IKEA is opening up a "hostel" for shoppers who need to stay and extra day to finish their shopping. There will even be a bridal suite. From the Guardian:
"It will be like an alternative hostel," said company spokesman Frode Ullebust.Would you sleep in an IKEA if they let you? According to the Guardian there will be space for 30 shoppers per night."There will be the regular dormitory with lots of beds stacked up together. We will also have a bridal suite, with a round bed and a hanging chandelier, and the luxury suite, where customers can enjoy breakfast in bed," he said. Family rooms will also be available for parents and children to join into the Ikea fun. None of the guests will be charged for their stay.
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"The shop opens at 10am so if they are lazy, people might get woken up by shoppers testing out their mattresses," said Mr Ullebust.Customers will also be able to take their bedsheets home afterwards. "It's a nice souvenir," he added, "We will also give them bathrobes with the Ikea Hostel logo on, and some slippers, so they won't get cold at night."
Check in to the Ikea bridal suite for a flat-pack honeymoon [Guardian via BoingBoing]
(Photo:Ben Popken)
@hustler: IAWTC
]]>@nffcnnr: You win. That was pretty good. I'm still chuckling! :)
]]>I mean, hey...meatballs for dinner..lingonberry drink and Stoli before bed....$1.99 breakfast in the morning..and if you stayed the whole night, somebody might actually get around to waiting on you or you might reach the end of the checkout line (although I'm still not sure I'd bet on it).
]]>Its just a retail store. Siome people need to reassess their lives.
]]>...only if they throw in some of those cinni-buns.
Yum.
]]>So, let me get this straight--you get a place to stay, a set of sheets, a robe and slippers, all for free? Sounds like quite a deal to me!
]]>Nooo. Nooo. Nooo. This thought is horrifying to me.
I feel panic attacky everytime I walk into Ikea. So I pretty much avoid it.
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