bikeidaho t1_jbjvujt wrote
Las Vegas has perfected this effect!
ButtersHound t1_jbk26p7 wrote
I think IKEA (1943) and the Swedes got there first.
p4y t1_jbl4317 wrote
Does IKEA layout their stores differently across countries? I keep hearing about people getting lost inside an IKEA and I'm like "How?" Mine has literally one main path to follow, they even put arrows pointing you towards the exit in case you accidentally go in the wrong direction.
PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jblagnl wrote
They also have shortcuts if you want to skip things.
JonPButter t1_jbmm74b wrote
And that’s how people get lost
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_jbms9rt wrote
Oh man too bad there's no arrows you could look at on the ground to figure out which way to go...
Business-Emu-6923 t1_jbncujw wrote
You have to follow the arrow, and look at everything. Shortcuts just lead you further into the store, or back in time, I’m not sure how IKEA works.
littlebubulle t1_jbl7liz wrote
The main path is the longest one.
People looking for specific sections instead of walking the whole are the ones getting lost.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jbmptur wrote
I always wonder what happens if an IKEA has a fire. It seems there would be hundreds of deaths from people not being able to escape the labyrinth, especially when you mix in smoke and emergency lighting.
OldMork t1_jbn4xtd wrote
and the multistory IKEA typically enter to top floor and exit bottom floor, and the escalator dont work in case of fire so how them troble walking or in wheelchair go down stairs?
Snail_jousting t1_jbnywrl wrote
They have emergency exits all over, they're just behind the fake walls. And since there are employees everywhere, they'll probably help you find the exit. I worry more about fires in Walmart. The employees there won't help with shit.
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_jbms7w4 wrote
No it's people being fuckin stupid. Like you said there's arrows. If you these people can't even follow fuckin arrows on the ground, the future truly is fucked.
Dorothy-Gale t1_jbly7ap wrote
I recently read a novel about a haunted IKEA (Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix), and it played with this idea, that it's somewhere you're meant to get lost in and can seem to be built not quite right.
TruckNuts_But4YrBody t1_jbnbuub wrote
Fun quick read
Dorothy-Gale t1_jbnijl9 wrote
Yup! And actually pretty scary in some parts. Turns out an IKEA is a great setting for a twist on a classic haunted house story.
Snail_jousting t1_jbnyqi1 wrote
Ikea has arrows on the floor.
Philo_T_Farnsworth t1_jbl7e79 wrote
It really is disorienting every time I travel to Vegas the first day I'm there I literally am just memorizing landmarks to get around the hotels up and down the Strip.
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