Is IKEA finally in the Philippines? It turns out that it’s not.
Yesterday, Pepper Teehankee posted a photo on Instagram with the caption: “The #Swedish ambassador confirmed that #ikea will soon be opening in the #philippines. Could this be the secret #ikeaphilippines location in #cabuyao #laguna?”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYaRxpQl50q/?hl=en&taken-by=pepperteehankee
The same photo was tweeted by lifestyle blogger and columnist Cecile Zamora van Straten with the caption: “Omg Ikea in Laguna!!”
https://twitter.com/chuvaness/status/902801144300179456
Filipinos ready for some D.I.Y. furniture and Swedish meatballs took to social media to share their excitement.
https://twitter.com/Viccerz21/status/903040660940492800
me when the IKEA branch in Laguna opens pic.twitter.com/Epy1S5puG2
— SCOUT (@scoutmagph) August 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/atheinaaa/status/903069342803341312
https://twitter.com/rensupelana/status/902921119232966656
IKEA in Laguna. The struggle of having IKEA tables shipped from abroad will soon be over.
— Hannah Ramos (@HannahJRamos) August 30, 2017
But the excitement was all for nothing. Today, Lazada Philippines’ CEO Inanc Balci said on Facebook that the site photographed is actually a new warehouse for the e-commerce company in Cabuyao, Laguna.
To be fair, the building does look a lot like the average IKEA store. For comparison, here’s a photo of an IKEA store in Seoul, South Korea.
It was announced last year that the Swedish home furnishing company will be opening in the Philippines but there was no mention of an opening date or location.
Right now, all people can do is wait a little more.
