Rock-a-Bye, Ikea

From July 23 to 27, people who shop at one of the Ikea stores in Oslo, Norway can shop 'til they drop, then spend the night at the store. Shoppers have the choice between a bridal suite, or a luxury suite, which includes breakfast in bed. Other options include a dormitory, where families can sleep together.

Of course, the shoppers/lodgers/hostelers- Ikea will call this store the Ikea Hostel- do have to get up in the morning (the store opens at 10:00AM, and nothing scares away a shopper faster than a hosteler still snoring at 10 in the morning- especially if such hosteler is sleeping in the nude, no doubt. Of course, there's exceptions in every case...).

Take a look at the story from SAWF.org, by just going to the link. You know the drill.

Now, considering that we here in the Portland/Vancouver/Salem metro will have our own Ikea store come July 25, I can't help but wonder if the Swedish-based furniture retailer will do the same here. Of course, should such a thing happen, shoppers/hostelers will have to put up with jetliner noise from the nearby Portland International Airport (and probably that of the nearby MAX light rail train station, too...).

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