Comments on: Ikea is big http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/ Personal thoughts and notes. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 By: Cory http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-5645 Cory Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:57:39 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-5645 ive always liked the look of IKEA stuff. i plan to buy from IKEA when I re do my workspace in my room ive always liked the look of IKEA stuff. i plan to buy from IKEA when I re do my workspace in my room

]]> By: Andy http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Andy Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:22:24 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-605 Ikea stores can be completely overwhelming. We have one near us in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK and you can get lost in there - not a typical experience in Britain, where our few actual malls look like corner stores to most Americans and where we tend to actually dislike giant places to shop in as a rule. Ikea is clever in offering cheap but decent food, keeping you instore while you eat - the idea I suppose is to do all they can to stop you leaving the store for any reason until you spend. So well done on coming away with nothing! Even if you wanted something, it's a triumph of humanity over the pull of shopping engineered to get you to spend... x Ikea stores can be completely overwhelming. We have one near us in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK and you can get lost in there - not a typical experience in Britain, where our few actual malls look like corner stores to most Americans and where we tend to actually dislike giant places to shop in as a rule. Ikea is clever in offering cheap but decent food, keeping you instore while you eat - the idea I suppose is to do all they can to stop you leaving the store for any reason until you spend. So well done on coming away with nothing! Even if you wanted something, it’s a triumph of humanity over the pull of shopping engineered to get you to spend… x

]]> By: Evan http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Evan Tue, 30 May 2006 00:49:09 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-496 Ikea Rocks! Which one do you hit up? Columbus Blvd or the one just off of 476? Ikea Rocks! Which one do you hit up? Columbus Blvd or the one just off of 476?

]]> By: Tom Kim http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Tom Kim Sat, 20 May 2006 12:12:17 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-366 I often go into a consumer Zen trance mode at Ikea. Be sure to see their broken and returned section way off to the side of all the cash registers. I often go into a consumer Zen trance mode at Ikea. Be sure to see their broken and returned section way off to the side of all the cash registers.

]]> By: Joel http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Joel Mon, 15 May 2006 23:51:09 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-310 An interesting investigation into the concept of too much choice was shown on Australia's ABC science program <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/" rel="nofollow">Catalyst</a> - <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1615006.htm" rel="nofollow">Choice</a> - describing exactly what you have written above (available for streaming). That said - Ikea's a bloody good innovator. An interesting investigation into the concept of too much choice was shown on Australia’s ABC science program Catalyst - Choice - describing exactly what you have written above (available for streaming).

That said - Ikea’s a bloody good innovator.

]]> By: Colin D. Devroe http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Colin D. Devroe Mon, 15 May 2006 16:43:11 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-303 Daniel: You could easily survive in there. Ikea, the habitat. Daniel: You could easily survive in there. Ikea, the habitat.

]]> By: Colin D. Devroe http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Colin D. Devroe Mon, 15 May 2006 16:42:37 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-302 Zach: Very true, I never thought of it that way. You must be one of those "glass half full" guys. Zach: Very true, I never thought of it that way. You must be one of those “glass half full” guys.

]]> By: Daniel Nicolas http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Daniel Nicolas Mon, 15 May 2006 16:40:56 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-301 and when things get bad, just bring a small backpack overthere and just evade everyone you see. It'd be easy to spend a couple nights there. and when things get bad, just bring a small backpack overthere and just evade everyone you see. It’d be easy to spend a couple nights there.

]]> By: Zach Hale http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Zach Hale Mon, 15 May 2006 16:32:40 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/ikea-is-big/#comment-300 Well, at least you didn't spend all your money on things you didn't set out to buy, that might end up being a problem. At least you left equal to how you were when you went in, not less. Well, at least you didn’t spend all your money on things you didn’t set out to buy, that might end up being a problem. At least you left equal to how you were when you went in, not less.

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