IKEA adverts: what in the holy hell?

Atari Jaguar

What's with those ads?

The one for lamps - some story about a chap missing his ma or something

The one for wardrobes - tshirts flying into people's houses

And so on

What is the point of them? An advertisement is meant to intice you to buy the item advertised - no? Watching those ads doesn't make me want a wardrobe or lamp from ikea.

nkav86

Atari Jaguer wrote:

The one for lamps - some story about a chap missing his ma or something

This one I don't get at all. What, he's worried about his ma walking home at night so he borrows a sh1te ton of lamps to light the way?? Where are they plugged in, who's paying the electric bill, why has no one kicked them over, or stolen them and does the council not have an issue with them???

I need a hobby........

exaisle

What's with the ads?.....You remember them both!!....job done!

tomwaterford

[quote="Atari
What is the point of them? An advertisement is meant to intice you to buy the item advertised - no? Watching those ads doesn't make me want a wardrobe or lamp from ikea.[/quote]



An ad is supposed to memorable so you'll think of the products/research them more



Thats why so many annoying little shtes of kids make it into ads.....you'll hate them so much...but you'll remember the ad

Atari Jaguar

tomwaterford wrote: »

An ad is supposed to memorable so you'll think of the products/research them more



Thats why so many annoying little shtes of kids make it into ads.....you'll hate them so much...but you'll remember the ad

I remember the idea of them the one with the lamps I just saw before starting the thread. I have no more interest in purchasing the product they advertised. What good is an ad that doesn't make me want to pop to Ikea or when buying furniture decide you know I'll buy that in ikea.


The advertisments enrage me so much I'll make an effort to not shop there tbh.

Barry Badrinath

Atari Jaguer wrote: »

The advertisments enrage me so much I'll make an effort to not shop there tbh.

But...but...but €0.50c hot dogs. HOT DOGS!

Atari Jaguar

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

But...but...but €0.50c hot dogs. HOT DOGS!

Aye? Never been to IKEA tbh. Heard they do cheap food.. that peaked my interest

Not enough to go there mind

tomwaterford

Atari Jaguer wrote: »

I remember the idea of them the one with the lamps I just saw before starting the thread. I have no more interest in purchasing the product they advertised. What good is an ad that doesn't make me want to pop to Ikea or when buying furniture decide you know I'll buy that in ikea.


The advertisments enrage me so much I'll make an effort to not shop there tbh.

Tbh....I've never been to ikea

But stories I've heard from..lads who went....

Sort of a modern day purgatory before heading to hell to assemble the furniture




.it's not an experience I wish to bring upon myself annoying ads or not

Atari Jaguar

tomwaterford wrote: »

Tbh....I've never been to ikea

But stories I've heard from..lads who went....

Sort of a modern day purgatory before heading to hell to assemble the furniture




.it's not an experience I wish to bring upon myself annoying ads or not

Jaysus I'll stay away so

Barry Badrinath

You fcukers are missing out.

IKEA is the ultimate testament of mankind. Once you walk through the sliding doors into the yellow and blue haze, you turn into an unreasonable clutter monkey.

All off a sudden, you want that, that, that, that, this, them and those.

It doesnt matter if you have nowhere for it, you will buy something else in IKEA to put the thing into.

You are paraded through the one way system of room examples until your feet bleed. Then you go downstairs into the belly of the beast and grab soft furnishings, napkins et al as if yoi were on Supermarket Sweep. Filling your tolley after trolley of bollox while you scan other peoples trolleys to see what you might have missed.

Then you enter no mans land. This is what your 2hr battle prep has prepared you for. Flat pack city! You are in the fight of your life to find the thing you seen upstairs next to that other thing that she wanted. You use your navigation skills to hunt that fcuker down before the lesser males can get there and swipe it from you.

You load up, pay for your stuff then celebrate with 15 hotdogs and ice cream.

Then the real battle begins.....<squints eyes and stares into the distance>....Assembly!

exaisle

I'm not sure what the big deal with assembly is?
Can ye not follow a simple set of instructions or do ye just press manfully on like some kind of manic jigsaw puzzle?

There's a knack to it....It's easy. Honest.


*(lights blue touch paper and stands well back....)

Atari Jaguar

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

You fcukers are missing out.

IKEA is the ultimate testament of mankind. Once you walk through the sliding doors into the yellow and blue haze, you turn into an unreasonable clutter monkey.

All off a sudden, you want that, that, that, that, this, them and those.

It doesnt matter if you have nowhere for it, you will buy something else in IKEA to put the thing into.

You are paraded through the one way system of room examples until your feet bleed. Then you go downstairs into the belly of the beast and grab soft furnishings, napkins et al as if yoi were on Supermarket Sweep. Filling your tolley after trolley of bollox while you scan other peoples trolleys to see what you might have missed.

Then you enter no mans land. This is what your 2hr battle prep has prepared you for. Flat pack city! You are in the fight of your life to find the thing you seen upstairs next to that other thing that she wanted. You use your navigation skills to hunt that fcuker down before the lesser males can get there and swipe it from you.

You load up, pay for your stuff then celebrate with 15 hotdogs and ice cream.

Then the real battle begins.....<squints eyes and stares into the distance>....Assembly!

Jaysus lad you could write a fcuking book on that

9or10

Glad overs find that little shoite irritating.

Never been to an IKEA. We went to one when we lived in UK in the 90s. We got as far as the front door and thought - No, we're simply not IKEA people.

Seth Brundle

exaisle wrote: »

I'm not sure what the big deal with assembly is?
Can ye not follow a simple set of instructions or do ye just press manfully on like some kind of manic jigsaw puzzle?

There's a knack to it....It's easy. Honest.


*(lights blue touch paper and stands well back....)

There are two kinds of men out there. Those that can't assemble flat pack furniture and then there are real men!

HellSquirrel

I dunno, I'd be tempted to buy a flying shirt.