The new IKEA store opened in Draper today, it caused quite the commotion as well. There were people waiting in line since Monday to be some of the first people in the store. I don’t know how people can justify spending that much time just to be the first to do or see something like this. We weren’t planning on going today but decided we wanted to check it out before we go to Amsterdam. The place is HUGE! It is really cool how they have it laid out, on the second floor they have kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and living rooms laid out with their product everywhere. There are price tags on everything but most things on the second floor are for display only, even though they do allow you to sit on and touch things. The first floor is where you actually pick out products and purchase things, it is more of a “normal” store.

We didn’t spend much money at IKEA today, only bought dinner and a desk lamp. We had some of their famous meatballs, french fries, and apple cake. It was all really good and only cost $11. I also bought a new desk lamp for my desk that is brighter than the one I currently have. The one I have now uses LED lights and doesn’t produce very much light and I have been wanting a brighter light. It was super easy to put together and works great. It came in an interesting box too, flat and all straight edges, guess that makes it easier for shipping and storing. We decided this will be our new $100 store and plan to spend lots of time and money there in the future.