Secret codes at Ikea: Have you ever heard this announcement?

If you go into the Swedish furniture store, you have probably noticed the various announcements in which numbers or other strange codes are mentioned. Depending on the meaning, some occur more frequently, but others only very rarely. What do the secret IKEA codes mean?

These secret codes are very common at IKEA - what do they mean?

In most cases, the meaning of the codes is only temporary: In order to guarantee the security of the codes, it can be assumed that IKEA will periodically renew some of the codes. Nevertheless, the meaning of some codes that appear particularly frequently can be interesting.

With some of the codes you can be pretty sure of the meaning. This includes, for example, code 89. This is not only used at IKEA, but also in many other department stores: The code expresses that the store is busy and more staff is needed.

Code 88 is about a basic cleaning, maintenance or repair. Also, the meaning of the code 200 is pretty certain. This is also due to the fact that additional skilled workers are required.

The meaning of other mysterious IKEA codes - "Pippi Longstocking" and Co.

However, many of the IKEA codes are only speculative for us and their meaning is not certain. Nevertheless, it can be interesting to take a look at the codes that are common but raise a big question mark for us as buyers.

For example, if "Pippi Longstocking" is mentioned in an announcement, this is code for the need for security personnel. "Lucky Luke" is a code that requests that more registers be manned. Nevertheless, it can be assumed that a code will never remain identical for long. The code 300 is used to notify that there is an injured customer. The code 500 is used in a similar way: This is used to call first aiders in German IKEA stores. If you go to a branch in Switzerland, the code 500 has a different meaning. By naming this code, the Swiss IKEA branches are informed that a caregiver has lost sight of a child in Smaland. Other customers and employees are asked to help with the search.

The code 1000 has a different meaning depending on the number of executions. Simply calling it out suggests that all customers and staff should be on the alert. If the code is called a second time, an evacuation will be prepared. The third time the code "1000" is called, the evacuation is then carried out. How serious the situation really is cannot be predicted: it can be a compulsory exercise, but it can also be a bomb alert or a real danger to life.