Ikea - What An Experience!

[WillFly]

I'd never been to Ikea until yesterday, when I drove up to the Croydon branch with my son. He's moved house and we decided to buy him some stuff - beds, etc. for the grandsons - from the store.

 

What a godawful place. I'm sure it's reasonably priced and with lots of stuff to choose from, but the arrangement - following an arrowed path through every possible department until you get to the warehouse, getting a trolley and then picking your stuff off the storage shelves - absolutely hellish. Then we queued for 30 minutes to get through the checkout...

 

I must be getting old. Not an experience I ever want to repeat if I can help it!

 

:phew:

[ro63rto]

Thats my local one.

Didnt you take the shortcuts then [emoji16]

Edited March 4, 2015 by ro63rto

[Geo]

My sentiments Will. I've been once to the one outside Edinburgh, never again!

[clockboy]

Will your experience is not unusual,had the same hassle buying furniture for my son a couple of years ago. The labyrinth design gets me, know quick way out  and the check out is like a rugby scrum. I have put my foot down with a firm hand and refused to use this store again.

 

PS one of the draw units I purchased I have had to repair twice as the bottom of the draws fall out. Gorilla glue sorted it.

Edited March 4, 2015 by clockboy

[frenchie]

You forgot to mention that your stuff usually ends up being at the highest and most inaccessible point of the warehouse, and you need to go on a climbing expedition to get it :)

[WillFly]

We were lucky in that respect - everything was on the first tier!

[Mark]

When I lived in Edmonton, they built one next to the big Tescos. If memory serves, somebody got stabbed when they opened that place and a riot ensued, it was a midnight opening launch!

 

I went to the one in Nottingham - hated it.

[Blacklab]

Nasty business Will. That why I buy most things off the net.

Edited March 4, 2015 by Blacklab

[bobm12]

Nice to know. Never been to one of those places and it just happens that my wife wanted to visit one...she told me last week! So it seem I'll be bracing myself for the ride!

 

Cheers,

 

Bob