Jan 16, 2011
Grocery Shopping at IKEA
While I’m being all updatetastic, another question: how is one supposed to buy food at IKEA?
You see, in my nearby IKEA store, you do the whole maze upstairs, then venture downstairs to the smaller-stuff section (kitchen gadgets, pillows, vases, light bulbs, &c.), pass through the flat-pack storage area and get to the checkout registers. So far, so good. But, then, just beyond the registers, you see the little grocery area with the meatballs, the lingonberry preserves, all sorts of yummy food.
After the registers.
So how exactly am I supposed to buy, say, a fancy napkin holder and some meatballs? Do I buy the holder, grab some meatballs, and then get back in line to check out again? This seems to offend my sense of efficiency.
Or, is there some place to stash my holder before I check out, then get the meatballs, and then checkout? This seems smarter to me because it’s just one trip through the register.
Oh, and I know one answer is: buy the food at the register in the food area. Guess what? In the 10-15 times I’ve been to IKEA the last few years, that grocery register has never been manned. Never ever never ever. I think it’s actually an art installation I don’t get.
Yours in still confused,
Matt
