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p4y t1_jbl4317 wrote

Reply to comment by ButtersHound in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree

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.

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PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jblagnl wrote

They also have shortcuts if you want to skip things.

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JonPButter t1_jbmm74b wrote

And that’s how people get lost

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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