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Old Posted Jun 4, 2011, 1:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Keith P. View Post
Of course they bought it there. Nobody here ever heard of Ikea until they opened their store in Burnside in the mid-70s. Once they did it became the go-to place for young couples and university students to buy furniture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...th_IKEA_stores
Checking the "Discussion" tab on that page, there is a lengthy discussion on whether the Dartmouth store is an urban legend, plus the reason for its closing (if it's ever existed, of course ).
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