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| - Alright, so I'm 25 and it was the first time I set foot into an Ikea. I'm a bit of a late bloomer but there is a first time for everything, right? Shopping at Ikea was everything I thought it would be; big, modern, minimalist and unsurprising. Guided through the showroom maze, I ended up buying more than what I came for (good on you, Ikea marketing team!). Although I am aware Ikea isn't renown for its quality, I managed to find several kitchen and bathroom items which I'd been needing for a while. And so in that department, I am mostly satisfied.
Now, on Ikea's cafeteria food... Oh, the food... Where to begin? It made many years since I had witnessed such a sad selection of foodstuff stacked on metal shelves and platters that way. Extremely processed, as poor in taste as it is in nutrients, eating at Ikea felt like what I imagine dining at a Dollarama would: cheap and dirty. When I sat, I almost reached in my pocket for my phone to take a picture but then refrained. I did not want to immortalize this moment. I wanted it to be over with. Dear shoppers, do yourself and your health a favor; bring a lunch or eat elsewhere. You don't have to do this to yourself. I'm serious, you really don't have to!
Although I will still order Ikea furniture online, I will avoid going there as much as possible in the future. I will also stay far to resist the urge of setting on fire that poor excuse of a restaurant to save all future shoppers the ordeal of having to eat there.
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