As much as we hate tech companies tracking our every move, Google Maps doesn\u2019t work if you don\u2019t share your location with Google. Most people, however, don\u2019t even worry about the amount of data they share with Google Maps. Those that do mind have ways to limit the tracking with Google\u2019s privacy-related features. You can use incognito mode to unlink Maps activity from your main Google account, and you can erase your Maps history if you so desire. But if you want to take advantage of Ikea\u2019s brilliant marketing campaign, you\u2019ll want to have your Google Maps Timeline turned on and recording your trips to the store.<\/p>\n
Ikea has decided to turn the length of your trip to a store into instant savings. The promotion, however, is only running in Dubai, but it\u2019s interesting nonetheless. As you can see in the image below, a two-hour trip adds up to a free \u201cBilly\u201d bookcase, while a five-minute trip will net you free food at the store.<\/p>\n
The promo is called \u201cBuy With Your Time,\u201d Engadget<\/em> reports, and it\u2019s quite simple to use. Ikea staff will look at your Google Maps Timeline to determine the length of your trip, and the time is turned into savings.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether this pilot program will be rolled out to other countries. Maybe the Swedish furniture maker is simply trying to increase sales in the region by essentially giving customers free furniture for driving to its retail stores. But it\u2019s still a great marketing promotion from Ikea, and it wouldn\u2019t be possible without an app like Google Maps to track your every move.<\/p>\n Also, before you think about attempting to cheat the system by pretending your house is further away than it really is, you might want to check the promo\u2019s fine print: You\u2019ll have to verify your address before taking advantage of any Maps-based discounts.<\/p>\n \n\tImage Source: Michele Eve Sandberg\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n\t\tChris Smith started writing about gadgets as a hobby, and before he knew it he was sharing his views on tech stuff with readers around the world. Whenever he’s not writing about gadgets he miserably fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brilliant-Ikea-promo-gives-you-discounts-for-navigating-to-the.jpeg\")
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