Anyone seen this ad? I went shopping at IKEA in Portland today for some dorm stuff and was browsing their Wikipedia ad just now when I happened upon the link. http://www.commercialcloset.org/common/adlibrary/adlibrarydetails.cfm?clientID=11064&QID=546 (http://www.commercialcloset.org/common/adlibrary/adlibrarydetails.cfm?clientID=11064&QID=546)
Cool, huh? I totally feel good about shopping there now. Plus I got me some tumblers for two bucks.
WOW!
I hadn't seen that before, but I'm surprised they even made it.
... Wow.
That made my day, thank you for sharing :-*
haha very nice. The ad says it's 10 years old, just amazing.
IKEA does rock...
Apparently they made a few like it. Unusual for a company far as I know.
This one is a good one too:
Banned Ikea Commercial - Balls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4pv39j95Ls&feature=PlayList&p=58950B16469F2D67&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3#normal)
Absolutely fabulous!
With regards to the banned Ikea ad: I hate when that happens.
I hate it when that happens and I don't have a pair!
Well, most people I know have something sensitive down there.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on August 28, 2009, 11:20:56 AM
Well, most people I know have something sensitive down there.
Absolutely! Doing that immediately post-op would cause most people to black out.
Quote from: Miniar on August 28, 2009, 11:10:52 AM
I hate it when that happens and I don't have a pair!
Well just await till you are sensitive down there and up there too.
I loved these ads. I have not been a fan of Ikea after some stuff I bought there fell apart. Maybe I should try them again.
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I love Ikea. I've seen the first ad before. It makes me a little misty eyed everytime I see it.
Regarding Kristi's comment, I think some stuff at Ikea can be sort of hit or miss. I tend to really like their bookcases, and smaller bits of furniture. I have some cute tables and things that AREN'T made of only particle board, so those have lasted for quite a long time.
My bed is actually from Ikea, had it for about a year and a half now, and I haven't had any problems with the frame or the mattress. And we've been abusing the bed for the last few weeks ;)
I have to travel almost 200 miles to get to the nearest IKEA.. now it is even more worth it.
Thanks..
Isn't it sad that they aren't shown in the US?
First off, I must admit, I'm a bit of an ad junkie! I really appreciate a good, clever advertisement! Ikea always seems to add a bit of shock value to all their ads! It seems to work for them though!
I quite like the shocking ads, more shocking the better! (Peta ads anyone? LOL)
Their futon frames are the most worthless and uneccessarily complicated peices of........ok..... deep breath.
Loved the ad!
That was brilliant. I'm sure IKEA targets their ads to the intended audience, and something is telling me that Spain is just a touch more progressive than the States...
Both of those ads are GREAT. I almost woke my roommates with my laughter at the running-into-the-furniture one XD
I agree with colormyworld that the ads are clever. Goddess knows I enjoy unexpected surprises, hehe..
Those are both great! The second one made me laugh so hard...
Did anyone else notice that little wedgie-pull at the end of the first one? xD
That was totally awesome!
Great! Although I wasn't able to view the 2nd ad.
Z
I loved those! Really got a laugh out of the second one, lol
That was pretty awesome.
Ikea is a company that gets that not everyone is a white family with 2.3 kids. I've seen them have print ads with kids with same sex parents. In a time when there is a lot of intolerance out there is good to see ads that are tolerant and accepting. Maybe some day being gay or trans will be seen as a regular part of society someday soon.
I was never really a fan of Ikea until I saw those ads. While it doesn't change the fact that you have to assemble their furniture from toothpicks, I do appreciate them as a company which is progressive enough to make ads like those.
I have yet to even go into their store here in Portland and I watched as they built it. ???
Janet
The problem with Ikea is not getting into the store, its getting out, its designed in such a way that you have to walk through the whole thing to find the exit.
Quote from: tekla on September 29, 2009, 07:48:01 AM
The problem with Ikea is not getting into the store, its getting out, its designed in such a way that you have to walk through the whole thing to find the exit.
Yeah, I feel like Theseus in the Labyrinth in there. At least I've never encountered a Minotaur.
I go to the store in East Palo Alto CA. I love to BE there because it is so international. Eating in the funky cafeteria, you can listen to people speaking Korean, Chinese,Vietnamese,Russian,Swedish and once in a while, English. No store is like this anywhere and I never feel odd or not welcome. Really cool.
Maggie
Oh, don't get me wrong. I love going to Ikea and I also visit the one in EPA. It's just that it is a big, sprawling, meandering place. It does seem labyrinthine, and I get so distracted that I often forget why I went there in the first place.