3:20 PM Wed, Jul 18, 2007 | Permalink
Drew Carney
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So I got to take a tour of the brand new Portland IKEA this morning.
The Grand Opening of this highly anticipated retailer is scheduled for NEXT Wednesday, July 25th at 9am. Although, apparently some people can't wait, because IKEA management is expecting die-hard shoppers to start lining up and camping out outside the store a few days before!!!
Back to my "behind-the-scenes" tour. It was pretty impressive to say the least.
280,000 square feet of furniture, kitchen ware, appliances, etc.
A Supervised Children's Play Area
and my favorite part...
a full service in-store restaurant with breakfast, lunch, and dinner service!!!
Want to get a sneak peak of the new IKEA yourself?
Check out the video clip here...
http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=159907
Happy Shopping!!!
I work at the airport and I dread thinking of the traffic that will be generated with IKEA in this area...
If this is a Big event in your life....GET A CLUE!!
C'mon now, don't be taken in by Eastern Tenderfoots and their hype. We have all this stuff here in other stores already.
Be strong and smart and scoff these "Yankees"!
Common Sense Oregonian has it all wrong... IKEA stuff can be very attractive. It's usually well designed and very affordable. The "trick" to shopping at IKEA is to avoid buying pieces that look like they're from IKEA.
And to YOU, Drew, the IKEA restaurant is NOT anything to look forward to. It's okay to get a soda or an ice cream as a treat, but those hot dogs and meatballs are cylindrical and spherical crap, respectively. The packaged goods are okay, and if you like lingonberry sauce on your roast lamb, you're good to go, but don't, please, don't take the family out to dinner at IKEA. GAG!