We all have a love/hate relationship with Ikea. On one hand, you can furnish your apartment with nicely designed pieces on the cheap and have a modern feel and all the other college grads on your block will totes be jealous. On the other hand, the store itself is invariably a total clusterfuck clash of suburbia and urbanites negotiating the Jerkers and Billys and Markörs with extra-large shopping carts, big yellow bags, tiny yellow pencils, and lists galore. Don’t get me wrong, I like the place a lot - I’ve built many an Ikea item in my day, and glancing around my room, I can see 11 Ikea things without standing up. But going to the store requires hours of research and mental preparation - what if they don’t have this desk? what if they don’t have it in that color? how big is that wall?
So, last weekend, Katz, Emily, Adam and a few others went to Ikea. To make the trip as painless as possible, we created The IKEA BINGO sheet, expertly designed by Emily!
Basically, you get points based on what you see in the store. Not the products, but the people…because face it, that’s 99% of the ‘fun’ of Ikea - the people watching. Here’s our list, complete with my respective score:
So, clearly, we have some point spread discrepancies…I mean, I only got one #2. and one of my #1s was because of Katz anyway (guess which one). Also, I’m really surprised we didn’t see couples arguing, girls struggling to put heavy boxes on flat carts, and especially no girls hitting on me. In retrospect, we also should have added something about awkward teenagers and over-enthusiastic moms because they were there in droves. Similarly, we’d love to hear your suggestions for IKEA BINGO. There is an editable file (Adobe Illustrator) available here, and a PDF available here….that way you can change the names or make changes if necessary! Enjoy!
Tags: bingo, fun, furniture, ikea, sweden
