We were on our way to do some grocery shopping at the non-kosher Tiv Taam in Netanya when we decided we'd get a bite to eat at IKEA (fancy, we know). We realized it would be opening around that time because the sun had just gone down, meaning Shabbat was over. We arrived in the rapidly filling parking lot and made our way to the door while holding our noses (for holy sites, this one has the most "stank" we've ever encountered; we think there's a sewage treatment plant nearby). As we approached, we saw a long line waiting to get in to the store, with people queuing up for the metal detectors. I thought I was heading into a concert or something.
Once inside, it was more madness. IKEA, with it's we're-gonna-force-you-to-keep-looking-at-stuff-to-buy crazy maze system, is already somewhat stressful to shop in. Add to it stairways and aisles teeming with Israelis and...well...it was bizarre. The strangest thing about it was that tonight is the equivalent of a Sunday night in the States. The work week starts tomorrow. Is IKEA where I would choose to spend the waning hours of my weekend? Probably not.
This doesn't begin to capture how crowded it was.(Note: I always wanted to work at IKEA. And,
check out the look that kid is giving me.)
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