Ikea Bans Hide-And-Seek In Stores - Report

[sibelian]

Thousands were set to take part in the events at a number of stores, but they have reportedly been stopped for safety reasons.

Ikea has reportedly banned thousands of people from playing hide-and-seek in its stores in the Netherlands.

The retailer has stopped several events at Dutch stores for safety reasons after thousands took part in the children's game at a store in Belgium last summer, Bloomberg reports.

Ikea Group spokeswoman Martina Smedberg is quoted by the news organisation as saying: "It's hard to control.

http://news.sky.com/story/1446196/ikea-bans-hide-and-seek-in-stores-report

[NightWatcher]

1. Those wacky Dutch bastards are at it again

First, the wooden shoe thing, then there's the pancake boats, and now they're getting all smoked up and playing hide and seek in Ikea.

I can't wait to go back.

[BlueJazz]

5. "getting all smoked up" (I don't know why but I laughed my ass off at that)

[NightWatcher]

7. Coffee shop my ass, they were smoking pot in there.

[HuckleB]

2. My kid would have been very disappointed, if he were Dutch.

[sibelian]

3. Did you hear about "Ikea Heights"?

People started filming a soap opera in Ikea. Without Ikea's permission:

[HuckleB]

4. Oh, Goodness!

[sibelian]

12. There were LOADS of episodes at one time, can't find them now

They had to keep stopping filming when staff turned up and told them to fuck off. There are some (cough) continuity problems...

[KamaAina]

8. And then there's this

[sibelian]

10. TOO AWESOME

these now have to all be MY catz

[nilram]

9. ha! priceless!

[ND-Dem]

15. +100

[Takket]

6. That's a good idea

Those stores are huge. It would be easy to get lost and starve to death!

[sibelian]

11. What if they discovered a whole bunch of Narnia-type magic portal wardrobes in the wardrobe section?

except the portals only lead to other Ikea stores in alternative universes

OMG MOVIE FRANCHISE

[Hassin Bin Sober]

17. How about a Nazi holed up in a crate who still thinks the war is going?

[sibelian]

19. In IKEA?!

Now THAT'S a plot premise. You could get 6 seasons out of that.

[Warren DeMontague]

13. No one wants to be halfway through assemblng their $30 metal grey flüüth bookshelves

And discover someone else's 9 year old hiding in the box.

[sibelian]

14. "Are you my new Daddy? COOL, all your stuff is way cooler than my house"

Perhaps the small child could assist with the assembly. I used to help my dad with the VCR, ya know?

Those boxes often have too many bits in them anyway. Punter might think - "cool, spare child".

I have an entire toolbox filled with bits of Ikea thing. Baby child could make other things with them.

An entire SUBCULTURE of "spare child" creations could then flood the market with wacky furniture and Ikea would go out of business. HENCE the ban.

Truth.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. Every time I think of Ikea I get the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood" stuck in my head.

My wife was so upset when I pointed out the subtext of arson, in the lyrics.

Up to that point she had thought it was a sweet, romantic ditty.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. Poor kids . They don't have The Brookfield Zoo in their own backyard.

We had some epic "Ditch" games.

[NYC_SKP]

20. I guess after discovering those three bodies in the cookware dept...

😜

[randome]

21. LOL!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]

[Orrex]

22. Maybe next they'll ban illegal lumbering in the manufacture of their "products."