Big day!
IKEA’s spokeman Joseph Roth quite literally knocked my socks off when he called me today. Well, returned my call actually, as I dropped him a voicemail earlier in the day to tell them I tried to straighten out the misinformation that this site is in anyway associated with them.
He joked that that IKEA knows I have never said that and they “all” monitor this little site. (Pressure - now I have to learn to write like an adult and spell words without typos.) He thought it was rather funny, as I did, that a news “reporter” would mess up that badly when there is a clear disclaimer.
He was a very nice guy. We were both a bit befuddled where all this sudden “news” is coming from. No offical word has been released, and to be honest, nothing that IS out there is more than speculation and vaugue hints and has been so for MONTHS. He said he’s talked to about “every news outlet in the state” the last couple days since this went supernova, I said I’ve probably talked to half of those. Thats about the truth too. I can’t seem to get anything done that I was trying to today with all the phone calls and emails.
He did say “We’re looking at Ohio like we’re looking at Florida and other states” but that they aren’t concentrating a searchlight on Ohio as suggested by reporters - which is just a nice way to say ‘We love you , but we’re not IN love with you - yet’.
I personally think this might all go back a far as the story in the Toldedo Blade earlier this month that had a fair bit of speculation in it. That seems to have spun off the Plain Dealer’s article yesterday, which got picked up on the wires, sent to the four winds, coverted into adrenaline and injected directly into the juggular of over anxious tv reporters on an otherwise slow newsday.
Before the call ended I told him if he ever had anything he wanted to tell me, to let me know, heh. He did kindly offer me a spiffy tour of the Canton store though! I was to go this weekend but now have to cancel the visit Saturday due to a sudden family emergency, so maybe in July I can take him up on it.
I’m hoping what comes out of this is that maybe IKEA will feel some heat from the excitement given off by this news-spaz attack and maybe WILL start looking at little harder to find it’s Buckeye home.
Who wants to send the head office a big basket of chocolate Buckeyes and some flowers? We can make them love us right? Maybe we just need to “put out” more.
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My brother and sister-in-law live in Sweden. I had the honor of visiting them and the IKEA headquarters while there.I’m in love with everything they do! We probably went to IKEA 6 different times while I was in country. The very thought of them being in OH, let alone West Chester thrills me beyond belief. I’d gladly chip in to the “bring ‘em to Ohio” campain…buckeyes, corn hole games…lets swamp the mother-ship with OH goodies!!