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whispering
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 Posted - 2005/02/11 : 15:28:18
English people really take shopping seriously o_O
Whole story: http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/16511541?source=PA&ct=5
Chaos at Ikea opening
"Five people are in hospital today after hundreds were crushed as the opening of England's biggest Ikea store turned into a riot."
"When the main doors opened 40 security guards were overwhelmed and crowds pushed through, leaving people pinned to the wall or trampled on the ground."
"Security guard Gerard Visagie said "I have never felt so threatened. It was madness. A guard next to me was punched by a customer. He had his jaw dislocated. People were punching and kicking me and screaming. We were under siege.'"
"After 30 minutes the store was closed, staff holding up signs written in marker pen against the glass doors to announce the fact. The crowd refused to disperse and some tried to smash their way in."
"More than 30 police tried to keep the peace amid fights between Ikea staff and shoppers. Firefighters freed trapped customers. Assistant Divisional Officer William Bird said: "I have not attended anything like this before.""
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Simon
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 16:19:43
Yeah we all heard yesterday.
It happened before in Asia or (somewhere like that I can't remember) in an Ikea store and people died.
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cotteincandy
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 Posted - 2005/02/11 : 17:00:23
OMG thats crazy. Sounds like a mosh pit. What is an Ikea store?
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xx_lucy_xx
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 17:56:08
Its like a funky furnature store really,
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SixFeet
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 18:40:21
yeah i read about that yesterday, absolutely hilarious, some people are just beyond help
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Samination
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 20:21:25
What the ****?
IKEA is a furniture store that's extremely boring, and this happens outside sweden?
oh btw, IKEA is swedish, that's why we dont get it here
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Triquatra
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 20:53:42
theres Ikeas in america too - one in chicago i do belive :)
they do have some funky furniture though :P
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tunnelrush
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 22:27:51
Is that the first IKEA to ever open in that particular area...?
I have one near my house, and ive never even been in there, let alone see it packed and mobbed.
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Posted - 2005/02/11 : 23:27:41
****ing mad things all in aid for a bargain!
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swansea247
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 05:08:27
they must be some hardcore shoppers going to the extreme. but why the hell ikea, the stuff there is crap
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whispering
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 07:46:05
quote:
Originally posted by swansea247:
but why the hell ikea, the stuff there is crap
The stuff there is cheap, and designed by good designers (well, mostly). So its excellent for students etc.
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swansea247
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 08:28:04
oh ok fair enough if its cheap but i bet that most of them just wanted to get away with kickin the sh*t out of someone for a laugh 
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milo
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 09:27:52
it's great for students, a ton of kids in my residence got futons from there and they all sorts of cool crap
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SixFeet
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 16:54:24
wow what ever happened to all the lazy ass students that didn't give a shit what they're place looked like, for shame 
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lucificifus
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 17:20:50
I thought Ikea was an American idiocy, not a worldwide one :P
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Posted - 2005/02/12 : 17:43:13
it is swedish
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