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The Daily Dot

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Photo of an IKEA exterior; Screenshot from @stizze220's Tiktok of a couple in an IKEA showroom.

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‘Nah, he’s smart’: Shopper goes to IKEA. Then they mock man walking up to the front with the display. But is he onto something?

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Ikea paper bag with products around it(l) Woman holding up ikea bag(c) Ikea Store Front(r)

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‘I put soda in it’: Woman demands answers after a second IKEA glass explodes unexpectedly

Hot Dogs(l), Ikea HQ(c), Ikea hot dog sign(r)

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‘I mean that’s a pretty good deal’: IKEA shopper shows 78 hot dogs on sale for $39. There’s just one problem

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Homeowner spends $40K to have kitchen redone through IKEA. It starts breaking down within the year

Ikea Kitchen

‘They refuse to pay to replace it’: Homeowner spends $40K to have kitchen redone through IKEA. It starts breaking down within the year

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

IKEA customer tries to buy same $179 mattress she bought 3 years ago.

Ikea price increase

‘Going to Ikea now is luxury but it’s still cheap wood’: IKEA customer tries to buy same $179 mattress she bought 3 years ago. She’s shocked by its current price

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

People placing items from cart into car with caption "People stealing from IKEA (16th St.) on Monday, Jan. 24"

people stealing from ikea

‘Jokes on them’: Viral TikTok allegedly shows people stealing from IKEA, sparking debate

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Three panel from screenshot of a woman at IKEA who was calling customers the "N-word" and was told to leave by an employee

Woman says n-word in IKEA and is asked to leave

‘We don’t tolerate that here’: Viral TikTok shows Karen being escorted out of an IKEA for calling people the N-word

Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.

IKEA

‘Nah, he’s smart’: Shopper goes to IKEA. Then they mock man walking up to the front with the display. But is he onto something?

‘I put soda in it’: Woman demands answers after a second IKEA glass explodes unexpectedly

‘I mean that’s a pretty good deal’: IKEA shopper shows 78 hot dogs on sale for $39. There’s just one problem

‘They refuse to pay to replace it’: Homeowner spends $40K to have kitchen redone through IKEA. It starts breaking down within the year

‘Going to Ikea now is luxury but it’s still cheap wood’: IKEA customer tries to buy same $179 mattress she bought 3 years ago. She’s shocked by its current price

‘Jokes on them’: Viral TikTok allegedly shows people stealing from IKEA, sparking debate

‘We don’t tolerate that here’: Viral TikTok shows Karen being escorted out of an IKEA for calling people the N-word

IKEA’s AR app is as fascinating as it is flawed

Man gets his testicle stuck in a chair, complains to IKEA about it

Watch real shoppers react in terror as they get lost inside IKEA

Quiz: IKEA product or death-metal band?