IKEA - love it or hate it?

[TheSoloChef]

Ikea! Hell on Earth as far as I'm concerned!

I've been once (never again) to buy a lack table, I spent hours wandering around the place and finally found it but I couldn't buy one!! I had to then wander around for another hour or two to find the warehouse, pick it myself and then queue to finally escape the place!! A whole day wasted for a table that cost me £12...

 

[TastyReuben]

Ikea! Hell on Earth as far as I'm concerned!

I go to IKEA once a year or so, always on a weekday, and I usually just buy some sort of household/kitchen item, like a ladle or a bowl.

I like wandering through the kitchens, and I like sitting peacefully in the cafeteria with a pot of tea and a piece of cake - weekdays, it’s blissfully empty. Nothing says calm like looking out over the 10 acres of cafeteria space and seeing just the people working the food line and no one else. It’s like, “Oh, they’ve built this wonderful expansive quiet place and made all this food just for me!”

 

[Morning Glory]

I go to IKEA once a year or so, always on a weekday, and I usually just buy some sort of household/kitchen item, like a ladle or a bowl.

I like wandering through the kitchens, and I like sitting peacefully in the cafeteria with a pot of tea and a piece of cake - weekdays, it’s blissfully empty. Nothing says calm like looking out over the 10 acres of cafeteria space and seeing just the people working the food line and no one else. It’s like, “Oh, they’ve built this wonderful expansive quiet place and made all this food just for me!”

IKEA must be quite different in the US. I don't recognise your description at all.

 

[TastyReuben]

IKEA must be quite different in the US. I don't recognise your description at all.

It’s a completely different place on the weekends.

 

[medtran49]

IKEA must be quite different in the US. I don't recognise your description at all.

It’s a completely different place on the weekends.

Yeah, I will NEVER go into an Ikea on a weekend again. In fact, the last couple of times, I've ordered online and just picked up or got delivery of what I ordered.

The 1 closest to us has a good sized cafeteria space, but it's not huge.

 

[karadekoolaid]

IKEA must be quite different in the US. I don't recognise your description at all.

I'm delighted to declare that I have never, ever set foot in IKEA. The very thought of having to construct a piece of furniture drives me to distraction.

 

[rascal]

I'm delighted to declare that I have never, ever set foot in IKEA. The very thought of having to construct a piece of furniture drives me to distraction.

X2 here. We have cabinets etc here with panels around the wrong way.im.not pulling stuff apart to fix .
I hate kitsets. F":; spellcheck put kittens.

Russ

 

[JAS_OH1]

I'm delighted to declare that I have never, ever set foot in IKEA. The very thought of having to construct a piece of furniture drives me to distraction.

X2 here. We have cabinets etc here with panels around the wrong way.im.not pulling stuff apart to fix .
I hate kitsets. F":; spellcheck put kittens.

Russ

Me 3. But I want to go see it. I've bought kits from Wayfair furniture online before and DH hated it.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I love wandering around IKEA. Kits don't bother me at all because they're logical to reassemble and I think the same way.

The cafe or restaurant don't serve food I can eat, so I typically don't use either.

 

[Morning Glory]

I love wandering around IKEA. Kits don't bother me at all because they're logical to reassemble and I think the same way.

The cafe or restaurant don't serve food I can eat, so I typically don't use either.

They do these days:

https://www.ikea.com/es/en/ideas/vegan-food-at-ikea-discover-our-new-dishes-pub0dcee270/

 

[TastyReuben]

Me 3. But I want to go see it. I've bought kits from Wayfair furniture online before and DH hated it.

The original Jungle Jim’s location is a mere 13 minutes from the IKEA down here…just don’t go on the weekend.

I absolutely admit I love going through the kitchen displays at IKEA - something like 30 fully set up kitchens, different designs and layouts and all that. As long as it’s a weekday, it’s fun. I skip right over the bedrooms, home offices, and other furniture - I just like the kitchenware department, the kitchens, the food hall, and the cafeteria.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

They do these days:

https://www.ikea.com/es/en/ideas/vegan-food-at-ikea-discover-our-new-dishes-pub0dcee270/

For some reason that's the Spanish site (es) in English (en). So doesn't really apply to Australia.

 

[Morning Glory]

For some reason that's the Spanish site (es) in English (en). So doesn't really apply to Australia.

Don't know why that is a Spanish site but I did find this:

Vegan Food at IKEA - Vegan Guides to Australia

 

[JAS_OH1]

The original Jungle Jim’s location is a mere 13 minutes from the IKEA down here…just don’t go on the weekend.

I absolutely admit I love going through the kitchen displays at IKEA - something like 30 fully set up kitchens, different designs and layouts and all that. As long as it’s a weekday, it’s fun. I skip right over the bedrooms, home offices, and other furniture - I just like the kitchenware department, the kitchens, the food hall, and the cafeteria.

I dont enjoy weekend shopping at all. I will have to make a plan to come down there, but honestly I'll probably spend more time in Jungle Jim's!

 

[Barriehie]

I dont enjoy weekend shopping at all. I will have to make a plan to come down there, but honestly I'll probably spend more time in Jungle Jim's!

Looking it up and seeing that it's an Int'l Market I would have zero interest in Ikea...