24 articles
Food
IKEA Taiwan’s joss paper cake for Hungry Ghost Festival ignites discussion
IKEA Taiwan has released a joss paper-like (ghost money) cake in celebration of the Hungry Ghost Festival, which takes place on Sunday. The ...
Bryan Ke
Fashion
Ikea trolls Balenciaga over $925 towel skirt
Swedish furniture brand Ikea has joined social media users in trolling Balenciaga for releasing a $925 towel skirt in its latest collection....
China
Chinese influencers are posing by Ikea lockers for photos as part of ‘American high school’ trend
Ikea China has allegedly banned Chinese influencers after the “American high school” trend became disruptive to other shoppers, according t...
Viral video shows panicked shoppers attempting to escape an Ikea outlet in China during flash lockdown
Chaos ensued at an Ikea outlet in Shanghai’s Xuhui district after security announced a flash lockdown on Saturday due to potential COVID-19...
Ikea restaurants in UAE to bring back Filipino food menu
Furniture retail company Ikea will bring back its Filipino food menu from July 19 to July 24 in three United Arab Emirates stores this mont...
Michelle De Pacina
Lifestyle
IKEA’s First Philippines Store Will Be the World’s LARGEST
The world’s largest IKEA store is expected to open in the Philippines next year. The store, set to be located at the country’s b...
Carl Samson
News
Taiwanese YouTuber Breaks Into IKEA To Spend the Night and Get Naked
A Taiwanese YouTuber has been charged with indecent conduct and unlawful entry for reportedly spending the night at IKEA in Taiwan and prete...
IKEA Says It’s Okay for Chinese Customers to Nap in Stores
IKEA stores in China have rolled out their welcome mats for many Chinese residents who crash the showrooms to escape the summer heat, have a...
Ryan General
Woman Details Chilling Sexual Harassment Encounter With IKEA Employee in Amsterdam
A woman who left the U.S. to fulfill her 20-year-long dream of living in Europe allegedly became the helpless victim of sexual haras...
Entertainment
Someone Secretly Filmed an Entire ‘Soap Opera’ at IKEA Years Ago and it’s Magnificent
“IKEA Heights” had all the trappings of a typical soap opera: romance, intrigue, mystery, some eerie plot-twists, and a trippy intro reminis...
Asia
IKEA Sparks Outrage With ‘Sexist’ Commercial in China
Swedish furniture giant IKEA was met with severe backlash from Chinese netizens following its sexist commercial that aired in China. After t...
Napping IKEA Customers Receive a Rude Awakening By Prankster Chinese Vloggers
Some customers in China have been observed to taking naps and spending whole afternoons relaxing in the display beds and couches inside Ikea...
Mongolian Memory Champion Memorizes An Entire Ikea Catalog to Perfection
Yanjindulam Altansuh, aka Yanjaa Wintersoul, is a Mongolian award-winning Memory Champion who recently impressed judges and Swedish audience...
Chinese Couple Busted After Trying to Livestream ‘Sleepover’ at IKEA Store
We’ve seen Chinese girls live-stream themselves while dancing on busy streets and on top of toilets. It’s a popular and sometime...
Shanghai’s IKEA Tries to Stop Elderly People from Freeloading All Day in Their Cafe
Chinese customers have long been using IKEA’s spacious stores like they’re some kind of an indoor, air-conditioned park with furniture...
China is Still Selling Dangerous IKEA Furniture That Was Recalled in North America
Following related deaths of six children, IKEA recalled over 30 million chests and dressers in North America. However, the furniture in ques...
Editorial Staff
Chinese People in Beijing Are Taking Naps at IKEA to Escape Summer Heat
With temperatures rising in the Chinese capital Beijing, citizens have found a peculiar place to hang out and keep themselves cool: IKEA Bei...
Business
How a Swedish Farm Boy Hustled His Way to Becoming the Billionaire Owner of IKEA
The man who founded IKEA, the world-famous Swedish furniture store, insists on flying economy and buying his clothes secondhand at flea mark...
Laura Dang
Uncategorized
IKEA Made a Table That Solves One of the Biggest Dinner Problems We Have Today
Obsessive social media use has made meal conversations nearly extinct. Instead of interacting with the people they’re eating with, diners ar...
Basic Bros Use IKEA Furniture to Up Their Tinder Game
You might not be able to tell from some users’ really bad mirror selfies and photos of their biceps, but some Tinder guys actually put more ...
Technology
How to Turn Any Piece of Furniture into a Wireless Charging Station For $30
Furniture store chain IKEA recently started selling wireless chargers that can turn any piece of furniture into a wireless charging station....
A Startup Whose Furniture Takes Only Four Minutes to Assemble is Trying to Destroy IKEA
Furniture that’s both cheaper and easier to assemble than IKEA’s? It’s a dream come true for anyone on a budget looking to stylishly furnish...
Jacob Wagner
Guy Trolls IKEA by Posting Hilarious In-Store Reviews
Most people who leave reviews for IKEA do so online, but internet comedian Jeff Wysaski decided that in-store reviews were a more appropriat...
Riley Schatzle
Boyfriend Passes the Time at Ikea by Annoying Girlfriend with Hilarious Puns
While puns can be the perfect way to exploit irony, they can also prove to be extremely annoying. ...
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