60th Catalogue
October 7, 2010Sponsored Post.
OK Pop quiz time!!
What do all these items have in common?
Why, they can all be found in IKEA stores worldwide, of course!
(Minus 10 points if you couldn’t figure that out from the Swedish meatball picture)
I love IKEA and I’m sure a lot of you do too! What’s not to love? Innovative products, clever functions, clean features and the icing on the cake; AMAZING PRICES.
Whether you want your home to be…
….simple
….calming
….sophisticated
….colourful
….warm
…..neat
or anything!
You can create it from IKEA.
I was invited to their 60th catalogue launch (their first catalogue was in 1951 and it was a 9-page insert in a newspaper) and learned so much more about IKEA.
I was there before the store opened and it was so weird to see the store empty.
Like hello, usually I can’t even get a seat in their café. And going there to shop, I’ve got to bring energy bars to keep myself alive among other IKEA fans.
Fun facts about IKEA:
- Last year, they had 590 million visitors in their stores.
- Last year, they sold 150 million meatballs.
- Last year, they sold 20 million of their reusable blue bags.
- They are the Number 1 Home Furnishing Company in the world.
- They now have an IKEA iPhone app (free!)
- This year, they’ve slashed prices on some of the best-selling products.
From RM 185 to RM 169 from Sept 2010.
From RM39.90 to RM 29.90 from Sept 2010.
From RM 269 to RM 229 from Sept 2010.
From RM 1,199 to RM 999 from Sept 2010.
Oh, and here’s a pic of the founder when he was younger.
Opah would flirt with him…. Hehe.
After the media launch, there was a treasure hunt and all sorts of contests for the invited guests. Cindy, Hanis (the other 2 bloggers there) and I weren’t lucky as we pretty much got knocked out in the earlier rounds. So whatever, we took pictures around the IKEA store.
And the best part about the day was this:
I came home and told everybody that I was the new IKEA model. I conveniently forgot to tell them that everybody who came got their own personalised catalogue. Hehe.
You can get the IKEA 2011 Catalogue at the IKEA store, the website or you can download the free IKEA iPhone app to browse through the catalogue on your iPhone.
So in the comfort of your own home, you can throw your legs in the air and browse through the catalogue to mark the items you want.
You know, so when you get to the store, you can put your knee pads and elbow pads on and confidently zoom pass everybody to the checkout counter!
nice hair and contact lens vivy!
Love the Fun Facts!! (It reminds me of Ted- How I Met Your Mother) heheh~
Cool catalogue btw!! 😉
wowww ure even prettier than HZ! woot woot! lols.
oh my god
ure blessed
u even PRETTIER than HZ! *i second that 😛
suddenly i miss ur opah..hihi…send my salam to her ya vivy..
You make ME craving for their MEATBALLlah now..T_T
*LAPAR*
meatballs… yummy… daim cake also… yummy… 🙂 u look hot vivy!
u look beautiful vivy..craving for their meatballs lah..aiyooo
even HZ looks tembam next to you… gorgeous Vee!
thanks for the compliments ladies! muahhhh
but eh don’t la compare me to the other 2!! they’re such lovely people and we’re all different in our own styles 🙂
don’t forget to get the ikea catalogue k!
i love your tops,where issit from?
will get it PD! whatever magazines that u are in i must get it! 🙂
Omg you dah post it up! Nice one babe. Hahahaha korangg!! Janganlah compare I dengan Vivvy yang sumpah lawa ni. Dah lah putih melepakk dan ayu je perwatakan. Just got to know your blog Vivvy, enjoying it! Love the way you tell your stories, so witty! So Sophie Kinsella! Digging up more of your all posts sebab best sangat
old posts*
I dont live in Msia and have already gotten my newest Ikea catalogue. Been itchingggg to drive to the nearest Ikea store 45 minutes away. Everything looks so tempting!
I digress, but I would appreciate your input on this: I need a dress for my sister’s wedding in Feb next year and am at a loss as to where to find one. I’m gonna check out Mimpikita when I get back to Msia, but apart from Mimpikita, do you have any other suggestions? I love your bajus and thus Im asking you. I’m open to pretty flowy dresses as well as more structured “modern” ones too. Appreciate your help 🙂
I love Vivy and Hanis Zalikha !!! 2 funny bloggers 🙂
i spent a whole day in my cubic sneaking into the catalogue.. blame you PD!
The first photo, I knew it’s IKEA. Damn it.
Wow, nice cover IKEA catalogue Vivy! hehehe iam IKEA fan 🙂
Interesting read. another couple of facts
1) 9.6% of all furniture comes from IKEA
2) Rumour has it that 45% of kids are conceived on IKEA furniture!
how did you get the invites ek?mind sharing?thanx dear
cu734ngel: i think it must have been because of nuffnang for the bloggers, i donno la for the others
btw, i love both Vivy and Hanis 🙂
all u 3 ladies drop dead gorgeous ok! 😉
notice tak bile pegi ikea je always balik with SOMETHING! even if the initial plan was just to survey & look around, i will find myself toting back atleast a plastic bag fill with ikea nitty gritty stuff ;p pftttt
i even hv a friend that is addicted to ikea!
thank god im not at that stage ;p ………yet!
vivs, its true..ure so pretty with natural glows..glad dat u can handle compliments well. may u hv all the good things in life, AMIN