For Ikea-haters & role-players

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-25-2009, 07:24 PM

It would make shopping there more fun...

kazbates · 06-25-2009, 07:56 PM

I've never understood my daughter Shannon's fascination with IKEA.

She can't wait to get her own apartment and start buying furniture there.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-25-2009, 08:30 PM

I do like some of the furniture, if I'm honest. It's just the stores themselves I hate :shudders:

Cabe · 06-25-2009, 08:32 PM

I'd be fine if it was laid out sensibly, and I wasn't herded around like cattle.

lilac_jive · 06-25-2009, 08:39 PM

Ha! Love it! I actually do like Ikea, but not really for their furniture. My ADD kicks in when I saw all of the gadgets and thingies for really cheap.

Verencat · 06-25-2009, 08:49 PM

There's a humorist here that did a sketch about shopping at ikea - it's in French, but the first thing he describes is a tipical girl arriving at ikea and the face he makes is just simply me! I love that place, I love it, I love it, I love it!!! It's like a toys'r'us for me, it's my heaven, a humongous play ground, the gate to happyness.

I LOVE IKEA (I feel like I'm coming out!)

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-25-2009, 08:50 PM

I've been an Ikea fan since they opened their first American stores (King of Prussia, PA... I was living in Philly at the time). Sure, some furniture was cheap... but a lot of it was good quality, easy to transport, easy to assemble, and I always liked the styles (my wife... not so much). We still shop there, though we're particular about what we bring back. Like so many other things, you have to be discriminating.

ruth1304 · 06-25-2009, 09:07 PM

Loved the cartoon!

Also like Ikea - I live so close to one (less than a mile) that I use it quite a lot. If you have one of their family cards you can get free cups of tea, and you don't need to go in the shop.

But I have now been there so many times I know the short cuts, and can get where I need to go very easily without having to use the winding corridor of doom.

I do remember the first time I visited Ikea - I was about 15 and we went on a family trip there, which included my 3 year old sister and my gran. It was either Boxing Day or the day after so it was packed. After spending what felt like several hours trying to find what we wanted in the corridor of doom with half the population of London, we ended up in the cafe where we couldn't find anything my brother, my dad or my gran would eat. We went home with a small blackboard for my sister and some pegs. My dad has never been in one again.

lilac_jive · 06-25-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

I've been an Ikea fan since they opened their first American stores (King of Prussia, PA... I was living in Philly at the time). Sure, some furniture was cheap... but a lot of it was good quality, easy to transport, easy to assemble, and I always liked the styles (my wife... not so much). We still shop there, though we're particular about what we bring back. Like so many other things, you have to be discriminating.

Oh yeah I know that Ikea. Used to be only a few minutes from my work.

HarryT · 06-26-2009, 02:40 AM

Virtually my entire house is furnished from IKEA - there's a big "superstore" about 5 miles away from where I live. My book collection is housed in their "Billy" bookcases, for example

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Sweetpea · 06-26-2009, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazbates

I've never understood my daughter Shannon's fascination with IKEA.

She can't wait to get her own apartment and start buying furniture there.

IKEA has decent stuff for a decent price. And I personally like a lot of their stuff too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I do like some of the furniture, if I'm honest. It's just the stores themselves I hate :shudders:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cabe

I'd be fine if it was laid out sensibly, and I wasn't herded around like cattle.

Our IKEA has shortcuts everywhere. If you walk at shopping speed, you can take over 30 minutes or less than 10 to cross the entire shop. Sometimes we do the long route, sometimes the short (when we know exactly where we need to go)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Virtually my entire house is furnished from IKEA - there's a big "superstore" about 5 miles away from where I live. My book collection is housed in their "Billy" bookcases, for example

.

My book collection is housed in a IVAR shelving system

And my old (= ancient) bed, which I had since I was a girl is still in our spare bedroom. It must be over 20 years old now (as are some of my IVAR system parts).

When I started living up north, there was only a "catalog" store (you could only order stuff, not take it with you). Then they made this "large" store as a lot of people wanted one. And within 5 years (they had planned about 10 years) it was too small again... (after that catalog store, we had the smallest but one in the country, now we have the largest but one and they're rebuilding already and when they're finished, we'll have the largest but one in Europe, only Sweden will have a larger one...)

Gaurnim · 06-26-2009, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Virtually my entire house is furnished from IKEA - there's a big "superstore" about 5 miles away from where I live. My book collection is housed in their "Billy" bookcases, for example

.

We do have a few of these "Billy" bookcases, and the books seem quite happy in there.
A bit crowded, though, but it's our fault, not the bookcases'.

gwynevans · 06-26-2009, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruth1304

Also like Ikea - I live so close to one (less than a mile) that I use it quite a lot.

Certainly the Bristol and Cardiff one's aren't normally too crowded - cetainly not when compared to London/Staples Corner, for instance. When we lived over there, just getting to that store was bad enough, even when I went by bike rather than car! That was always heaving, whereas we've normally found Bristol to be fine.

astra · 06-26-2009, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

My book collection is housed in their "Billy" bookcases, for example

.

With glass doors? I have two of those.

ruth1304 · 06-26-2009, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

Certainly the Bristol and Cardiff one's aren't normally too crowded - cetainly not when compared to London/Staples Corner, for instance. When we lived over there, just getting to that store was bad enough, even when I went by bike rather than car! That was always heaving, whereas we've normally found Bristol to be fine.

I have seen it busy, but can usually time my visits for quieter times because I'm nearby, which is a luxury.

The thing I don't like about the stores is the lack of natural light. I start to feel slightly disorientated if I'm there too long.

06-25-2009, 07:24 PM	#1
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06-25-2009, 07:56 PM	#2
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	I've never understood my daughter Shannon's fascination with IKEA. She can't wait to get her own apartment and start buying furniture there.

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I do like some of the furniture, if I'm honest. It's just the stores themselves I hate :shudders:

06-25-2009, 08:32 PM	#4
Cabe Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 403 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone	I'd be fine if it was laid out sensibly, and I wasn't herded around like cattle.

06-25-2009, 08:39 PM	#5
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Ha! Love it! I actually do like Ikea, but not really for their furniture. My ADD kicks in when I saw all of the gadgets and thingies for really cheap.

06-25-2009, 08:49 PM	#6
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	There's a humorist here that did a sketch about shopping at ikea - it's in French, but the first thing he describes is a tipical girl arriving at ikea and the face he makes is just simply me! I love that place, I love it, I love it, I love it!!! It's like a toys'r'us for me, it's my heaven, a humongous play ground, the gate to happyness. I LOVE IKEA (I feel like I'm coming out!)

06-25-2009, 08:50 PM	#7
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I've been an Ikea fan since they opened their first American stores (King of Prussia, PA... I was living in Philly at the time). Sure, some furniture was cheap... but a lot of it was good quality, easy to transport, easy to assemble, and I always liked the styles (my wife... not so much). We still shop there, though we're particular about what we bring back. Like so many other things, you have to be discriminating.

06-25-2009, 09:07 PM	#8
ruth1304 Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Waiting for a kindle!	Loved the cartoon! Also like Ikea - I live so close to one (less than a mile) that I use it quite a lot. If you have one of their family cards you can get free cups of tea, and you don't need to go in the shop. But I have now been there so many times I know the short cuts, and can get where I need to go very easily without having to use the winding corridor of doom. I do remember the first time I visited Ikea - I was about 15 and we went on a family trip there, which included my 3 year old sister and my gran. It was either Boxing Day or the day after so it was packed. After spending what felt like several hours trying to find what we wanted in the corridor of doom with half the population of London, we ended up in the cafe where we couldn't find anything my brother, my dad or my gran would eat. We went home with a small blackboard for my sister and some pegs. My dad has never been in one again.

06-26-2009, 02:40 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Virtually my entire house is furnished from IKEA - there's a big "superstore" about 5 miles away from where I live. My book collection is housed in their "Billy" bookcases, for example .

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