  Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 421 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 68.43.107.72 |
Avoid going to Ikea, I'm telling you the place is evil!!! They've already succeded in brainwashing the weak minded (people camping out) | ||
Publicmsu Member Username: Publicmsu Post Number: 644 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.65.11.17 |
I heard all of their products are stamped with 'made in detroit'! This will not stand! | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1558 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
I personally will never shop at a store that uses Swedish sweatshop labor to make its products. Take a stand people! | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 168 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 24.231.201.120 |
- Crickets chirp - | ||
7even Member Username: 7even Post Number: 13 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 198.109.26.18 |
I can't believe people have been camping out there for a few days now. "Oh wow free stuff, I better put a tent up for 2 days to get an $80 dollar chair.".... Retards, get a life and a job. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 226 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 4.229.141.105 |
Chitaku: You are preaching to the choir here, dude. | ||
Tayshaun22 Member Username: Tayshaun22 Post Number: 222 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.14.101.116 |
Chitaku, I take it you won't be rollerskating there anytime soon? | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 330 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
yawn ... Find something new and worthy to bitch about. | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 475 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 35.11.210.161 |
^^^ Amen | ||
Dillpicklesoup Member Username: Dillpicklesoup Post Number: 27 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 64.7.187.97 |
I bet a lot of those people waiting to get inside IKea- are paid to do so- look at all the free publicity Ikea is getting- Since when did stuff from China come off as "made in Detroit?" | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 1531 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.100.158.10 |
Below is the website for the new House of Sweden (Swedish Embassy) down the street from my office. I think they purchased the building materials from Ikea, because it went up pretty quickly, and I saw lots of those hex wrenches lying all over the ground when I walked by. What fun to be the contractor on that project. The construction documents have numbered pictorial steps. No messy words! http://www.houseofsweden.com/p ages_en/index.aspx | ||
Mountainman Member Username: Mountainman Post Number: 64 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 153.90.110.16 |
I agree, Why go to a store that pays their workers a living wage? Support only stores that over charge for their wares and underpay their workers. To hell with the working man ...... Do any of you really have any idea what you're talking about. Or are you just posturing again without thinking? | ||
Sknutson Member Username: Sknutson Post Number: 595 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 67.114.23.202 |
I went to IKEA here in the Bay Area this past weekend. Didn't need to camp out. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 523 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 209.181.212.60 |
Some folks have entirely too much time on their hands. | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 234 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 24.192.25.47 |
Some people have broken sarcasm detectors. | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 331 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
Let's see here ... how many threads can we have going at the same time on IKEA? How about Cheesecake Factory? Hmmm... All of this stuff has already been discussed ad nauseam. Time to move on. | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 1532 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.100.158.10 |
Now it's time for a thread on mass transit. | ||
Lt_tom Member Username: Lt_tom Post Number: 107 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 144.147.1.66 |
Or we could build an elevated rail-line/monorail from IKEA to a downtown Cheesecake Factory at Tiger Stadium...and then name the thing after Bush. | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 476 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 35.11.210.161 |
No, what we need is a thread on whether Quicken is moving downtown | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 1533 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.100.158.10 |
Bush? Gee, Lt. Tom. I expect better than that. The answer is "Rosa Parks". Got it? | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 334 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
I'm really not posting on this thread anymore but will keep smiling to hold in the vomit ...  | ||
Publicmsu Member Username: Publicmsu Post Number: 645 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.65.11.17 |
I heard Ikea will be supplying all of the furnnishings for the new downtown rock financial headquarters. Can anyone confirm this? Heard some people in line at Ikea talking about it. | ||
Pacypacy_ Member Username: Pacypacy_ Post Number: 87 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 24.192.166.67 |
No take on Ikea either way but those clowns waiting to get in remind me of the same ones who have to be first to see the new Star Wars or Harry Potter movie. Misplaced priorties. | ||
3420 Member Username: 3420 Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.222.24 |
Today there was an IKEA truck on Chene when I was getting gas. It was a truck that had and all see through back and you can see and funiture set inside. Have anyone else seen this truck around today? | ||
Publicmsu Member Username: Publicmsu Post Number: 646 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.65.11.17 |
I heard that was Kwame driving the truck around the city of Detroit trying to stir up some business for the new store. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 1086 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.137 |
Police are expecting at least 20,000 people for IKEA's opening - the parking lot only holds a few thousand I've been told four or five PDs will be on scene for traffic control and tow trucks will be standing by (no joke) | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 1537 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.100.158.10 |
And as we already know, all that police overtime is by no means a subsidy! </sarcasm> | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 710 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.30.200.112 |
I saw that truck Saturday night. Cute. later - naturalsister | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1021 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.142.86.133 |
Sknutson - Me too! Been probably a good 1.5 years since the last time. It was still a zoo. Emeryville or EPA? Haha. They have some fun stuff. But its disposable furniture. I like them better for accessories than things like couches, desks, etc, which are pretty crappy, even if they look pretty cool. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 803 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.242.223.42 |
Detroit residents can get IKEA's assembly directions on VCR or DVD for their (60%) functional illiterates. They even come with Sesame Street help for numbers and the alphabet, plus pictures of screw or nut drivers, nuts, bolts, and hex wrenches. | ||
Spaceboykelly Member Username: Spaceboykelly Post Number: 151 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.28.145 |
You can still get Livernoisyard's head after I disassemble it from his neck. 9.95$ or 3 euros. It's called headerkerkr. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 2845 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 69.47.100.44 |
Big deal. People complain that there are no cool shops in the area and now that we get one, we're STILL complaining. Sure people have camped out- it's their perogative. Granted I've got better things to do with my time but if they've got the time & inclination, who am I to rain on their parade? | ||
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765 Post Number: 806 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.69.155 |
Mrs Mauser challenged me to a drinking game - you have to drink everytime a local news flunky chortles "IKEA!" on the tv. Right now we are both nearly passed out, and we're headed back to the store for more liquor. | ||
Ilovedetroit Member Username: Ilovedetroit Post Number: 2308 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 63.149.5.130 |
I saw the truck in Eastern Market on Saturday...I about broke my neck turning my head to look at it! I loved the marketing technique. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4241 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.173.166 |
IKEA!! Not a good Ideal! It's amazing that corporate media persuasion can exploit the mind of the human being. | ||
Sven1977 Member Username: Sven1977 Post Number: 190 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 209.220.229.254 |
IKEA is more than just furniture. I bought six different kinds of herring there on Wednesday. | ||
Rsa Member Username: Rsa Post Number: 864 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.212.214.34 |
wow. this has to be one of the dumbest threads. ever. | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 712 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.255.167.138 |
It is Rsa, It is. later - naturalsister | ||
3rdworldcity Member Username: 3rdworldcity Post Number: 253 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 68.255.246.18 |
Eric: Quicken? Moving downtown? When? Why didn't someone tell me? | ||
Old_southwest Member Username: Old_southwest Post Number: 126 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 67.149.69.93 |
Why? What is the reason? I just got back from there. They were passing out envelopes with gift cards in them. Mine was for $50. | ||
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765 Post Number: 807 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.24.147 |
$50 ? cool, you can buy one of them big sacks of swedish meatballs now. LOL | ||
Mod Member Username: Mod Post Number: 40 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 192.85.50.2 |
IKEA has a pretty damn good Sunday brunch, from what I remember back east. If you wanna take a break from shopping for overpriced minimalist computer desks, I highly recommend the Swedish meatballs. | ||
Gargoyle Member Username: Gargoyle Post Number: 6 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 24.192.189.109 |
What is truly disturbing to me is the local news coverage of the store's opening. It's been on the air every 15 minutes during the news broadcasts, including live helicopter coverage of the damn parking lot. WHO CARES??? | ||
Mumbly Member Username: Mumbly Post Number: 29 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 68.251.198.189 |
Some of you grumpy IKEA-haters might like this amusing Salon.com piece from November 2000: http://archive.salon.com/tech/ feature/2000/11/22/ikea/index. html | ||
The_aram Member Username: The_aram Post Number: 4943 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.124.8 |
Does it really make you this angry? Did IKEA murder someone? Did it rape a child? Did it drive-by shoot a teenager? There's nothing "disturbing" about this- you people just want to bitch. | ||
Publicmsu Member Username: Publicmsu Post Number: 647 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.65.11.17 |
Orange juice raped my father.  | ||
Mountainman Member Username: Mountainman Post Number: 65 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 153.90.110.13 |
Seriously. What is so disturbing about this. Didn't "our" president go and start a war with out any grounding, tank our economy, and start spying on us all? Maybe we should start placing our attention in areas that may matter. Ikea. Come on people, its a fargin' store. You don't like it. Shut up and don't shop there. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 2858 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 69.47.100.44 |
I just got back from the IKEA store in Vancouver and had the meatballs there and they were pretty darn good. For those of you who insist on boycotting IKEA on some flimsy wacky moral high ground, that's your perogative. Bitching about it here is about as nutty as the folks you condemn for sitting out there waiting for the grand opening. | ||
The_aram Member Username: The_aram Post Number: 4944 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.124.8 |
So I braved the crowds and checked out IKEA today. Wasn't as much of a madhouse as I expected. VERY cool. I wasn't going to buy anything today, but I think my trip before I move into my new house at school will be mighty expensive... And it's not the furniture- it's the little things like coffee mugs (50 cents) and glasses (6/$6) and funny ice cube trays and cool table lamps and rugs... I really enjoyed myself. Also enjoyed a plate of meatballs and some lingenberry juice. If this is what Sweden is like, I'm there. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 2862 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 69.47.100.44 |
Now you know why Swedish hockey players want to move back home at every chance! | ||
The_aram Member Username: The_aram Post Number: 4945 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.124.8 |
There was one very strange thing about it, though- They have the furniture set up in these model rooms, and the shelves all have books on them. Except EVERY book, bar none, is in Swedish. We looked around, and thought we found some English copies of Seabiscuit, until we opened them and found they too were in Swedish. IKEA doesn't mess around. | ||
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city Post Number: 57 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 141.217.174.218 |
Hey check this out! lol http://info.ikea-usa.com/IKEAV irtualTour/Canton/?store=canto n | ||
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua Post Number: 633 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.42.78.219 |
Fresh off the rumor mill from Fox 2 news ... the opening of Ikea in Canton was so positive, they're considering opening a second location in the Metro area. | ||
Haydenth Member Username: Haydenth Post Number: 121 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 67.107.50.35 |
Can you say Shelby Township? | ||
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua Post Number: 634 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.42.78.219 |
By the way, the picture in that link makes it appear like Ikea is in Corktown lol. | ||
Outoftowner Member Username: Outoftowner Post Number: 132 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.223.214.2 |
I was happy to see the silly suggestion to boycott IKEA. With the crowds these stores get, if someone wants to stay away that's great. There is some neat stuff there at good prices, items you can't find anywhere else. Stay away! Keep shopping at Super Wal-Mart. | ||
Old_southwest Member Username: Old_southwest Post Number: 127 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 67.149.69.93 |
Ha, yes! Or Value City. | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 715 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.255.240.120 |
Yeah Tetsua, I agree about that picture. You can see Comerica Tower. later - naturalsister | ||
Pdtpuck Member Username: Pdtpuck Post Number: 54 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 208.251.168.194 |
My grand-ma and your grand-ma were Sit-tin’ by the fire. - my grand-ma told Your grand-ma: "i’m gon-na set your flag on fire."-- Chorus: Talk-in’ ’bout, hey now ! hey now ! IKEA, IKEA, un-day Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né. - jock-a-mo fee na-né.- Look at my king all dressed in red.- IKEA, IKEA, un-day. I bet-cha five dol-lars he’ll kill you dead.-- Jock-a-mo fee na-né (repeat chorus) My flag boy and your flag boy were Sit-tin’ by the fire. - my flag boy told Your flag boy: "i’m gon-na set your flag on fire." (repeat chorus) See that guy all dressed in green ? - IKEA, IKEA, un-day. he’s not a man; He’s a lov-in’ ma-chine.-- Jock-a mo fee na-né.-- (repeat chorus) That's the only thing I can think of when I see or hear the IKEA name!!!! | ||
Pdtpuck Member Username: Pdtpuck Post Number: 55 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 208.251.168.194 |
it was an IKEA/Navigator...... *pdtpuck beating the dead horse* |
