To Champagne for IKEA?

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3 ай бұрын

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@emiche711 3 ай бұрын

My brain first registered this as, “To Ikea for champagne” 😂 ❤

@scottibass 3 ай бұрын

I read as "TOO champagne for IKEA" !

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

😆😆🥂

@beth5633 3 ай бұрын

Haha, me too 😅

@ericmontgomery7477 3 ай бұрын

Hey! Try flipping the shelf around use the small hook where the book is supposed to go to hook on the bed!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Slotting it lower where it was supported by the mattress was the trick 🍾

@Tomas-Odebrant 3 ай бұрын

As s Swede it is always strange to see all IKEAs all over the world. When I was a kid, in the 1950ties, there was only ONE! It was in the small town of Älmhult where Ingvard Kamprad started the whole thing.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

And now it's a global phenomenon

@kthomas3553 3 ай бұрын

Love the videos, Jay, sending a little support!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

You're the best! Thank you so much 🥂🥰

@michaellima6272 3 ай бұрын

As you were shopping, I was shouting, go to the gardening section and look for a balcony planter/flower box! Or alternatively, get a wall mounted spice rack (fits 2-3 books perfectly, I bet). You could screw it onto the wall or the bed railing. Probably the most elegant and space efficient solution. OR, use some strong double sided tape for the rack that you purchased.

@mikeodil7721 3 ай бұрын

Gotta love fun little day excursions with your pals. Still, some champagne would’ve been nice. 😂🍾

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Agreed 😆

@mara6699 3 ай бұрын

Back in 2019 the day before I left Europe my friends handed me car keys and sent me to Metz for the day (I was at Ramstein afb). So I got to take big American van to Metz to see the cathedral. I might have ended up in a pedestrian walk way with that van! Anyways as I was leaving I was like "I wonder if there is an Ikea around here?" There was!! So i got to go to the Ikea in Metz and walked around. Then I drove back to Germany and went to the Ikea In Kaiserlautern and had a Waffle from the waffle bar! It was my day of "2 countries and 2 Ikeas!" :D

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

That's an epic Ikea day 😆

@neilt 3 ай бұрын

You were right to leave the opened box - often people have removed a part they needed to repair their own.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Whew

@Scotter4536 3 ай бұрын

I love reading in bed. It's my nightly routine to fall asleep, also when I wake up randomly in the middle of the night. I recommend getting a kindle though over lighting and physical books. Less strain on the eyes in the dark and less disruptive if you have a partner sleeping next to you. Also, they're more comfortable to hold with one hand. Best of luck!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

I do have one, a recent gift, I keep forgetting to use it. I have some physical books I want to re-read first though

@Scotter4536 3 ай бұрын

@@JaySwanson Either way, reading is great and a great way to wind down for bed.

@itsariyara 3 ай бұрын

Never thought my first watched video about Champagne would be including a visit to Ikea. But, who am I to complain - I'll take it!~

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Haha, with zero bubbles to be seen 🥂 I'll see what I can do for you next time

@bonriver9420 3 ай бұрын

What a fun little road trip. Glad you were able to take Cooper inside. That IKEA meal looked really yummy. I'd definitely eat that.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

It was way more fun with him, if more of a workout 😆

@PokhrajRoy. 3 ай бұрын

It’s so much fun trying to track the whereabouts of a rare item.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

A quest!

@balecalduin1993 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jay. Just FYI I visited Toulouse recently. If you've never been or filmed any vlog about it, worth a weekend trip. Cité de l'espace is a huge nerdgasm which will take you an entire day all included save the food and drinks for 26 euros. Even a centrifugal G force simulator and imax theater and a huge planetarium

@PokhrajRoy. 3 ай бұрын

Word of the Day: Counterforeshadowing

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

😆

@charlesblack1086 3 ай бұрын

Loved this vlog! Love IKEA.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@erinmh 3 ай бұрын

We need to talk about France's proclivity for push button espresso machines. Drives me up the wall.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

It's awful 😆

@karentozer1871 3 ай бұрын

I like an IKEA trip, I have the same type of bathroom cabinet Puxan was looking at except slightly bigger, I can get loads of stuff in it!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

It looks so good!

@karentozer1871 3 ай бұрын

@@JaySwanson I just realised how bad the typos were in my post 😩😂 , now amended!

@MJN0922 3 ай бұрын

Full disclosure - I've never stepped into an IKEA until this February in Paris! Too funny because the one here in Minneapolis by the Mall of America opened up 20 years ago... I didn't hate it and I was able to make my rental property doable. I was also tempted by the hotdog but it seemed too early in the journey.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

The hot dog is definitely skippable 😆

@amyspeers8012 3 ай бұрын

I have always read in bed. When I was little, I had a light that hooked onto my headboard. When I started dating my now husband, he bought me an Itty Bitty Book Light that I used for years. I have used a Kindle for the past 11 years and love that too-NEVER thought I would.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

I'll see how long it takes me to get back in the habit 😆

@auntiemjo 3 ай бұрын

Well, that was a fun shopping trip! Alway good to get out of town for a short time. Does France has a Container Store? Baskets there. Enjoy your new reading experience.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

There's gotta be. Muji at a minimum

@PokhrajRoy. 3 ай бұрын

Bistro suédois sounds fabulous!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

They know how to sell

@Vesalius4us 3 ай бұрын

Puchan!(spelling?) - good to see you again! Looks like a fun road trip!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Pushan officially, Puxan professionally 🥂

@andil6784 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jay! This video makes me want to go to IKEA. I know you already bought the light but make sure you get bulbs that are bright enough. Some of the IKEA lights use very low wattage bulbs and therefore very dim light. I just went to the eye doctor yesterday and he advised should read with the equivalent of no less than a 60 watt bulb. Glad you got Cooper into the store.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

It ended up being very bright haha. I need to diffuse it a bit

@PokhrajRoy. 3 ай бұрын

10:18 Nice reading light

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Right?

@scottibass 3 ай бұрын

Here's a horror story for you: I leave my dogs in the car a few times if I have to run in real quick to the stores until one of friends got his truck stolen with his dog inside. Never got the dog back. :(

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Wowwwwww, that is a horror story

@RAD6150 3 ай бұрын

2:13 at least there aren't any white Sprinter vans...

@Hepzibahlee8440 Ай бұрын

New video, "How to travel around Paris via public transport and car" each friend and you Jay could do a video in French and English 🎉😊

@mlomarechal6877 3 ай бұрын

Cooper porte un imperméable de la même couleur que le jaune du magasin Ikéa !!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

C'est pour ça qu'ils ont accepté, clairement 😆

@RH1812 3 ай бұрын

Clamp! Damn, timing. Locally, my IKEA is impossible to get to if you don’t drive.. online they sometimes don’t sell smaller stuff….modern life

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

They want you in that store 😆

@zenjii1 2 ай бұрын

A guy's day out at Ikea, always fun right??? I hope the book rack works out for you!!!

@jackie8357 3 ай бұрын

I think we've all done following the computer vs our own senses! Cooper looks like he needs to be in a backyard or living room display

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

He'd do that display justice for sure

@andyshacks7812 3 ай бұрын

You didn’t spend all day in IKEA? My you guys did well lol. Yep gotta have the meatballs. Has to be done !

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Haha, too many additional errands for our driver that day to do much more

@PokhrajRoy. 3 ай бұрын

Haven’t you heard of those Mini Lamps you can attach to your book? Regretting not using mine to its full potential.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Also a good idea

@carlf.9035 3 ай бұрын

Ikea cafe is one of my fav go to food spots. I know I'm pretty simple.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

It was really nice

@carlf.9035 3 ай бұрын

@@JaySwanson ☺️👍

@curlygrayinluxury 3 ай бұрын

Hey! J. What tripod do you use?

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

More on that today 🥂

@agyos 3 ай бұрын

Get a backpack dog-carrier…they may allow a dog in that way…maybe???

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

It specifically said no on their website but I'm sure we could have in the end 😆

@spottedcowsteverino3683 3 ай бұрын

did you get the invader on the bridge at 03:23? maybe it's not genuine? 👽

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Missed all of them on the way out 😆

@JBugz777 3 ай бұрын

IKEA always reminds me why I'm single.. 😛

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

😆

@cw6778 3 ай бұрын

You went to Ikea and did’t buy candles!! How is that possible?

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

😆

@Tropper73 3 ай бұрын

Going to Ikea is the worst consumer experience ever!

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

I see you've never tried to open a bank account in France

@Tropper73 3 ай бұрын

@@JaySwanson Yap... you're right! LOL

@Stopmotian1 3 ай бұрын

I gotta say, I'm uncomfortable watching this. As a kid I was bit by a dog in a store (not a guide dog obv). I think those rules exist for a reason. Sure Cooper is a good one but it emboldens the not good ones to bring their dogs where they're not allowed. Ah well, not my circus, not my monkeys.

@heryaherya 3 ай бұрын

In my experience dodgy behaviour in dogs would be noticed or reported and the person would be asked to leave. But most dogs in countries where they are allowed into shops are well used to it and completely chill.

@JaySwanson 3 ай бұрын

Can't win all the monkeys unfortunately