Inside An IKEA Store After Hours + Carousell's Office | On The Red Dot | Full Episode

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2022
  • Unusual product names, secret food recipes and unexpected closing time activities - IKEA has a long presence in Singapore, but what do we really know about the world’s largest furniture retailer?
    On The Red Dot goes behind the scenes at IKEA, to take a sneak peak at what it takes to keep this furniture and lifestyle megastore running. From overnight stocking to photo shoots with cats, this is a side of IKEA you don’t know about.
    Then, we’ll visit Carousell’s offices, where we discover the origins of their name, and take in some of the most unusual items listed on their app. Anyone in the market for an $8 million watch?
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  • @gunillaandersson1046
    @gunillaandersson1046 Рік тому +50

    I'm Swedish n it's so entertaining to hear people trying to say the Swedish names. Like "Mörbylånga"......
    I think that almost every swede have visit IKEA at least one time in their life 😊 It's a fun place n the restaurant is serving yummy Swedish meatballs with our "famous" lingon berry jam (lingonsylt in swedish 😉)

    • @sevenhenson3926
      @sevenhenson3926 Рік тому +2

      lol wait till you find out what langa means in our local slang

    • @eyhtwozed2606
      @eyhtwozed2606 2 місяці тому

      ​@@sevenhenson3926what does it mean?

  • @nicholasbolas
    @nicholasbolas Рік тому +23

    At least they acknowledged there's a strategy with the maze.
    As for chicken wings... let's admit la it's hard and cumbersome for a family to cook it themselves. There's preparation and there's cleanup. Going to Ikea and going for the food is hand-in-hand convenience. Another well-worked strategy by Ikea.

  • @audreytan8520
    @audreytan8520 Рік тому +7

    Loved the wisecracking narration! I felt like I was watching a telenovela with a brilliant voice-over. :=)

  • @NellLiuNini
    @NellLiuNini Рік тому +78

    Who else goes to IKEA just for the food? 🙋🏻‍♀️

    • @DJNicShogun
      @DJNicShogun Рік тому +2

      Me. IKEA for me is just the food its so so good

    • @gunillaandersson1046
      @gunillaandersson1046 Рік тому +1

      I go there .... sometimes only for the meatballs n lingonsylten (lingon berry jam) I'm Swedish n I love my IKEA ❤️

    • @cristytolin430
      @cristytolin430 Рік тому

      Me too

    • @JcJustinify
      @JcJustinify Рік тому

      No wonder this comes from a kid. Haha..at some point u will need it..but, not bad at least u still can contribute..start young hahaha ..which falls back to their marketing strategy.. It's a success still though..hahaha

    • @bkalo724
      @bkalo724 Рік тому

      I tried once, wont be going back for it again... sorry

  • @axceleric
    @axceleric Рік тому +8

    My gosh, the voice over is so funny lol! Keep up the good work!

  • @hommefatale9156
    @hommefatale9156 Рік тому +7

    Carousel is also not just found in Singapore but I was amazed to see that carousell is also advertised in the Philippines

  • @NyanyiC
    @NyanyiC Рік тому +8

    The Carousell story was nice

  • @caffeineted
    @caffeineted Рік тому +12

    You go Australia and you'll notice a lot of hardware and workwear shops. They do handyman stuffs themselves. Its because labour is expensive there. Buying the tools and gears you need is cheaper than paying someone to do it for you. And there will be space to keep their tools and gears because their homes are bigger on average and they usually have a garage.
    This is not the case in Singapore. Most of us live in HDB which are usually too cramp to assemble big furniture and struggle to find space to keep the tools and gears.
    Singaporean also like to taichi liability. If we break the furniture while assembling, it's our fault. Not the case if IKEA assemble it.
    So basically you need to be a decent handyman in Australia but it's optional in Singapore.

    • @ona2779
      @ona2779 Рік тому

      Singapore HDBs aren't small at all

  • @jameslee2935
    @jameslee2935 Рік тому +5

    Holy sh!t...imagine opening those wardrobes and finding a customer. I'd be freaked out!

  • @cheyenneyyyyllll
    @cheyenneyyyyllll Рік тому +1

    thank you so much for doing this series, i enjoy watching it alot and learn many stuffs :)

  • @tansk33
    @tansk33 Рік тому +1

    What a fun episode! More please!

  • @alisonlsc
    @alisonlsc Рік тому +5

    I always enjoy listening to the funny narrator behind the scene :)

  • @NinJa-qr1sp
    @NinJa-qr1sp Рік тому +13

    I actually quite like assembling the furniture. But the drilling holes into walls is a bummer and the delivery charges are a major major turnoff.

    • @jakobtaillon-rodrigue3412
      @jakobtaillon-rodrigue3412 Рік тому +1

      Drilling holes in the wall is recommended for any lightweight furniture as they can tend to fall, especially if a chikd pulls on drawer, a cat jumps on and down shelves off , etc. It's not specific to IKEA.

  • @hedylopez6034
    @hedylopez6034 Рік тому +1

    I love IKEA QATAR we used to hang out with my friends. So much fun looking around new items nice furnitures & interior designs. The Food court is cozy & delicious food. 👍🏼🥰✌🏽

  • @egmilkshake5310
    @egmilkshake5310 Рік тому +12

    love love love this series! More of these please, CNA! :) So informative!

  • @elit9706
    @elit9706 Рік тому +1

    Fun documentary. Much appreciated to the narrator.

  • @iMarcism
    @iMarcism Рік тому

    Great series do more of these in the future.

  • @KCBfly25
    @KCBfly25 Рік тому +2

    I don’t go there anymore, bcuz I know I’ll end up with too much stuff! Fun vid. Thk u!

  • @NyanyiC
    @NyanyiC Рік тому +5

    I love their soft serve icecream 😁

  • @prabhugautham
    @prabhugautham Рік тому +2

    Absolutely right it's never ending stroll through their displays in the end enter market place and it starts with search of the item again. It's like a vicious cycle. IKEA Bengaluru 😁😄😆👌

  • @marwinalejo9431
    @marwinalejo9431 Рік тому

    The maze and putting the cafeteria at the top-most level are part of their marketing strategy. Hahaha

  • @kedirakevo
    @kedirakevo Рік тому +1

    Singaporeans... pampered and taking out the joy of everything...... it's really a joy to assemble these furnitures...... dont they play with Legos before? sheesh...
    Delivery i can understand as most of us do not own cars as COE is super expensive...

  • @agneswakarima9050
    @agneswakarima9050 Рік тому

    please part 2

  • @cyloj718
    @cyloj718 Рік тому +12

    Ikea, the first thing that appear in mind for furniture and house appliances needs. Good quality and lasting items.

  • @kylow9550
    @kylow9550 Рік тому

    17:20 awwww so cute lol

  • @jachinoy1565
    @jachinoy1565 Рік тому

    Now I want to go Ikea ;)

  • @shinonkim4814
    @shinonkim4814 Рік тому +1

    I will never go into an IKEA again, as the store is set up as a giant maze, where you have to walk through an endless set of display items in order to leave the store.

  • @JesusLovesHisCreations
    @JesusLovesHisCreations Рік тому

    😂🤣👍I always look at map n find shortcuts… cos I think about ikea stuffs need to go from 1 place to another 😂😬👍

  • @weesgaming7021
    @weesgaming7021 Рік тому

    This is littered with so many Dad jokes around XD

  • @potatokiu9977
    @potatokiu9977 Рік тому

    The social media challenge really make more job desc for people who working there, imagine the shop is closing, I hope I can just went home straight home 😩

  • @crystal2484
    @crystal2484 Рік тому +1

    What will happen after the 30 yr lease at Alexandra expires? Please don't move away, Alexandra is a great size, unlike Tampines which is too big yet still very crowded and Jurong is very small and ill-equipped.

  • @areebachewa8318
    @areebachewa8318 Рік тому

    Can you please let me know how much is the unit cost ...

  • @sonjapasa974
    @sonjapasa974 Рік тому

    You shud have a navigation app in store it’d be easy on us.

  • @il0vTakoyaki
    @il0vTakoyaki Рік тому

    HAHA billybook case, I am one of those people who brought it and put it behind my bed XD

  • @remyazharyyosef1811
    @remyazharyyosef1811 Рік тому +3

    Ever since I moved to my own home, IKEA has been my go-to place for home needs.
    Being a smart home enthusiast, I've been obsessing with IKEA's line of Tradfri products. Even though setting up the hub can be tedious to set up, integrating it with Alexa subsequently is quite straightforward just as long as the hub detects the device.
    And there's something satisfying about assembling their furniture and other things.
    So to me, going to IKEA gives me that burst of ideas that I can come up with. You're made to really think out of the box and get your creative juices flowing.
    My only gripe is that some products like their Symfonisk sound systems took more than a year to be available in Singapore when other countries already had a taste of those products.

  • @ansonlee7977
    @ansonlee7977 Рік тому

    luckily in ikea malaysia there's arrows shown on the floor

  • @edmundsoh8029
    @edmundsoh8029 Рік тому

    Do decathlon please.

  • @serefo9996
    @serefo9996 Рік тому

    Video nicr

  • @christianbucal6933
    @christianbucal6933 3 місяці тому

    I am still thinking SCP-3008 😂

  • @_LYH_
    @_LYH_ Рік тому

    they forgot to feature the hotdog Coke combo snack!

  • @YanYanYanYan
    @YanYanYanYan Рік тому +2

    I
    Kan’t
    Exit
    Anywhere
    😂

  • @tanweiqiang1290
    @tanweiqiang1290 Рік тому

    Singlish: EEE-KIAH!!!

  • @kangaroosayhelloo4244
    @kangaroosayhelloo4244 Рік тому

    Try doing it on Don Don Donki 😉

  • @genossaitama5504
    @genossaitama5504 Місяць тому

    Michelle is so pretty

  • @EmeraldMara85
    @EmeraldMara85 Рік тому +2

    Sometimes parts can be missing from the set and when you're forced to come back all the way back to a Ikea, the service center treats you like have made a horrendeous sin.
    It was at that point I start getting less Ikea furniture, and instead look at other sellers(mostly locals) with cheaper and sturdier furniture (Ikea's billy book cases have the worst back as it's just a board).

  • @aiciba4634
    @aiciba4634 Рік тому

    Fun fact Ikea Singapore makes you walk the whole showroom before allowing you to go to the marketplace while Ikea Qatar allows you to go down just like that....plus the seminal rubbish Billy bookcase

  • @ClaraSticks.like.figure
    @ClaraSticks.like.figure Рік тому +13

    people who cannot assemble their own furniture should be banned from coming to ikea,
    srsly, their instruction is so clear than even my 10yo kids could do it by themselves alone without help.
    God help these ppl pls

    • @xxDxxism
      @xxDxxism Рік тому

      ikr. paying for assembly defeats the purpose of IKEA lol

    • @remyazharyyosef1811
      @remyazharyyosef1811 Рік тому +3

      Exactly. Not to mention the satisfaction after assembling the products is priceless.

    • @Jane306
      @Jane306 Рік тому

      @@remyazharyyosef1811 so true!!!!!

    • @gunillaandersson1046
      @gunillaandersson1046 Рік тому

      I don't think God can help them either 😉

  • @bakkwa8705
    @bakkwa8705 Рік тому +4

    I always pay for delivery and assembly . Save your sanity and family relationships 😂

  • @bixbe_sglearn
    @bixbe_sglearn Рік тому +1

    the ability to assemble IKEA furntiure is an intelligence test of sorts. But a low bar. CNA, can you get professional comedians?

  • @DJNicShogun
    @DJNicShogun Рік тому +1

    I go IKEA only for 1 thing. The food

  • @ayo3850
    @ayo3850 Рік тому +1

    omg everytime i go ikea with people, they always don't eat the lingon berry jam with the meatballs and they call me weird for loving the jam with my meatballs. I smother my meatballs with alot of jam to get that sweet and savoury taste ^^
    But the only time i have to fight to get more jam is when i eat with my family, we all love the jam with meatballs.

  • @annieteo7169
    @annieteo7169 Рік тому

    Ikea's wood is only.....

  • @megaredkentadate9834
    @megaredkentadate9834 Рік тому

    Many bloody lowballers in Carousel. Also have many scalpers

  • @Treelia
    @Treelia Рік тому

    I agree with the presenter, it’s just we are bad at assembling furniture. No time is nice excuse by the IKEA manager. Our D&T teachers all eat snake or we all sleeping in D&T class.

  • @annieteo7169
    @annieteo7169 Рік тому +1

    Most scandi men in the 19th century make their own furnitures. They got many pine trees.

  • @cplcwgoh
    @cplcwgoh Рік тому

    was expecting SCP-3008

  • @tommyliangwei3724
    @tommyliangwei3724 8 місяців тому +1

    27th May 2022

  • @user-nx4pq1ly5l
    @user-nx4pq1ly5l Рік тому

    Most majority of Taiwanese people like their IKEA furniture delivered and assembled, like the Singaporean too ! 😅😅

  • @myeongwol
    @myeongwol Рік тому +2

    If swedish people pronounce it yee-kee-ah then it's yee-kee-ah

    • @sideduck6501
      @sideduck6501 Рік тому +1

      It is after all an acronym as they explained in the movie so the pronunciation is not that important.
      /Greetings from Stockholm.

  • @maharlukomaharluka4811
    @maharlukomaharluka4811 Рік тому +5

    THE BIGGEST IKEA STORE IN THE WORLD IS NOW IN THE PHILIPPINES

  • @shoppeilava
    @shoppeilava Рік тому

    “The store is now closed, please exit the building.”

  • @carolinekamya2339
    @carolinekamya2339 Рік тому +1

    Founder is an imposter

  • @joel-cx7hm
    @joel-cx7hm Рік тому

    the comedian was rly cold tbh

  • @yumyum597
    @yumyum597 2 дні тому

    9:21

  • @lemonadeslices
    @lemonadeslices Рік тому +3

    i loved this - but thought the segments with the comedians/other commenters were kinda unnecessary.

  • @user-oh6wb5rj2q
    @user-oh6wb5rj2q Рік тому

    IKEA 宜家

  • @francisinfocus
    @francisinfocus Рік тому

    Really? I guess I'm an IKEA otaku or something.

  • @garyhb8686
    @garyhb8686 Рік тому

    people saying Ai-kee-ah instead of ee-kay-ah

  • @AnsonRoleePolee
    @AnsonRoleePolee Рік тому +1

    Carousell... is a place where scammer lurking to find their next victim

    • @oc6110
      @oc6110 Рік тому

      Use Carousell Protection and never get scammed again

  • @alexanderi.yudhistira7115
    @alexanderi.yudhistira7115 Рік тому

    IKEA SG but jobs taken by Filipinos.

  • @nusantaraheritage5499
    @nusantaraheritage5499 Рік тому

    China product still the best. Good, cheap and reliable gaess

  • @ngrobert5054
    @ngrobert5054 Рік тому +1

    wrong race can apply

  • @godzillaenergy
    @godzillaenergy Рік тому +3

    why ikean employs so many phillipines foreign talents for the higher positions? while the malays, in backend lower positions

    • @qwertypoet2386
      @qwertypoet2386 Рік тому +1

      11:59 that Malay guy is a manager.

    • @haziqariffin1989
      @haziqariffin1989 Рік тому

      I mean it's Singapore. It's no more Malay country. it's Chinese country. It's sad, but it's true.

  • @RoyLimisAw3s0me
    @RoyLimisAw3s0me Рік тому

    SG people is lazy haha

  • @deuces59
    @deuces59 Рік тому

    The voice over is terrible.