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elkid
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 Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:08 Post subject: furniture KILLS!
Three Killed in Rush for IKEA Vouchers in Saudi
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Three men were trampled to death in a rush to claim vouchers at the first IKEA furniture showroom in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, hospital officials said. Sixteen shoppers were injured at the Sweden-based furniture store opening in Jeddah. Medics revived some 20 customers who had fainted in the crush. IKEA said two were killed.
The rush was triggered by an offer for the first 50 shoppers to receive $150 in vouchers. An IKEA statement said more than 20,000 people showed up. Hospital officials said two of the dead were a Pakistani and a Saudi national.
The IKEA statement said the company had worked closely with Saudi security officials to plan the opening. IKEA is known for simple, reasonably priced products.
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Pug
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:10 Post subject:
And i thought the insane lines and crowds at the Ikea in Bloomington were nuts.
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gretriever
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:11 Post subject: Re: furniture KILLS!
| Reuters wrote: | | IKEA is known for simple, reasonably priced products. |
Maybe in Sweden. Maybe in Saudi Arabia, too. Sure as heck not the one near us, though! 
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:30 Post subject:
IKEA makes me hate the world.
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:34 Post subject: Re: furniture KILLS!
| gretriever wrote: | | Reuters wrote: | | IKEA is known for simple, reasonably priced products. |
Maybe in Sweden. Maybe in Saudi Arabia, too. Sure as heck not the one near us, though! |
 ..nevah been to one either. Don't have the desire or disposable income to anyway, so no biggie.
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:34 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | IKEA makes me hate the world. |
C'mon now, don't hate... 
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:37 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | IKEA makes me hate the world. |
What's wrong with IKEA? I've never been to one or even seen a commercial.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:37 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | MechEngDropout wrote: | | IKEA makes me hate the world. |
C'mon now, don't hate... |
Have you ever been? It's excruciating. It'd be a close call between IKEA furniture and sitting on the floor.
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:38 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | IKEA makes me hate the world. |
Hate the game, not the playah......
Never been in on myself, either.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:41 Post subject:
It should be shocking to all that I would disagree with Mech, but, I love Ikea
Its cheap, its easy, its trendy but can be nice...
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rolling rock
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:47 Post subject:
i've never been to IKEA. 
what a disheartening way to die..... trampled in a herd of hungry shoppers. how WALMART-ish.
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 14:59 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: | i've never been to IKEA.
what a disheartening way to die..... trampled in a herd of hungry shoppers. how WALMART-ish. |
yeah no kiddin', on the day after Thanksgiving for a $20 DVD player even. 
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 15:17 Post subject:
There are two major problems with IKEA (and since anyone who's been to our house knows it's 50% furnished from there I feel I can say this):
1. The layout is a total maze. really confusing. "Gotta go forward to go back" as Willy Wonka would say.
2. The stuff all has totally fake Sweedish-esque names, like 'Hrundel' and 'Sploork'.
I think really its just designed to encourage the impulse buy. You know you're never gonna find that lamp again if you pass it up, plus how in the hell would you ever remember the name--so you just put it in the cart and buy it. Brilliant.
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 15:22 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | | You know you're never gonna find that lamp again if you pass it up, plus how in the hell would you ever remember the name--so you just put it in the cart and buy it. Brilliant. |
 so true
I also will add, much of it was not constructed to last more than 2ish moves. I verified this theory moving an Ikea table and chairs for the 4th time in its life last week and the table sort of self-destructed....
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 09/01/04 - 15:24 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | There are two major problems with IKEA (and since anyone who's been to our house knows it's 50% furnished from there I feel I can say this):
1. The layout is a total maze. really confusing. "Gotta go forward to go back" as Willy Wonka would say.
2. The stuff all has totally fake Sweedish-esque names, like 'Hrundel' and 'Sploork'.
I think really its just designed to encourage the impulse buy. You know you're never gonna find that lamp again if you pass it up, plus how in the hell would you ever remember the name--so you just put it in the cart and buy it. Brilliant. |
 So true... so funny.
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