Well, this is the wonderful everyday.
According to ITV News, a couple of hundred people who were stranded after an accident on the M25 in Essex were offered the chance to stay in their showroom.
Two trucks collided causing huge tailbacks and drivers stuck well into the early hours of the morning last night.
Thankfully, nobody was seriously injured.
One of those affected by the accident was Natasha Boardman who posted this on Twitter of her hubby flopping into one of the beds provided by IKEA:
Glad to have finally have our room @IKEAUK #DartfordCrossing pic.twitter.com/YuNdbFAHVW
— NatashaBoardmanSteer (@NatashaSteer) August 28, 2018
Kids were also kept occupied.
My daughter & I are trapped in ikea due to crash on M25...5hrs +counting ..colouring in is saving our sanity..just...thank god for felt tips, rainbows and unicorns ..I can never face a meatball again 😠scroll to see a portrait of me when I’m old ..😂..scary! pic.twitter.com/0IWgZkxcXK
— Esther Rolinson - Artist (@EstherRolinson) August 28, 2018
Let’s just hope nobody made use of the showroom toilet.