Great googily moogily is this place scary! I tried to treat my visit like I was going into any other store that I have ever been in, but I just walked around letting everyone believe that I knew what I was doing.
I was half tempted to almost join one of the tour group type of packs that was being edu-mc-cated about the layout of the store as I walked in and casually rode the elevator to the second floor showroom.
Do yourself a favor and do not watch the Michael Moore movie about Capitalism before you visit. I think that contributed to the lightheadedness and nausea that I experienced as I tried to stay calm about making my way through the neverending showroom maze.
And of course, the beds were at the total end of that maze. The sales rep on the floor was extremely helpful and mapped out all the pieces that I was going to need for my new bed and where I could find them in the Stockroom.
I walked through the rest of the store with controlled breathing and found a couple of the shortcuts incorporated into the layout. I got my components loaded up on the odd little shopping cart that always wants to go sideways and made my way to checkout.
There was the twine dispensers outside that they guy promised as there was no way I was going to be able to close the hatch on the MINI with a queen sized bed tucked inside.
I always liked snap tight models and putting together my GI Joe vehicles as a kid, so assembly should be fun.
Oh, and I do not believe in dining at the same place that can buy a designer toilet brush... that is just me.
By the way, there is a great article on mentalfloss.com about how IKEA is either the worlds largest corporation or largest tax shelter... nobody knows...