My brain first registered this as, “To Ikea for champagne” 😂 ❤
@scottibass9 ай бұрын
I read as "TOO champagne for IKEA" !
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
😆😆🥂
@Bibi-c7r9 ай бұрын
Haha, me too 😅
@Tomas-Odebrant9 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
And now it's a global phenomenon
@kthomas35539 ай бұрын
Love the videos, Jay, sending a little support!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
You're the best! Thank you so much 🥂🥰
@ericmontgomery74779 ай бұрын
Hey! Try flipping the shelf around use the small hook where the book is supposed to go to hook on the bed!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Slotting it lower where it was supported by the mattress was the trick 🍾
@neilt9 ай бұрын
You were right to leave the opened box - often people have removed a part they needed to repair their own.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Whew
@mikeodil77219 ай бұрын
Gotta love fun little day excursions with your pals. Still, some champagne would’ve been nice. 😂🍾
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Agreed 😆
@Scotter45369 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!
@JaySwanson9 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
@Scotter45369 ай бұрын
@@JaySwanson Either way, reading is great and a great way to wind down for bed.
@PokhrajRoy.9 ай бұрын
It’s so much fun trying to track the whereabouts of a rare item.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
A quest!
@michaellima62729 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.
@mara66999 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
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
That's an epic Ikea day 😆
@bonriver94209 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
It was way more fun with him, if more of a workout 😆
@balecalduin19939 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
@karentozer18719 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!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
It looks so good!
@karentozer18719 ай бұрын
@@JaySwanson I just realised how bad the typos were in my post 😩😂 , now amended!
@andil67849 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
It ended up being very bright haha. I need to diffuse it a bit
@PokhrajRoy.9 ай бұрын
10:18 Nice reading light
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Right?
@itsariyara9 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!~
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Haha, with zero bubbles to be seen 🥂 I'll see what I can do for you next time
@auntiemjo9 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
There's gotta be. Muji at a minimum
@amyspeers80129 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
I'll see how long it takes me to get back in the habit 😆
@PokhrajRoy.9 ай бұрын
Word of the Day: Counterforeshadowing
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
😆
@Vesalius4us9 ай бұрын
Puchan!(spelling?) - good to see you again! Looks like a fun road trip!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Pushan officially, Puxan professionally 🥂
@MJN09229 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
The hot dog is definitely skippable 😆
@RH18129 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
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
They want you in that store 😆
@mlomarechal68779 ай бұрын
Cooper porte un imperméable de la même couleur que le jaune du magasin Ikéa !!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
C'est pour ça qu'ils ont accepté, clairement 😆
@charlesblack10869 ай бұрын
Loved this vlog! Love IKEA.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@carlf.90359 ай бұрын
Ikea cafe is one of my fav go to food spots. I know I'm pretty simple.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
It was really nice
@carlf.90359 ай бұрын
@@JaySwanson ☺️👍
@PokhrajRoy.9 ай бұрын
Bistro suédois sounds fabulous!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
They know how to sell
@PokhrajRoy.9 ай бұрын
Haven’t you heard of those Mini Lamps you can attach to your book? Regretting not using mine to its full potential.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Also a good idea
@erinmh9 ай бұрын
We need to talk about France's proclivity for push button espresso machines. Drives me up the wall.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
It's awful 😆
@spottedcowsteverino36839 ай бұрын
did you get the invader on the bridge at 03:23? maybe it's not genuine? 👽
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Missed all of them on the way out 😆
@jackie83579 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
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
He'd do that display justice for sure
@zenjii19 ай бұрын
A guy's day out at Ikea, always fun right??? I hope the book rack works out for you!!!
@cw67789 ай бұрын
You went to Ikea and did’t buy candles!! How is that possible?
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
😆
@agyos9 ай бұрын
Get a backpack dog-carrier…they may allow a dog in that way…maybe???
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
It specifically said no on their website but I'm sure we could have in the end 😆
@RAD61509 ай бұрын
2:13 at least there aren't any white Sprinter vans...
@scottibass9 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. :(
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Wowwwwww, that is a horror story
@curlygrayinluxury9 ай бұрын
Hey! J. What tripod do you use?
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
More on that today 🥂
@Stopmotian19 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.
@heryaherya9 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.
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Can't win all the monkeys unfortunately
@andyshacks78129 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 !
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
Haha, too many additional errands for our driver that day to do much more
@JBugz7779 ай бұрын
IKEA always reminds me why I'm single.. 😛
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
😆
@Tropper739 ай бұрын
Going to Ikea is the worst consumer experience ever!
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
I see you've never tried to open a bank account in France
@Tropper739 ай бұрын
@@JaySwanson Yap... you're right! LOL
@rc92729 ай бұрын
👍😎
@JaySwanson9 ай бұрын
🥂
@crustykells279 ай бұрын
Real stuff without heavy philosophy.
@dccoulthard9 ай бұрын
One of my favorite cities...as well as a pain in the *ss to pronounce!!!!