Sunday, 8 March 2009

IKEA Ugh!

I visited IKEA in Coventry yesterday. I had never been to an IKEA store so I just went along to see if the hype is justified. All went fine while I toured the 6th (showroom) floor. After doing the full circuit back to the lifts I assumed I had seen all there was to see, but there seemed to be no exit. I asked one of the staff who said I had to go down to the next level. The stairs was nearby so off I went, only to discover lots more stuff on floor 5. However I quickly got tired of looking at stuff but I couldn't see any obvious exit. I followed the arrows on the floor for a bit, getting quite angry at this waste of time. Another member of staff pointed me through doors (by-passing some of the shop) to the top of a long 4 section escalator which just brought me to another floor. But at least there was now a lift nearby. After the usual delay the lift arrived - but it only went UP. I was really furious at this stage and had to ask a third person how to get to the exit. I told her I wouldn't be back just because it is so difficult to leave. I think it took about 15 minutes for me to calm down.

2 comments:

  1. We've only done Ikea in Belfast and it was an 'experience'. Had success and bought great bookcases at excellent price. Understand what you mean about finding it difficult to exit the store. Still waiting for the grand opening in Dublin due June 2009 I believe.

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