A 3,000-person game of hide-and-seek halted by police
The authorities broke up the fun of more than 3,000 people who gathered through Facebook to plan a game of hide-and-seek at an IKEA store in Glasgow, Scotland.
When you think of the game of hide-and-seek, what comes to mind?
For us, it's nostalgic because it takes us back to our childhood; the excitement of playing hide-and-seek with friends or family and finding a creative hiding spot that challenges the seeker. When you're the seeker, this sense of fulfilment came over you when you completed the mission.
To bring that feeling back to life, a large group of people convened on Facebook to plan a giant game of Hide-and-Seek.
In 2019, more than 3,000 people planned a giant game of hide-and-seek at an Ikea store in Glasgow, Scotland.
The post went viral on social media and concerned the staff at the Ikea, who asked the police to come in as a precaution.
"Five officers stayed at the shop for the entire day on 31 August, just in case the thousands of people who clicked "attending" on Facebook decided to show up. Thankfully, there were no arrests or issues for the police to deal with." (Indy100)
Now, we completely understand how this may turn into mayhem, after all, 3,000 people playing a game can get messy. But can you imagine if they let it play it out and allowed people to play hide-and-seek?
This could've been epic for the store and the brand as a whole. They could've worked with the organisers of the Hide-and-Seek group and had fun with it on social media.
In saying all that, we can understand why they didn't, considering how it could have turned out. If you are not familiar with how Ikea stores are set up, then you should know that the stores are massive. So, the seekers would have their work cut out for them.
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Nevertheless, it was a good attempt at bringing back something nostalgic.
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