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[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 35 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Exactly. There’s nothing - almost nothing maybe - in larger stores or chains that is not designed to make you buy things. Even the way through, Ikea is obviously god emperor there but other follow closely.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I always feel like a rat in a maze when I go to IKEA.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (4 children)

It's literally a single path with no branches (except for the shortcuts), Pinky.

[–] turnipjs@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And after you've been a couple times you learn the shortcuts to the meat balls pretty well.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Oh man, I worked right by the new IKEA that got built and before long I could get through that thing in a minute flat

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a spiritual maze, Brain. Are you done looking at the curtain rings yet?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

*struggling to carry a huge armful of curtain rings*

...what a savings!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I assume that's how SCP-3008 was created

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3008

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, the one (and very likely only) time I went to IKEA, I bought almost nothing, because the whole store was just one big stampede, pressing through that singular path.

[–] shonn@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Never go on a weekend.

[–] wrekone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 days ago

At first, when Ikea finally came to where I live, I thought that was a cool way to keep traffic flowing and the stress level low. $600 later, after only planning to buy a couple pillows, I realized why the stores are layed out like that.