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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by 0xTJ on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:29AM (#25927968)
I consider IKEA to be more or less the ideal home shoppping experience. Some things are picked up along the way, larger things are grabbed at the end. The way they're laid out maximizes usable showroom space, while allowing for entire rooms to be built, with every part showing something you could buy. For anyone looking to furnish their place at a good quality/price, it's the first place I'd think of.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by InitialLastName on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:37AM (#25928736)
The way they're laid out maximizes the amount of time it takes to get through them by the "natural" path, making customers repeatedly make the decision not to buy things, thereby wearing down their willpower until they get to the end and can load up their cart with trinkets they didn't need when they showed up.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by SR2Z on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:00PM (#25931481)
If you go to a showroom and get offended when it does its job it sounds like you really shouldn't be going to a showroom at all.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by InitialLastName on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:11PM (#25933275)
Oh, I don't and I'm not offended. I'm just pointing out that there was a design constraint other than "This is for the consumer's benefit"
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by Triv888 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:39AM (#25928085)
> [...] ideal home shopping experience.

I don't like the huge maze, but luckily there are shortcuts...

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