Somebody had asked me if I had taken the day off so I could go, I think my response was, "are you crazy?" Apparently a lot of people were "crazy." Jessie left me a voicemail Wednesday morning on her way to work in Utah county as she drove by IKEA. She described the gigantic line surrounding the building and said only a crazy person would try to go today. I am all about the hype of a grand opening or the excitement of waiting in line for extended periods of time for something great. A couple of years ago I slept on the sidewalk outside of NBC studios so that I could get tickets to see Dave Matthews perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Totally worth it! I do not understand, however, the point of standing (camping) in line for 2 and a half days to be the first person in a store that will be around for a long time. Yeah they got a free chair (the chair worth less than $100, 2 days off work cost more than that) and a surprise coupon but seriously? The truth is, I couldn't wait long and I went on Thursday night with Jessie. I purchased some new dishes and silverware. Honestly, I will probably spend a portion of each paycheck there for a while, at least until I have everything I need for my new apartment. Hooray for IKEA!
Monday, May 28, 2007
IKEA in Utah
Woohoo! Wednesday May 23rd IKEA had its grand opening in Draper.
Somebody had asked me if I had taken the day off so I could go, I think my response was, "are you crazy?" Apparently a lot of people were "crazy." Jessie left me a voicemail Wednesday morning on her way to work in Utah county as she drove by IKEA. She described the gigantic line surrounding the building and said only a crazy person would try to go today. I am all about the hype of a grand opening or the excitement of waiting in line for extended periods of time for something great. A couple of years ago I slept on the sidewalk outside of NBC studios so that I could get tickets to see Dave Matthews perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Totally worth it! I do not understand, however, the point of standing (camping) in line for 2 and a half days to be the first person in a store that will be around for a long time. Yeah they got a free chair (the chair worth less than $100, 2 days off work cost more than that) and a surprise coupon but seriously? The truth is, I couldn't wait long and I went on Thursday night with Jessie. I purchased some new dishes and silverware. Honestly, I will probably spend a portion of each paycheck there for a while, at least until I have everything I need for my new apartment. Hooray for IKEA!
Somebody had asked me if I had taken the day off so I could go, I think my response was, "are you crazy?" Apparently a lot of people were "crazy." Jessie left me a voicemail Wednesday morning on her way to work in Utah county as she drove by IKEA. She described the gigantic line surrounding the building and said only a crazy person would try to go today. I am all about the hype of a grand opening or the excitement of waiting in line for extended periods of time for something great. A couple of years ago I slept on the sidewalk outside of NBC studios so that I could get tickets to see Dave Matthews perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Totally worth it! I do not understand, however, the point of standing (camping) in line for 2 and a half days to be the first person in a store that will be around for a long time. Yeah they got a free chair (the chair worth less than $100, 2 days off work cost more than that) and a surprise coupon but seriously? The truth is, I couldn't wait long and I went on Thursday night with Jessie. I purchased some new dishes and silverware. Honestly, I will probably spend a portion of each paycheck there for a while, at least until I have everything I need for my new apartment. Hooray for IKEA!
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