IKEA with a First-Timer...
One of my favorite shopping experiences is visiting this massive building which is not only a store, but a restaurant, inspiration, envy inducer and all around good time. Did you know that it was ‘invented’ in 1943?
When Ingvar Kamprad was 17, his father gave him money as a reward for succeeding in his studies. He used it to establish his own business. The name IKEA is formed from the founder's initials (I.K.) plus the first letters of Elmtaryd (E) and Agunnaryd (A), the farm and village where he grew up. IKEA originally sells pens, wallets, picture frames, table runners, watches, jewelry and nylon stockings - meeting needs with products at reduced prices. And the rest, shall we say, is shopping history.
The first restaurant opened in 1960. No trip here is complete without a plate of KÖTTBULLAR (meatballs), made with only natural ingredients: meat (84%), onion, bread crumbs, egg, water, salt and pepper.
Our younger son's mother-in-law had never experienced the delights of any IKEA so we spent a couple of hours exploring all it had to offer. I wonder if that 17 year old Ingvar could have foreseen what his little enterprise would become 75 years later. What a great shopping experience and afternoon with a friend.
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