My first visit to Ikea

I went to the Ikea super store for the first time ever this past weekend. All I can say is "Wow"!

That place is insane. It is gigantic.

First off, there are four covered parking structures. Once you get to the store itself, it has designated sections and the path through them winds back and forth. The place is huge and confusing. It can surely be easy to get lost in there.

While you walk through the store, you take a notepad and a pencil. As you look at all the displays of furniture that you are walking through, you write down the item number. Half way through the store there is a restaurant where you can stop and eat dinner or lunch or just re-energize for the journey.

For the smaller items you are provided with carts or shopping bags.

The next section of the store are two giant areas where you pick up your furniture. There are over 50 aisles of boxed furniture.

Once you pick up your furniture you head to a self check out area. There is one final cafe shop and then you exit.

In the parking lot, Ikea even provides twine dispensers for attaching your purchases to your vehicle.

If you are not a do-it-yourself-er, Ikea will even let you browse through the store then drop off your list of items to be gathered by the Ikea staff and delivered to your house; they will even assemble your purchases if you'd like!