I was certain you'd respond in the way you have as we think alike in many aspects; there's just so much wastage in humanity's drive for more and more.
As for the price at the IKEA restaurant, I have to agree, it's increased exponentially. They opening in 2006 in my city and I went out of curiosity and had my first IKEA Swedish meatballs (which were scrumptious) and remember thinking how cost effective the meal was. Now...two meals, one Coke and one cake...$42 AUD. That's a lot...but then, $42 in a pub here would barely buy one meal and one beer so it's still cheaper.