# IKEA - a Swedish word meaning...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-a-swedish-word-meaning/221642>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 29, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-a-swedish-word-meaning/221642 "2003-12-29T23:28:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-a-swedish-word-meaning/221642/41 "2004-01-02T15:47:44Z")

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Yeah, **Iteki** , they were going to do it, but all IKEA shops have to be a minimum size of whatever the hell it is and no new shop in Ireland is allowed to be as big as that.

Apparently IKEA don’t think that a smaller shop would be worth their while, just for little old us and the government apparently will not relent. So, no IKEA for us.  
Although a friend of mine pops over to Chester (is it Chester?) with a big van a couple of times a year and a list of requirements from a number of our circle. So I have friends who have IKEA in their houses, but from what I’ve seen, I don’t think I’ll be bothering.  
And before anyone asks, no, my house is not a shrine to the Horror That Is Argos!

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**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-a-swedish-word-meaning/221642/42 "2004-01-02T17:14:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Exet \*  
> \*\*Tackar **Iteki**. _trys to think of which shopping chain u mean_ Came up blank, care to enlighten me? \*\*

Ah, curse my spelling skills… not close, [spot on](http://www.exet-matex.com/)!

**curly chick** , can they not build two across from eachother? Ok, they would loose a little of the walkthrough extra sales, but over here they quite often open temporary departments next door. Could put all the garden stuff in the “extension” or something…

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**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-a-swedish-word-meaning/221642/43 "2004-01-02T19:32:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Sunspace \*  
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> The products are packed flat; you assemble them yourself at home, using the pictorial instructions and supplied \*\*allen \*\*keys.

I read this as “alien” keys, which pretty much sums up my opinion of Ikea. I have some stuff (like the LEKSVIK table that **tsarina** wants), and it’s pretty nice, but at some point I do want to buy some real furniture.

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**Author:** ![Exet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@Exet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exet)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-a-swedish-word-meaning/221642/44 "2004-01-02T21:02:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Iteki \*  
> \*\*Ah, curse my spelling skills… not close, [spot on](http://www.exet-matex.com/)!
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lol I didn’t even know about that… weird… ah well Ica is where I do my grocery shopping. :rolleyes:

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