Crush chaos at IKEA store opening
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4252421.stm
How sad is that! I can't believe the intensity people have to grab a bargain. And why do shops have to get bigger and bigger?
How sad is that! I can't believe the intensity people have to grab a bargain. And why do shops have to get bigger and bigger?
Ikea said:
Ikea said its flagship store, the biggest in England, had to close because of an "unforeseen volume of customers".
Ikea should be made to compensate anybody injured.
"unforeseen volume of customers" my arse! It happens every time they have a sale or a store opening.
I remember a few years ago, the Bristol store had a well publicised sale of laminate flooring (just when it was all the rage due to the BBC Wallpaper channel, or whichever was flavour of the month at the time
). The chaos was unbelieveable - all the builders and property devleopers had turned up as well as the general public, as the prices were lower than wholesale. Noboy in store had thought to put out any more than their normal stock levels and had no means of coralling the punters in an organised fashion, so it was a complete bunfight. How nobody was injured there I'll never know.
Ikea should be prosecuted. This has nothing to do with badly behaved people its the stores fault. I took my aged mother there once. The store in Warrington is so large and the way out is so winding we had to leave via a fire door before she had an angina attack. This involved negotiating with a security guard who was blocking the door. Eventually I used his head to open it. (He was being unreasonable and I was in a hurry). I have never shopped there since nor will I again. I belive broken pallets can be bought quite cheaply and with a hammer, some nails and a bit of imagination similar quality furniture can be made for a lot less money.
Why should Ikea be made to pay out for other peoples stupidity?
Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions?
Was it too unreasonable for Ikea to expect people to behave like civilised human beings and be able to queue with some form of decorum that should be befitting of the human race ffs!
It makes me
that people are that desperate to bag a 'bargain' (loosest sense of the word) that they will push, shove, harm other people to make sure that they get it first! This sums up modern society perfectly in that if they do someting wrong then the blame can always be put upon someone else
L100NYY said:
Why should Ikea be made to pay out for other peoples stupidity?
Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions?
Was it too unreasonable for Ikea to expect people to behave like civilised human beings and be able to queue with some form of decorum that should be befitting of the human race ffs!
It makes me
This sums up modern society perfectly in that if they do someting wrong then the blame can always be put upon someone else
Thanks miniman 
It just really makes me
when thinks like this happens.
The thing that got me was the fact that people got agitated and rammed the doors
So that means that they got agitated by the fact that somebody else would get a sofa for £49 and they themselves would miss out
All the terrible things that happen in the world ie Tsunami, terrorism, famine etc and people deliberately hurt each other over some cheap furniture
What is the world coming to
What makes it worse is that people expect Ikea to pay up for inane stupidity from the general public
God I need a coffee.................
It just really makes me
when thinks like this happens. The thing that got me was the fact that people got agitated and rammed the doors
So that means that they got agitated by the fact that somebody else would get a sofa for £49 and they themselves would miss out
All the terrible things that happen in the world ie Tsunami, terrorism, famine etc and people deliberately hurt each other over some cheap furniture
What is the world coming to
What makes it worse is that people expect Ikea to pay up for inane stupidity from the general public
God I need a coffee.................
A pox upon IKEA and all who frequent it.
After MackieDs it has to one of the worst offenders against humanity in the retail world.
Maybe we should have a competition for evil enterprises.
Ouside retail I'd give US immigration 10/10 for meaness of spirit - which is worse than I'd give the big 'W'
After MackieDs it has to one of the worst offenders against humanity in the retail world.
Maybe we should have a competition for evil enterprises.
Ouside retail I'd give US immigration 10/10 for meaness of spirit - which is worse than I'd give the big 'W'
L100NYY said:
Why should Ikea be made to pay out for other peoples stupidity?
Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions?
Was it too unreasonable for Ikea to expect people to behave like civilised human beings and be able to queue with some form of decorum that should be befitting of the human race ffs!
It makes me
This sums up modern society perfectly in that if they do someting wrong then the blame can always be put upon someone else
Yes it is very very very very unreasonable to expect a 70 year old lady to stand for an hour while the queue moves forward so slowly progress is negligable and the air supply is innadequate. Especially when the only reason for this is the policy of the store is to ensure all the customers have to walk past huge quantities of tat before they can exit with their purchases or without. For example you do not have to look down every aisle of a supermarket or a DIY store or any other furniture shop for that matter. The Directors of Ikea should be prosecuted and made to pay millions in compensation. This should involve them losing their homes and their livelihoods so that their families and freinds realise what morons they are. It is also important to set out the facts and make sure people like you realise that mistakes are something we must all live with but continually persueing a policy which results in frustrated overheated oxygene starved people because the marketing department wants it that way is the most diabolical of strategies and will not be tollerated. If you dont understand this then perhaps the perfect job for you can be found at Ikea.
Apparently, the bloke who started Ikea used to be a carpenter that specialised in tables. He had a "moment of genius". He designed a table with removable legs so they were easier and cheaper to transport. Because they were cheaper he sold a fair few of them - and from this the whole "flat-pack" thing started!
A lateral thinking chap, I'd say.
A lateral thinking chap, I'd say.
Miniman, loonie, can I suggest you go visit Ikea one Sunday then you will know you are talking nonsense. The fact that this happened is absolute proof this country is still great. The values you ascribe to being British are being displayed perfectly by the store customers who have rammed doors and caused problems. We, that is the British are not well disposed to being herded like cattle. We do not accept that store managers are any kind of authority. Hence we make our own decisions. For the same reasons in Germany the people wait to be told when to cross the road they do not make the judgement for themselves. We do not automatically obey speed limits for the same reasons. Ikeas best bet is change the policy or close cos the compensation bill will bankrupt them if they don't (quite rightly too)
>> Edited by nonegreen on Thursday 10th February 10:45
>> Edited by nonegreen on Thursday 10th February 10:45
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