Vakashela isitolo se-IKEA sokuqala se-New England ukuze uthole ukuthengiswa kwefenisha, ukuphefumulelwa nokuzijabulisa
I-IKEA yavula i-New Haven, e-Connecticut, isitolo ngoJulayi 28, 2004 endaweni engavamile kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-I-95 ekuphumeni kuka-46. Isitolo esikhulu, esitolo esingamamitha ayizigidi ezingu-311,000 siyaqhubeka sibe yindawo enkulu yezivakashi eNew Haven .
Isikhalazo se-IKEA siningi. Yebo, ungathenga izindlu zasekhaya ezithengekayo nezithengisekayo lapho. Ungase futhi uthenge izipho eziningi ezingavamile kubantu bonke obaziyo, ukuqala ngezintambo ezincane kakhulu.
Uma uvakashela izingane, bazothola isitolo indawo yokudlala efanele, noma ngabe bayichitha isikhathi eSomaland ngenkathi uthenga (kungamahhala kulawo angama-intshi angu-37-54 ubude) noma ukujoyina ngendlela ehamba ngekamelo lokubonisa elinombala, elikhungathekile le-IKEA. Ikakhulukazi uma uhlala endaweni yokuhlala eqinile, njengefulethi, igumbi lokulala noma ikhaya lokuqala, i-IKEA inikeza ugqozi olwengeziwe kuzo zonke izikhathi zokusebenzisa isikhala sakho. Ungakwazi ngisho nokuvakashela i-IKEA ngaphandle kokudla kwasekuseni okungabizi futhi itiye elimnandi noma ikhofi (ye-IKEA Family Members) etholakala njalo ekuseni endaweni yokudlela.
I-IKEA isebenza izitolo ezingaphezu kwezingu-390 emazweni angu-48 (ngo-2016), kodwa lena yinkampani yokuqala yaseSweden emakethe yaseNew England, futhi isitolo siye saba yimpumelelo enkulu ngezithameli ze-Yankees eziphazamisayo. Umphathi wesitolo uGail Franc uthe, "I-New England isisimanga futhi yasinika ngempela ukwamukela okukhulu lapha.
Kuzizwa sengathi wonke umuntu waseConnecticut ulapha .... "I-IKEA isivele ivula esinye isitolo esisha saseNew England ngaphandle kweBoston eStoughton, eMassachusetts.
Uma sekuyiminyaka kusukela uvakashele isitolo se-IKEA, uzothola ukuthi umenzi wefenisha waseSweden uthuthukise ikhwalithi yayo futhi wandisa imikhiqizo yayo ngenkathi egcina ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekwenzeni ifenisha engabizi.
I-IKEA inikeza uhlu olugcwele lwempahla yezingane nezingane, konke okudingayo ekhikhini lakho kusuka emakhandini kuya ezigumbini, kanye nokukhethwa okungafani kwempahla hhayi nje kuphela kodwa izingcezu ezimnandi, zokuhlobisa nezihlakaniphile.
I-IKEA izama ukufaka yonke into amakhasimende adinga ukuhlinzeka nokuhlobisa indawo yabo yokuphila, ngaphandle kwe-electronics ekhaya. Zonke izinto zenzelwe eSweden, kodwa zenziwa emhlabeni jikelele. Izitayela zokwakha eziyisisekelo zenza kube lula ukuxuba nokulingana. UFranc uthe i-IKEA izama "ukunxusa ezihlukahlukene zokuthanda."
Yiqiniso, awutholi i-mahogany eqondile esifubeni sezidwebi lapha. Ngeke futhi uthole amathegi wamanani aqala kumanani amane. Umsebenzi ka-IKEA, uFranc uchaze, "ukudala impilo engcono yansuku zonke kubantu abaningi." Lokhu kuqala ngokungasebenzisi imali enenfenini ukuze ube nemali eningi esele ukuze wenze ezinye izinto ezimnandi.
Khona-ke, yini okuthakazelisayo ngaphezu kokulayisha imoto yomndeni nokwenza uhambo oluya endaweni eyingqayizivele yezitolo?
Uma ungakaze ube ngaphakathi kwesitolo se-IKEA, ungase uhambe kancane lapho ufika eNew Haven. "Lokhu kuyindlela ehlukile yokuthenga," kusho umphathi wesitolo uGail Franc.
Uqinisile, ngakho-ke kunokuba uchithe izikhathi zokuthenga eziyigugu uzama ukuzitholela konke, ufunde lokhu ngaphambi kokuba uhambe .
Uma ufika esitolo se-IKEA eNew Haven, into yokuqala ofuna ukuyenza ukukhetha ipenseli yokulinganisa nokulinganisa kanye neyodwa yamatokhi amancane afakwe izikhwama zokuhlanganisa esinye sezikhwama ezinkulu zokuthenga ezitolo ze-plastic esitolo esinikeza .
Amathikithi amakhulu amakhulu amabhasikithi awavunyelwe phezulu.
Thatha izitebhisi noma i-elevator ukuya kumbukiso wesitezi sesibili. Lapha, imicibisholo nezibonakaliso zikuqondisa ngokuboniswa kwe-cavernous ukuze ungaphuthelwa into. I-showroom ifaka imizi eminingana yemodeli ezokunika imibono enembile yokuthi ungasebenzisa kanjani impahla ye-IKEA endaweni yakho yokuhlala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubukhulu bayo. Uzobona eziningi zamakamelo omodeli kanye nezindawo ezizinikele ngqo emakamelweni okuhlala, isitoreji, amakhishi kanye nokudlela, izikhala zokusebenza, izindlu zokulala, izindlu zokugeza kanye namakamelo abantwana.
Yonke into oyibonayo iyathengiswa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iphrintiwe oqoshiwe ekamelweni lokulala, i-dollhouse ekamelweni lezingane, noma iqoqo eligcwele lamakhandishi ekhishini.
Yini eyenza i-conundrum yezivakashi zangesikhathi esigcwele ngumbuzo ophindaphindiwe: ngiya kuphi ukuthenga konke lokhu?
Ezinye izinto ezincane zitholakala esiteji sokubukisa ukuze uphosele esikhwameni sakho sokuthenga.
Noma ngabe yini enomaki obomvu, noma kunjalo, kufanele uzinqobe kunoma yikuphi iMakethe noma i-Self Serve Furniture Storage, kokubili okukhona esiteji sokuqala. Ithegi inikeza lonke ulwazi oludingayo lapho ungathola khona into ngayinye, ngakho-ke thatha amanothi aqaphele. Izinto ezinkulu, ezinamandla zingaba namathegi aphuzi, okusho ukuthi kuzodingeka ukhethe into ku-Furniture Pick-Up noma ukhokhele ukulethwa.
Le ndlela yokuzikhandla inezinzuzo eziningi. Akugcini nje kuphela ukuthi ungathenga ngezinga lakho siqu, ngeke ukwazi ukufaka isikhashana ngesikhathi ufaka i-IKEA njengoba amakhasimende avame ukunye kwezinye izitolo zefenisha. "Ayikho inkinga yimuphi umuntu; akekho othunyelwe," kuchaza uFranc.
Kodwa-ke, uMxhumanisi wobudlelwane bomphakathi uMegan Malicki wagcizelela, "Ukuzikhandla akusho ukuthi akukho service." Abasebenzi be-IKEA, bonke abagqoke izingubo ze-IKEA eziphuzi, bekulungele ukukusiza nganoma yimiphi imibuzo ongayithola.
Endaweni yokuklama ekhishini le-showroom, abasebenzi bayatholakala ukuze basize labo abafuna ukusebenzisa amakhompyutha esitolo ukuklama ikhishi labo elisha noma elilungiswayo. Labo abafuna ukuthola ukuqala kokuqaqa bangase baqale ukuhlela ekhishini labo ku-intanethi ngeThuluzi Lokuhlela I-Kitchen ku-IKEA.com.
Ezindaweni eziningi lapho abathengi bangase badinge isikhathi sokuphequlula, njengendawo yekhishi, uzothola izindawo zokudlala ezihlelwe kahle ukuze kugcinwe abathengi abasebasha.
Ngaphambi kokushiya igumbi lokubukisa eliphezulu, ungase uthande ukuphumula endaweni yokudlela yase-IKEA, ekhonza ukudla kwasekuseni, kwasemini nasekuseni nsuku zonke. Jabulela ukunambitheka kweSweden: inyama ye-meatball yaseSweden ne-lingonberry juice zihlala ziphakathi kweminikelo yokudlela.
Uma usulungele ukuhamba phansi, kunokuningi okuningi okumele ubone futhi ukuthenga eMakethe.
Yilapho uzothola khona izinto eziningi zokuhlobisa ozibonayo ku-showroom, kanye ne-cookware nezitsha, izindwangu kanye namagundane, izesekeli zokugezela, abahleli bekhaya, ukukhanyisa, ukuhlobisa kodonga nokuningi.
Uma uthola indlela yakho ngokusebenzisa iMakethe, okungesiyona encane, ufika, ekugcineni, e-Self Serve Furniture endaweni, lapho ungagcwalisa khona uhambo lwakho lokuthenga ngokuthatha izinto ezinkulu ezibambe iso lakho ku-showroom. Izinto ze-tag ezibomvu ozitholile zingatholakala ema-aisles azo nezinkampani zabo ezikhethiwe.
Cishe amaphesenti angama-80 okuthengisa angathathwa ngamakhasimende ngaphandle kosizo uma bekhetha. Izinto eziningi zihlanganiswe phansi ukuze zifinyelele kalula emotweni yakho yokuthutha ekhaya. Omunye umhlangano uvame ukudingeka. Ukudilizwa kuyatholakala yonke indawo eNew England, kodwa futhi ungathunyelwa enkampanini yendibano yenkampani uma uzodinga usizo uma uthola ifenisha yakho ekhaya.
Uma kukhona izinto ze-yellow-tag ohlwini lwakho futhi ungazivumelanisa emotweni yakho, zingabuyiselwa endaweni ye-Furniture Pick-Up.
Ngisho noma inhloso yakho kuphela ukuphequlula, kunzima ukungashiyi ngento ethile, ikakhulukazi uma uthola i-Swedish Foodmarket ekuphumeni kwakho. Izindaba ezinhle, ngaphandle uma ungenakho amandla, ukuvakashelwa ku-IKEA ngeke kukuphule.
Enye into okumele uyikhumbule: I-IKEA ayinikezi izikhwama zokwenza ukuthenga kwakho. Ungase ufune ukuletha izikhwama zakho zokuthenga eduze.
Indawo: I- IKEA itholakala ku-450 Sargent Drive eNew Haven, e-Connecticut (imephu).
Izikhombisi ezivela endaweni yaseHartford: landela i-I-91 South kuya kwe-I-95 South. Thatha ukuphuma kokuqala, phuma ku-46, ku-Sargent Drive. I-IKEA ibonakala kusukela emgwaqweni omkhulu. Jikela ngakwesokudla ku-Sargent Drive, futhi i-IKEA izobe ngakwesokunxele.
Ithiphu yokupaka: Kunokuningi kokupaka mahhala. Uma unabantwana, hlola indawo yokupaka yomndeni eseceleni kweSargent Drive esitolo, esiseduze kakhulu nomnyango futhi ingase ibe nendawo kuphela, ngoba imfihlo encane.
Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi: Vakashela isayithi lewebhu le-US ye-IKEA noma ushayele isitolo se-New Haven ku: 203-865-4532.
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