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  • 24-Hour Security Watch On Christmas Goat

    24-Hour Security Watch On Christmas Goat

    Around-the-clock CCTV and an electrical fence will help prevent the temptingly flammable giant straw goat from being ignited this year – or will it? Vísir reports that the Christmas Goat, also known as the Gävle Goat in its native Sweden, is back…

  • Consumer Association: Price Hikes Hard To Fathom

    Consumer Association: Price Hikes Hard To Fathom

    The head of the Consumers’ Association of Iceland (NS) has criticised companies who raise prices based on having to pay their workers more, saying that this will contribute to a chain reaction of inflation. RÚV reports that Jóhannes Gunnarsson, the chairperson of…

  • Iceland’s Most Pöpulår Reståurånt!

    Iceland’s Most Pöpulår Reståurånt!

    The IKEA restaurant in Garðabær has only 18 reviews on TripAdvisor. Mainly, these focus on the economic value of the meals—especially compared to how notoriously expensive food in Reykjavík is. One calls it a “great value” while another chirpily describes it as…

  • IKEA Responds To Increased Revenue – By Lowering Prices

    IKEA Responds To Increased Revenue – By Lowering Prices

    IKEA will be lowering prices due to better economic performance, and have encouraged other retailers to do the same. MBL reports that prices will lower by about 2.8%. Þór­ar­inn Ævars­son, the managing director of IKEA in Iceland, told reporters that there are…

  • Christmas Goat Back To Tempt Fate

    Christmas Goat Back To Tempt Fate

    The Christmas Goat has returned to IKEA in Garðarbær, despite facing both potential arson or high winds, which have defeated the giant straw ruminant before. Vísir reports that IKEA in Garðarbær is already beginning preparations for Christmas. While this means the store…

  • Bursting Day Deal Cancelled At IKEA Due To Last Year’s Vomiting Patrons

    Bursting Day Deal Cancelled At IKEA Due To Last Year’s Vomiting Patrons

    Ikea has discontinued their annual 2 ISK Sprengidagur (“Bursting Day”) offer of salted meat and pea soup because people were eating so much they made themselves sick, reports DV. The meal deal, which IKEA had offered since 2009, plays on an old Icelandic…