No more catching Z's in IKEA Nanjing

Updated: 2014-07-11 16:46

By Ma Danning(chinadaily.com.cn)

If you have ever visited an IKEA store and thought how cool it would be if you could just lie down on one of those soft beds, cover yourself with a fluffy blankets and nap---some Chinese IKEA visitors are doing exactly that.

An Ikea store in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, is considering slapping a ban on those who take a nap on the comfy furniture, after a Sina Weibo post published photos showing people stretching out on beds and ruffled sheets on even non-occupied beds, along with such comments as "from age 0 to 80, each of them has fallen into a rapturous sleep! ", Nanjing-based Jinling Evening News reported Thursday.

This is reportedly the first Chinese Ikea store that is planning a zero tolerance approach toward those who make themselves a little too much at home, as the company had always avoided taking action as it did not want to ruffle potential customers.

Shoppers sleep on a bed in an IKEA store in Beijing, July 6, 2014. Of the world's 10 biggest Ikea stores, 8 are in China catering to the country's growing middle class. The outlets are designed with extra room displays given the tendency for customers to make the visit an all-day affair. [Photo/CFP]