USA.

[NathanDavis]

not yet...

but if I ever go to one... I'll start saying, and then shouting... penis!!

[Thestupidusername]

lol why would you do that?😂

[NathanDavis]

because I'm a romantic like that... lol

[Thestupidusername]

😂😂

[NathanDavis]

have you seen this movie? lol...

it has Ikea...

[Thestupidusername]

no.. what is it called?

[NathanDavis]

500 Days of Summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsD0NpFSADM

[Thestupidusername]

Nice! Thank you!

[robhazelnut]

I have been before, and remember it being very difficult to relocate furniture that I saw as a potential buy, as well as some sort of difficulty in getting meatballs. Otherwise, I approved of it's space-efficient vastness with fairly wide walkways.

[robhazelnut]

Idea: boldly color- and painted shape-coding for each room on the walls and perhaps ceilings.

[robhazelnut]

For example, green with arches in one room, blue with circles in another, red with squares in a third, etc.

[jamesgoldman]

Yeah probably like 15-16 years ago
I don't remember anything but how big it was

Now ins in the ULEZ zone so I don't suspect I'll get back there and don't know if any others local enough

[Thestupidusername]

Yeah haha its a big store.

Alright well if you do hope you eat some meatballs😌👍👍

[exitseven]

I went to an IKEA store when it first opened. My wife dragged me there. We both thought that it was a bunch of overpriced junk.

[Thestupidusername]

🤣 that wasent IKEA then but fun story

[exitseven]

It was IKEA. The store opened a few years ago. My wife wanted to go. It was mobbed and the parking lot was full. We walked around and looked at all the stuff. We were not impressed

[ChicoFromThe305]

Well tiny you can't just walk into such big places without a map, you are too small for that 😣

[Thestupidusername]

Yeah.. they give maps but I just look at the signs ans after trying 3 times myself I ask for help and when that doesn't work well eventuellt you'll get out😣😂😂

[ChicoFromThe305]

Tiny just grab a map, they must not be free, if that's the case then I agree, eventually you'll get out 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Yeah im not much of a "read and follow the instruction.. person"😅 but next time I should give it a try

[ChicoFromThe305]

That's the tininess talking, still tho stores with maps is crazy 😂

[Thestupidusername]

😂😂 The tiny brain can do it on its own😎

Yup it's really really big lol! Like if there is a fire i wonder how many people get out.😂🤣🤔

[ChicoFromThe305]

With enough time any brain can lol

Imagine if all the walls move out of the way during a fire 😂

[Thestupidusername]

My brain can do it without the map unlike the other people at IKEA so that shows you enough😌

Yeah maybe it will🤔😂😂 . Its like you go one way straight and cone back to where you started.. you go in there high you never getting out🤣

[ChicoFromThe305]

Okay I'll give it to your tiny brain this time lol

Does it have a second floor cause that would make it easier, wouldn't It? 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Thank you GIANT 😌🏆

it has like 5 floors😂

[ChicoFromThe305]

You can't see the door from any of those floors Tiny? 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Ayyye look its not like that. Its like a maze.. or whatever its called😂 its built like once you get in you have to pass everything to get out.🤣

[ChicoFromThe305]

So the floor isn't open like a brandsmart that it has a railing you can look down from? It's like a full floor you gotta use an elevator for?

[Thestupidusername]

Well kinda. Imagine there is like one place on all levels where the stairs and the elevators are. This place is big and open but once you get into the different categories on any of the levels you are mixed in one of many big categories.. it makes everything very confusing lol..😅

[ChicoFromThe305]

It sounds very complicated, what do they sell there that people participate in this maze? 😂😂

[Thestupidusername]

There's an IKEA in Sweden that is 81 000 yards big.. thats kinda big..

[ChicoFromThe305]

Why? There's no reason for a place to be so small 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Yes it is🤣😂

They sell furniture. They have models of rooms and all the stuff in the room you can pretty much buy. Like a kitchen, bathroom etc. They got so succeful cause they put a resturuant inside the furniture store which made people stay longer..😄

[Thestupidusername]

You think thats small?🥲

[ChicoFromThe305]

So it's like another brandsmart just bigger lmao

And yes it is small Tiny, I'm a giant remember, it's decent sized 😌😂

[Thestupidusername]

Yes it is. You should go see it some day!

Alright haha well I think its a huge place lol..😅

[ChicoFromThe305]

All jokes aside it's huge but jokes inside, its decent lol

There's IKEA here so maybe I will one day ha

[Thestupidusername]

Yayyy keep me posted😄

And also dont eat their brownie..🤫👀

[ChicoFromThe305]

They have brownies? Why Not? Are they bad? Maybe American IKEAs can bake better 😂

[Thestupidusername]

I had their brownie once and no lie i think I fell asleep in my chair.. and I wasent tired when I walked in😢🤔🤣😂😂 so i'd be careful but other than that its good. They are known for their meatballs and their cinnamon buns are deliscious 😋

[ChicoFromThe305]

Tiny did you accidently eat a weed brownie 😂

Who gave you that brownie 😂

[Thestupidusername]

I dont know maybe I did 😢😭😂..

Well I payed for a brownie and took the one they gave me😅

[ChicoFromThe305]

That doesn't make sense tho, is weed legal there? 😂

[Thestupidusername]

No its illegal🤔😅

[ChicoFromThe305]

That's weird, you sure you weren't just tired tiny 😂

[Thestupidusername]

No I'm sure😅 i think it was vegan.. maybe it was some weird grass shit in it😂

[ChicoFromThe305]

Vegan? Sounds like a finesse for weed brownies to me 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Daaaamn🤔 maybe it was😣😅 never again lol 🤫😣

[ChicoFromThe305]

That was that strong indica tho if it put you to sleep 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Yeah I slept DEEP even longer when I got home.. it had POWER.. I would never have sleeping problems if I ate that brownie before bed.. they should sell it at the pharmacy🤣😂

[ChicoFromThe305]

They wouldn't sell it at a pharmacy, they would sell it at it's own pharmacy known as dispensaries, it's actually used for medical purposes here and insomnia is one of them, there's many ways to consume it, they even have it in tincture where you put a drop under the tongue and it works like that ha

[Thestupidusername]

Oh I see lol.. well sounds addicting.. does the body get used to it?

[ChicoFromThe305]

It's not addicting but it can grow to a habit which in a way it's similar to an addiction but addictions are stronger because you crave it to the point you keep going, a weed habit you eventually just get used to no weed again, the addiction kicks like a hunger for it.

[Thestupidusername]

So its more like coffee?🤔

[ChicoFromThe305]

Yea basically, maybe a bit different cause the effects are different and you might crave a high more than energy but it depends

[Thestupidusername]

Okay makes sense. Thank you GIANT😌👍

[ChicoFromThe305]

Info for next the next time you run into brownies 😂

[Thestupidusername]

Yess good to know😌

[ChicoFromThe305]

🤣🤣🐜

[strateguy632]

actually one is free.

[Staximus]

I've never been there because it's not close to my house. I'm surprised that I've never been there because I heard they have free breakfast

[Thestupidusername]

yeah they have great food. Although I dont think I ever went to IKEA outside of Sweden.. cause I live in Sweden so I dont know..

[Staximus]

I heard they have tall women there. Do they like American midgets?

[Thestupidusername]

I'm short though but im not sure lol😆

[strateguy632]

not free breakfast.

[RedInnocent68]

Love it! Especially the meatballs in the cafeteria at the end!

[Thestupidusername]

Yayy! Am happy to hear that! It's good😄😌

[Friendlybro79]

I entered one ten years ago and still haven't found myself out of the store. I live in one of their displays now lol. It's been a while but I remember getting lost in one.

[Astarlessnightsky]

sure, ikea is really popular in germany.

[Thestupidusername]

Nice! I've been to Germany but mostly Austria. It's beautiful (both)

[sheikalana]

Been to IKEA many times. It's a good place to get furniture at a decent price.

[douride2]

Never been to one.

[Thestupidusername]

You should go!😄

[douride2]

There isn't one any where near her.

[Thestupidusername]

Oh nooo😓😓😓😓 Hope you get to visit one, one day!

[rosemilk]

it's okay, nothing special

[wiltingrosepetal]

Yeah several times

[Thestupidusername]

Nice😎