Ikea opened in Draper Wednesday! I was planning on going opening day until I found out that there were over 100 people camping out in front of the store for over a week! One guy even quit his job just to camp out. CrAzY! I didn't even think anyone in Utah would know what Ikea was. But I guess they were giving free chairs to the fist 100 customers. Probably ugly chairs. So anyways, We decided to go on Friday instead of Wednesday, because by then all the fuss would die down right? Wrong! They had cones lining the street blocks away with signs the said'Event Parking'. Zach didn't believe that Ikea was the event. (this was his first experience at ikea) They had parking clear out in fields. So maybe it was a mistake to go that soon,..but I wanted my cheap ikea furniture etc. so badly!!! It was so crowded though. We were only there for about an hour 1/2 and I was exhausted from walking, I passed a pregnant woman in a wheel chair and thought, what a great idea! (she looked like she was about to pop though,.... even she couldn't wait for Ikea) . So all in all though, I think it was worth it, Zach sure had a great time doing 360's with their amazing shopping cart! We bought a 12 pack of new glasses for $5 , a lamp for $12, a rug $5, and a bed set for $30. It will probably all fall apart in a year or so but oh well! It's Ikea!!
They even gave out free cookie samples and sparkling cider!
Ikea opened in Draper Wednesday! I was planning on going opening day until I found out that there were over 100 people camping out in front of the store for over a week! One guy even quit his job just to camp out. CrAzY! I didn't even think anyone in Utah would know what Ikea was. But I guess they were giving free chairs to the fist 100 customers. Probably ugly chairs. So anyways, We decided to go on Friday instead of Wednesday, because by then all the fuss would die down right? Wrong! They had cones lining the street blocks away with signs the said'Event Parking'. Zach didn't believe that Ikea was the event. (this was his first experience at ikea) They had parking clear out in fields. So maybe it was a mistake to go that soon,..but I wanted my cheap ikea furniture etc. so badly!!! It was so crowded though. We were only there for about an hour 1/2 and I was exhausted from walking, I passed a pregnant woman in a wheel chair and thought, what a great idea! (she looked like she was about to pop though,.... even she couldn't wait for Ikea) . So all in all though, I think it was worth it, Zach sure had a great time doing 360's with their amazing shopping cart! We bought a 12 pack of new glasses for $5 , a lamp for $12, a rug $5, and a bed set for $30. It will probably all fall apart in a year or so but oh well! It's Ikea!!
They even gave out free cookie samples and sparkling cider!
2 comments:
You know, I always joke that our Ikea furniture is going to fall apart, but some of it has lasted our entire marriage. Even getting 5 years use out of a cheap desk is worth it. Oh, I would have totally camped out at Ikea if I lived there.
A guy quit his job to buy Ikea furniture? that is crazy! The problem is is that there is always a peice missing from the box... like this dresser I bought. Didn't come with all of the knobs and only half the back.
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