When I was in high school, I often drove 45+ minutes to the Mall at Robinson with my friends or my sister or my mom for one reason and one reason alone: to get lost inside IKEA. (I had zero need, or money, to actually purchase stuff.)
When I was in college, I often drove 2 1/2+ HOURS to the Mall at Robinson with my roommates or my boyfriend or just by myself, for one reason and one reason alone: to trick out my dorm/apartment with accessories from IKEA.
And man, now that I'm out of college, I'm eagerly awaiting landing a good paying job so that I can make that 2 1/2 hour drive to the Mall at Robinson with my fiancee to get real furniture.
IKEA is the promised land for me, and I am fully aware how lame that is. I love walking through the maze of perfectly decorated rooms and eventually straying from the path and getting lost. And then ending up in the warehouse and buying all the cheap accessories because I can't actually afford the big ticket items...
And they have food. WTF? I don't trust the food. But I've heard good things about this $.99 breakfast.
ALWAYS hit up the room by the checkout with the returned/slightly damaged items - I can't think of the name of it. I've found some amazing deals in there!