I came to the open area first floor to use the wifi where they sell hotdogs & yogurt. I've had internet/wifi for 23 years, renting all over, but life is not perfect & find myself without wifi for the moment, which is still needed to you know ....be productive, work, help people, find next roof, network,...the skies the limit.................
(I've been living in Hicksville for 12 years, different parts of my life)
Ikea has outlets in front of each & every stool against the wall with a charging station on top. (mind you, someone tried the charging station, where I was at & they could not get it to work)...
Why would they put all these outlets in the wall, if weren't allowed to sit there.....so people can plug in & test their appliances??? Um. No.
I was there for a couple of days, then took off one day, then worked in the city another day, then back at Ikea for 1 day, then the next day, early, a short manager surprisingly came up to me saying he's been "observing" me here all day & I'm not allowed, saying it's a restaurant "would Panera Bread & other restaurants let you, no", is what he said...
FIrst of all I know first hand, certain people are in Panera bread all day long. I simply do not like the atmosphere, everyone is different.
I chose Ikea because it's very casual, open & have outlets a lot.
The very first thing he says to me before that, is ARE YOU EVEN EATING MY FOOD? It sounded so narcissist, considering it's Ikea's food not his & he felt like a fool CUZ I JUST BOUGHT HOTDOGS A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR...
& side note, bad experience buying hotdogs previously...Those machines are awful. The lady came out & kept telling me to re-swipe. I told her I did not feel comfortable how many times im swiping i dont want to be charged double. She said wasn't going to.
Sure enough I got home & TWO charges of 2 hot dogs each were on the card. It was 2+2 pure as day...
So I came in the next day & right away WITHOUT LOOKING AT ANYTHING, she cuts me off, lady working there & says NO YOU WEREN'T. I could not believe how ignorant & foolish she sounded without even listening AS IF I would waste my time over $2 if I wasn't really double charged! So getting hotdogs to begin with didn't go well (that's why this time I used cash)....
So he said I'm using TWO stools (OMG) & taking up the table....
So not true...I was not taking anything away from anybody! During the week it's so slow, there are empty tables & chairs everywhere & infact I watched people move stools & chairs around like crazy all day long to suit their party quantity! Mind you they don't even put anything back when they are done! He mentioned my "product" on the table, talking ridicuously, talking about my 3 bags.....they were 3 bags that were my personal belongings not "product". 1 tiny bag that is my pocketbook, 1 bag for my laptop because you know I can't carry it on my head & another bag for food & anything else I need while out....I purposely put them against the wall, horizontally, so someone can STILL USE THE ENTIRE TABLE. I wasn't even using the table! I was using the uncomfortable high stools! One for my butt & the other for my laptop! Anybody couldve easily moved stools to that table & used the table! I purposely went in the corner out of the way & discreet. I'm only 100 pounds & very neat & clean! He tells me can't stay there all day using as a "work station"....when today, Saturday, in the morning, but closer to 12, sometime when I passed, not exaggerating, there were ZERO people dining there!!! While I'm not allowed there! & unfortunately, I had to run into him again. I asked a worker if they sold wire chargers for tablets, I was curious how much they cost, & he was standing right there chatting with them & he blurts out, WHAT IS SHE LOOKING FOR...IM GOING THAT WAY....YEA RIGHT....you're mean, no compassion & think I'm going to start walking with you?! There's a reason only 2.8 stars, seems like don't really know how to treat people! I'm so loyal I still have all my Ikea stuff from 2002 my very first apartment! The 4 wired drawer baskets system in a furniture piece, the plastic bag holders & other stuff.....
I was not bothering anyone, not in the way, I'm a helping hand to anyone around, I am constantly helping people & people always thank me & ironically enough I also had the yogurt & swedish meatball sundae the next day, when someone on their own, I never asked, was so thoughtful & decided to want to buy me them! More business to "his" food! ...............
(On a diff note, the bathroom automatic soap dispensers, none of them worked, there's nobody obviously checking anything; the "new technology" dryers in the bathroom unlike any other dryer, are horrible, takes forever to turn them on & the repetative giant moving talking sign, when you walk into one of the entrances, repeating like 12 news, is a waste of electric, no-one is watching it, but the regulars have to listen to the same thing over & over........yes there are regulars there.... read more