Shop 'til you drop: it's now a reality
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Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 07:08 AM [GMT-6]

Beth and I were joking with each other about Ikea stores being so big that you needed to plan on spending the night there.

Turns out it's not a joke.

This quote reminded me of an episode from My Name is Earl:

Check-in for the hostel began at 10 p.m., while check-out was at 11 a.m. - one hour after the store opened. "So you've had to be prepared to be woken up by other shoppers," Roehnedak said.

Anyone else remember that episode?

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That's hillarious. Though oddly...terrifying.

Can you imagine having that many people watching you sleep?

Paranoid people need not apply.

Posted by: beth at August 14, 2007 07:48 AM

Metro Detroit had an Ikea open last summer, and it was the biggest of news...people camped out in front of the store for days and days leading up to the Big Day, the local news affiliates did remote broadcasts from there, and police had to direct traffic in the area. It was crazy!

I still haven't been there, though. Maybe I'm still waiting for the crowds to die down.

Posted by: Tricia at August 14, 2007 09:34 AM

I really like Ikea.

But not that much.

Posted by: Jim at August 14, 2007 11:18 AM

At Ikea they open the restaurant an hour before the store opens so you can have their $1.99 breakfast, which is excellent. When the Frisco Ikea opened there was a 8 HOUR line to get in, I like Ikea and all but I think I would a day or two instead of standing in the line. I love their stuff and have spent many enjoyable hours putting their furniture together.

Posted by: Bleu at August 14, 2007 12:17 PM

The "End of the World" episode ..... Randy's 'take-a-number' solution to getting along ..... is that the one?

Posted by: Jeff at August 14, 2007 02:36 PM

Jeff, that's the one.

Posted by: Eric at August 14, 2007 03:23 PM
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