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So I went to the new Ikea and boy I tell you, as fun as it was to walk around and look at all the setups and stuff, it is annoying as all heck. We spent over 4 hours in the store looking for a desk and a bookshelf. My dad kept stopping to look at everything, probably leading to us being there for the time we were. When we got home I had these little cube things that go in the bookshelf and I broke 3 of them trying to put them together. The bookshelf assembly took me about 3 tries and it doesn't look to hot. The desk is nice but the stuff I got was in white so it is going to show dirt and stuff and I didn't realize it at the time so that is lame. Needless to say, my first time at Ikea was interesting at best. It is amazing in there though. They have a resturant, day care, and the weirdest carts. They had these cool displays where they made a whole house in 532 Square Feet then later on they had one where it was like 206 sq. ft. It would suck to live in a house that small. Anyway I don't plan on going back. <_<
 
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Thanks for telling us?

I got my desk on the side of the road :) It's worked so far.
 
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Hehe. Nice. Yeah they have some nice looking stuff it is just a hassle to put together and doesn't look that great at home. I mean it looks nice but there is tons of gaps and stuff.
 
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Thank you for sharing your ikea experience! We have one here but I never go.
 
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Ive got an ikea around 40miles south only hear good things.
 
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Hmm. Maybe I am just bad at putting things together.
 
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Pierre said:
Thanks for telling us?

I got my desk on the side of the road :) It's worked so far.

Haha that's the best ever.. My desk was given to me by mom from a local school.. It's ugly, but it works.. I want a more modern-looking desk though.. I like Ikea's stuff, it's simple and minimalistic.
 
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Ikea has cool stores, but cheap products. I've only purchased a few things from them and have not been greatly impressed...
 
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My Wife LOVES Ikea. Spent well over 5K there last year... It really is a all day trip though
 
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I got some nice dishes from ikea... and Im thinking of buying a new computer desk from them. The store looks really nice and the prices are very reasonable!
 
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Ikea is pretty hit or miss. I like that they use a lot of sustainable resourses in producing their items. And many of their items are recyclable which is good, because they break fairly often.

I bought a desk at an estate sale. Cleaned it up and it works great.
 
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Used to live near Ikea but moved interstate and nearest store is way out of reach. We have some Ikea shelving units which have lasted 15yrs ( that's how long since we last had a store close by ) so far and still going strong.

Only a matter of time before they open a store here.
 
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Ikea is nice for a college apartment or something. I don't think I'd get it in a nicer home, though.
 
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I've picked up some great stuff from Ikea, and my place doesn't look like a dorm room.

It all depends on the stuff you buy and how adept you are at assembling it.

Thumbs-up for Ikea over here... :)
 
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I didn't seem to good at putting it together. I guess that is why it looks lame.
 
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DCraver said:
Hehe. Nice. Yeah they have some nice looking stuff it is just a hassle to put together and doesn't look that great at home. I mean it looks nice but there is tons of gaps and stuff.

i dont think you put it together correctly, i have a bunch of stuff from ikea and it all looks fabolous. if you can find the right thing that you want it will look really good, but if you put the wrong things together it will look like carp. but that goes with all furniture you can purchse. GO SWEDEN!
-chris
 
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Oh man the stuff is real nice and looks good in my room but the quality seems bad. I think I failed at furniture assembly. My dad just sat there and played on the computer while I put it together and asked for help.
 
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I have alot of furniture from Ikea and I love it. You just have to make sure you know what you're getting and understand the quality of it. Some of their stuff is junk, but some is also pretty good quality.

It will never be as good as an actual furniture store, but hey, you're paying 1/3 the price. But Ikea's stuff is certainly no worse than what you'll buy at Target, Staples, etc...

I love Ikea, I just wish there was one closer to me.
 
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I got an ikea like... i dunno 3 minutes of driving from my house... My moms been bying stuff from ikea since i was little (never had much money :p ) and they all look great... at least those things she buys :p

Bought my desk there... but i didn´t really like it, i just needed a workdesk, but i used like 3 hours to try and put it together... never succeded, asked my mom, then she put it together in like 10 minutes, lol.. never was good at rtfm :p

thumbs up for ikea here too... :p

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I use to shop at IKEA a lot. They have some good stuff and at very reasonable prices. I usually will reinforce the stuff I put together. I like to make it a little stronger than they plan. I don't really go there anymore, they have nice stuff but it is usually pretty simple looking. I would definately reccomend it for younger people or college students.
 

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