Bye bye bags

I should have bought one as a collectors item last weekend, but IKEA no longer offers the clear 5cent plastic (one use) bags in any of it’s stores worldwide starting today. Europe hasn’t had them for a while, but our time as come as well.

You can still get the iconic and enviable “big blue” mega bag with the cloth handles for just 59cents, which is great for so many things. I use them for everything from grocery shopping, weekend trip packing to storing sleeping bags! (No really it holds two of them, three if you roll them tight!)

IKEA West Chester Making a Splash Locally

Watch my64 WSTR for some IKEA Public Service announcements for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Word is they are already airing. In them, IKEA coworkers share how breast cancer has affected them.They will also have a IKEA team walking the Race.

For the cause IKEA is giving away one of our EKTORP sofas with the pink slipcover. People can register for the sofa on Fountain Square on Oct 3rd starting at 11am-2.

IKEA is also doing big Advertising locally. This is from Kitalena Mason at IKEA West Chester:

If you look at the message board outside Paul Brown Stadium, you’ll see our logo flash up there. Also we have a concourse sign featuring our, of course, orange KLIPPAN sofa. It says “Love your sofa like you love your team”. I’ll send you a pic. We also have the same ad in each game’s game day program. It’s adjacent to the officials signals page. And we also get to have a Bengal player appearance, as well as the Ben-Gals and Who Dey. I’ll let you know when that happens.

We’re working on a lot of exciting things for the store, especially for the holiday.
And always be on the look out for those great “Seize the Days” offers.  They’re
going to get better and better.

So be looking for a Bengal and the Ben-gals to come to the store! And look out for those sales!

Sieze the Day Sales!

Ikea is having a big weekend! Lots of stuff on sale, and FREE Breakfast!

START LIVING IN YOUR LIVING ROOM!
“SEIZE THE DAYS” WITH SPECIAL SALE AT IKEA (click for more info and pics of items on sale!)
IKEA understands that home is the most important place in the world, so it is inviting shoppers to

“Seize the Days”
Friday, September 19, 2008 to Sunday, September 21, 2008

Special deals include:

• $299 SÄTER leather sofa (reg $399)2: Enjoy quality time on a quality leather sofa.
• $59.99 BILLY bookcase (reg. $89.99)3: Get organized and make more space with smart storage solutions that adapt beautifully.
• 50% off ALL KASSETT storage boxes4: Discover easy, new storage solutions.
• 30% – 50% off ALL Persian rugs5: Upgrade your living room with a new, handmade 100% wool Persian rug.
• Buy an EKTORP sofa, loveseat or chair and get a second cover in white for FREE - it’s like getting a second piece of furniture for free!

FREE BREAKFAST: These three days, fuel up for a fabulous day of shopping with a FREE Breakfast (one small breakfast and one cup of coffee) from opening to 10:30 a.m.

HUNGRY FOR A GOOD DEAL?

(Got this today in my inbox, thouht I’d share! - jen)

“SEIZE THE DAYS” WITH SPECIAL SALE AT IKEA
IKEA Offers Free Breakfast and Product Offers Throughout Labor Day Weekend

WHEN: Saturday, August 30, 2008 to Monday, September 1, 2008

WHERE: IKEA stores across the country
(Offer not valid at select stores. See below for more details.)

WHAT: IKEA understands that home is the most important place in the world, so it is giving shoppers even lower prices on select products this Labor Day Weekend. The world’s largest home furnishings retailer is inviting customers to “Seize the Days” with special deals including:

·FREE Breakfast (One small breakfast and one cup of coffee)1 – Opening to 10:30 a.m.
Limit one (1) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer not valid at IKEA Houston, IKEA Seattle, IKEA Pittsburgh or IKEA Long Island.

· $6.99 LACK Side Table (reg. $12.99)2 – All Day
Limit two (2) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer not available at IKEA Houston or IKEA Seattle.

· $6.99 DUDERÖ Floor Lamp (reg. $14.99)3 – All Day
Limit one (1) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer not available at IKEA Houston or IKEA Seattle

·$59.99 POÄNG Chair (reg. $89.99)4 – All Day
Limit one (1) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer available for all POÄNG armchair frames with Alme black, red or natural cover.
Offer not available at IKEA Houston or IKEA Seattle (must suck to be them)

IKEA West Chester Reveals 2009 Catalog

I never get invited to these things, what does a Ohio’s IKEA blogging #1 fangirl have to do? Get a tattoo? Chop off a finger? I can do that.

Anyway, the article tells what is in store with the new catalog (Late August ETA), and changes IKEA West Chester has made to educate the buckeye masses to the “IKEA Way” and making warranties and such more clear to those whom this is all is new.

I assume those who have been getting their catalog mailed will still do so, though I hear that some cities issue catalogs via bulk mail or with the newspapers, I think it depends on the area, not sure on that one.

I figure the readership of this blog are already signed up to get catalogs mailed to them, but if not, Sign up to get yours! And to get on the mialing list for local events!

Back to College Event

Free prizes, fun, food, games and more at “College Night 2008″ Wednesday, July 23 @ 7 p.m.

Find everything you need for your dorm room or apartment all under one roo

Bring your High School Senior or College ID for a chance to win FREE FURNISHINGS, MEALS, or IKEA GIFT CARDS.*

Mama Mia!

WIN FREE MOVIE TICKETS!
IKEA ‘I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’ Want to See ‘Mamma Mia! the Movie’ Ticket Giveaway
To celebrate the upcoming release of “Mamma Mia! The Movie” (July 18, 2008), IKEA and Universal Pictures are hosting a private advanced screening of “Mamma Mia! The Movie” exclusive to IKEA customers on July 17 at

Rave Movie Pictures West Chester Theater 18
9415 Civic Center Blvd
West Chester, OHWant FREE tickets to be among the first to see the movie?
Come visit IKEA West Chester on Sunday July 6 and Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and participate in a fun “Mamma Mia! The Movie”-themed scavenger hunt.

On both days 100 tickets will be given out on a first come first served basis to visitors who complete the scavenger list correctly. Winners will receive two free tickets to an exclusive pre-screening of the film, just for IKEA West Chester customers!

Midsummer party at IKEA!

I just saw this today when I was visiting, and just got this news link with more info, so rushed over to post it here as well.

Tommorrow, Saturday 21 June 2008, starting at 11am IKEA West Chester will be celebrating Midsummer with the local Swedish American club that you might remember from the opening.

The West Chester Store page has the following:

Midsummer’s Day is one of the most treasured holidays celebrated in Sweden. It’s the day Swedes observe the onset of summer with a large festival filled with food, singing, dancing and family. IKEA is proud to bring the Midsummer’s Day party to West Chester June 21.

Enjoy a traditional dance and song performance around the maypole by The Swedes In Greater Cincinnati.

Performances are at 11 a.m. and Noon.

There will also be Swedish food samples and Kids crafts

PAAARTTTYYY! Oh wait… PÅÅÅÅÅÅRRRTTTIIIII!

IKEA in the City

The Red Hook/Brooklyn IKEA started it’s grand opening campout this morning and there were 18 already by 10:30am. (They have nice weather for it, wanna prove your love, do it in 40 degree weather after a blizzard!)

Here’s the kicker for me, the first 35 in line GET A $300 COUCH. I still have a chair I haven’t assembled from my #12 in line prize. I understand they are trying to step up the excitement (bribe) a bit since the store has had nothing but trouble getting built, even protests from the local area for building on a historical but dilapidated dock from the Civil War, but after what I think is nearly five years they’re finally there.

But a couch? I’m now going to put on my Jan Brady Voice: “It’s always Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn! Hrmph!”

This video (linked above as well) is funny though, so I’ll post it despite not being Ohio related.

Updates and mysteries

Word is that the West Chester store is closing early at 7pm on Sunday June 29th for “some sort of event”. No word on what that is all about.

I also got word from some insiders that West Chester is likely NOT doing the Summer Sale since they are new and not having a bunch of older stuff to mark down. (Winter sale could still be pretty decent maybe)

They also said the Summer Sale is rather sporadic in places out east due to the Brooklyn store opening next week.