There's less than one week left until Ikea Red Hook's June 18th opening, and the store couldn't be opening at a better time, really. Between the sweltering summer heat (free air conditioning!) and rising grocery bills ($4.99 Swedish meatballs!), you could basically spend an entire cheapo day lounging in Ikea's living room sets and napping on Ikea's beds, just like you'd do at home. Or you could be like two guys in California and take it one step further by throwing an actual dinner party in the store. The practical jokers organized an entire semi-formal dinner party at a Sacramento Ikea store, complete with invitations, a sit down meal, wine and coffee, board games, and after-dinner drinks in the outdoor garden when the store closed at 9. It was a dinner party with no cleanup required. They tossed out the wine glasses afterward (which they'd purchased downstairs before the party) and headed home—and Ikea employees didn't seem to mind one bit. A party at the new Brooklyn outpost has even more potential: It will stay open until 10, leaving you an extra hour for Boggle. Video from the stunt after the jump.
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