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How much would you pay for a couch?
So far, at least eighteen people in Brooklyn would put up more than 48 hours of their time and trouble for this one.
The new Red Hook outlet of IKEA is offering an Ektorp sofa to the first 35 people to enter the store, and an armchair to the first 100. The store opens on Wednesday morning, so these eager beavers will be there for quite some time.
On-site coverage by Adam Robb, who’s fifth in line, is available at Racked:
The skeleton staff didn’t expect anyone til tomorrow but were already on the phone with higher ups as if our arrival—as the first foreigners (read: white Manhattanites) on the scene—signified the onslaught sure to follow us.