It only took us two tries, but we finally made it to Korea’s one and only IKEA!
Actually, we visited late last year, and a version of this post has been sitting in my draft folder since then. As time passed, I wondered if a visit to IKEA, which in most ways resembled every other IKEA we’ve ever been to, warranted it’s own, full-fledged post.
Yet, for some odd reason, I find myself curious about how ubiquitous chain stores are translated and adapted to local tastes. I cannot recall the last time I ate at McDonald’s in the States, but I’m always so compelled to visit one overseas just to see how the menu differs. In this case, our visit to IKEA, part two, was fueled by a desperate need for a computer desk and coffee table, but also to a lesser extent, by an interest to see how Korea’s version of IKEA differed from America’s version.