Have any of u guys ever shopped at IKEA???

If so, what are your honest opinions of the store and the products???

Thanks!!!

I like IKEA... ...Got my bed, nightstand and lamps there.





Although a LOT of their merchandise is somewhat sterile and cheap, there's enough good quality stuff there to make it worth your while.

Desire2006 said:

It was always my fantasy as a child to be locked in the store overnight!

All the furniture at my house is from IKEA, all other furniture shops here are way too expensive for me and usually tacky in design, or overly ornate. I like simple stuff

love IKEA!!!!!

but im not a guy, lol

LOVE M

missmad said:

aren't you spewing they shut the Moorabbin one! I used to go every week with the kids to the cafe there and let them play in the ballroom just for fun!

ZombieKitten said:

yep, it sux!!!!! id browse through the catalogue when one would come in the mail, and they delivered 2. great stufffff!!!!!
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missmad said:

I can't stand when I drive past and it's nothing there now you know I only moved here to be close to it!!

ZombieKitten said:

wow, really? wow!

missmad said:

will have to move to Richmond now!

Ikea makes decent bedstands and bookshelves, but I made my own bedroom set with my uncle cause hes got woodworking skills!

ZombieKitten said:

it sux how there is only one store in victoria. obviously not a big or even profitable market here

missmad said:

remember they used to ask your postcode everytime you shopped there? must have been part of the research to relocate. When we first came to Australia we lived near the Brandon Park IKEA (now long closed)

IKEA is cool. I seen a lot of stuff in there that I would love to get when I get my own apartment...yes sir

like someone else said before, i would love to get locked inside overnight to try out all the cool stuff...

i love how their furniture is simple, modern yet elegant at the same time, i can't stand all that heavy, decorative furniture that my family is into, plus its way too heavy...

Shopped there last week!

I LOVE IKEA; especially the food hall.

I think the lower priced products can show in the quality ; but spend a little bit more and you can find some really decent stuff.


Bought a lovely Dime bar cake there as well.

karmatornado said:

TR made ours too ... you have to go up steps to get into our bed i love it

they moved the ikea where i shopped too
it's an 8 hour drive to even get to the closest store but at least it was on they way out of the city from my sisters
now it's an hour drive across the city and an hour drive to get back out on the highway

but i've always wondered if i would trust ikea to buy my sofa from...
headboards and stuff i can understand. that being said,
my coffee table and end table are ikea
my tv stand
lots of my storage boxes/containers are ikea
my cooking pots are ikea
love their cheap housewares
i have some neat sock-like chair covers
toilet brush (how can you beat $1.24 or whatever it is??)
i have to pick up a towel rack to match the others for the bathroom after i repaint
cool tissue holder and q-tip holder
oh and the mirrors are a great deal too
i forgot! i also have two rugs from ikea


once i get my grandmother's table refinished my ikea livingroom stuff will look too modern
the end tables i can deal with... but what do i put my tv on when i get rid of my ikea stand??

Desire2006 said:

I shop IKEA.

Their Prices are great and the quality is far better then you should expect for the price. The store is awesome and fun, a very healthy walk. I often eat at their food court while there. I eat then walk. IKEA is a cool store, with a new approach.

I like Ikea a lot. The quality/durability on a lot of it isn't the greatest, but the design is great. For the price, there's nothing better.

emm said:

my parents had their IKEA couches for 20 years, then I got them and had them another 10 - I wanted to get them reupholstered but it was cheaper to buy 2 new IKEA couches

ZombieKitten said:

yep. probably market research yea. Where's Brandon Park?

The stuff's a bit wobbly but easy to construct.

missmad said:

where springvale road crosses south eastern freeway

that place scares me.

I always found it interesting how he instructions don't have any words!

womg!



Most of the furniture is cool and relatively cheap 'cause you gotta assemble it yourself...which is kinda fun. More fun than finding your way thru the acutal labyrinth of a store. I stick to the catalouge.

ZombieKitten said:

i no springvale road, lol

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I love the names they give to the furniture.

I don't really like ikea

I've never been there.

Desire2006 said:

Inexpensive and some nice looking pieces but low quality.

I'm not into Ikea.