Ikea is finally set to open in Fort Lauderale on October 17, 2007. People are allowed to start lining up on October 15 at 9:00 a.m. The Swedish retailer traditionally opens on a Wednesday, and draws crowds of shoppers who camp out in advance to gather freebies and be among the first to set foot in the store.
Grand-opening festivities will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will include flag-raising and log-sawing ceremonies. Under traditional Swedish customs, log-sawing brings good luck to the home and all of its future guests. By the time 9 a.m. rolls around, several hundred to several thousand people will be waiting in line for the doors to open, Roth said.When the store opened July 25 in Portland, Ore., the company gave away a free Poäng armchair to the first 100 adults in line and prize envelopes containing gift cards and food vouchers to the first 2,500 visitors.
Shoppers camped out a couple of days in advance of the opening. Ikea will allow people to start lining up at 9 a.m. Oct. 15, and will have restroom facilities set up on site. On opening day and through the weekend, Ikea has arranged for off-site parking at the BankAtlantic Center and will be running 14 trolleys to and from the store and the arena. Parking at the store's two-story garage will be controlled as well.
The Pencil Bench is a bench that has a seating surface made of 1,600 pencils...Which is a lot. All the pencils fit into holes in the bottom so you can remove and use them if you desire.
A photo of my floating Buddha... that spins! Read the posting below for more info...
Ikea is finally set to open in Fort Lauderale on October 17, 2007. People are allowed to start lining up on October 15 at 9:00 a.m. The Swedish retailer traditionally opens on a Wednesday, and draws crowds of shoppers who camp out in advance to gather freebies and be among the first to set foot in the store.
I admit that this is a gratuitous posting for me... but you'll deal! I had never really understood the "fascination" with wallpaper or worse "Wall Decals" until I saw it first hand. In visiting my local Pottery Barn last week, they were showing quick and easy ways of changing a room and the best way was paint (obviously) but then also wall decals! They come on and off easily and look GREAT in person. What did I love most? Bamboo - would look so awesome in the right bathroom... but another great choice, the shadow chandelier. I didn't include the PB site, but this attached website is dedicated to wall decals only. The way I see it, this is the grown up version of stickers... now only if I could scratch and sniff.
