A trip to IKEA is not for the faint hearted.
Firstly you must be fit to circumnavigate the miles of store to which there is no escape from the shrewdly designed conveyor belt of downhill eye candy at reasonable prices.
But the Swedish mafia cater to all physical needs.
They conveniently placed seating and comfort zones to chill out at every step of the way.
IKEA is a wolf in sheeps clothing!
To cut a long story short, you park on top then enter the very reasonable priced restaurant first with unlimited drinks and coffee (they're shrewed enough to ply you with unlimited caffeine to get you through your experience and extract as much if your hard earned cash as possible).
Its impossible to deviate from the one way system and descend the four floors of household goods without purchasing something.
They have strategically placed items to cater for every age group.
I witnessed on harassed parent tonight with a trolley full of cute fluffy toys, they only went in for a rug.
I went tonight for some Xmas decorations but mostly the meatballs and came our a few quid lighter having purchased...
6 glasses
A bed
A floating shelf
4 lampshades
Wardrobe
Kitchen utensils
Teflon coated frying pan(no danger of the teflon being scrapped off now)
Bed linen
Floor mat
Baubles
A rug
Yes and a cuddly toy.
I must admit they do have an perfect business model, but be warned there's no such thing as a cheap dinner..
£5 Meatballs and chips, yummy..
Dancing on the ceiling..
A pit stop, one of many..
Spot the Changster ..
Check out is at the bottom of the complex then it's the elevator back to the car park at the top.
Fitting everything in the car is another story.
Respect IKEA
Btw I hate fvcking shopping!!!!!!!