People who have visited IKEA, a Swedish multinational conglomerate, will surely agree with my next sentence. The in-house food court at IKEA offers some amazing food, and we love sitting there while we relish food after a tiring shopping experience. But a customer at Bengaluru IKEA had to witness something very weird. She posted a picture on Twitter and informed that a dead rat had dropped on her food court in the Bengaluru IKEA.
Dead Rat Falls On Woman’s Food Table At IKEA Bengaluru
Wtf.. guess what fell in our food table at ikea 🤕🤕🤕🤒🤒 I can’t even.
We were eating and this rat just dropped dead..
Most bizzare moment ever!@IKEA@IKEAIndia pic.twitter.com/R45C1BCNkc— Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) July 16, 2023
A customer at IKEA Bengaluru was enjoying her food at the in-house food court. Just then, a dead rat fell on her table. The customer tweeted a picture of this table with the rat on it from her Twitter account, @Sharanyashetty.
The picture features snacks on the table and a dead rat lying beside it. As she narrated the incident, she also called it a very bizarre experience.
Hej! We apologize for the unpleasant incident at IKEA Nagasandra. We’re currently investigating the situation & ensuring to take all precautionary efforts. Food safety and hygiene is our top priority, and we want our customers to always have the best shopping experience at IKEA.
— IKEAIndia (@IKEAIndia) July 17, 2023
IKEA saw this tweet and immediately apologised to the customer about it on its official account. The incident happened in IKEA Nagasandra. It assured the customer that the brand is investigating the same. The brand also mentioned that hygiene and food quality have always been their priorities.
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Netizens Made Light Jokes
Didnt you order chocolate mousse
— Sneha (@snehasneha173) July 16, 2023
The post has, by far, garnered over 76.7K views and over 275 likes on Twitter. Netizens were disgusted by the image and the incident narrated.
While some were expressing disgust, others were making light comments on the same. One of them wrote and asked the woman if she had ordered chocolate mousse. While another wrote that the rat was tired of assembling the furniture.
I guess he got tired of assembling IKEA table 😬
— Badass Dad 🚬 🍺 (@Badass_Superdad) July 17, 2023
I guess he got tired of assembling IKEA table 😬
— Badass Dad 🚬 🍺 (@Badass_Superdad) July 17, 2023
One user jokingly related this to Ratatouille, the movie, and said that chef Remi is no more. The woman mentioned that all other people’s time should never be wasted by you.
He is the chef! pic.twitter.com/Wvr30MyGoJ
— भार्गव (@bhrgvxp) July 17, 2023
Some spoke about how the pictures were making them puke. The woman mentioned that the people on another table were unbothered and continued .
What are your views on this?
Cover Image Courtesy: @sharanyashetty/Twitter
First Published: July 18, 2023 3:41 PM