IKEA in General

I visited Ikea few times, and each time I went there with somebody else. I never meant to go there to buy large ticket items for myself, since I already have everything I need in terms of wardrobes, beds, sofas and so on. My trips to Ikea have been with friends and my aim was to help them. I do not like the staff they sell there, I do not like the fact that you have to put it up yourself, and I do not like the idea you have to carry it yourself, and to be honest, I do not even think Ikea is that cheap. Off course it is cheaper than many expensive shops, but I can find some decent second hand stuff, which is much cheaper than Ikea. Anyway, when ...

A few people feel that this review needs extra information about the shop. I would like to say that this review is about Ikea in General and I am looking at one aspect of their customer service, which is finding lost children! Please do not read on if you want to know about their furniture or about the shop layout! For those of you with small children I would like to share my very scary moment with you! I decided that it would be a grand idea to take the kids into ikea for a quick look around the store, with my 10 month old happily secured in his pushchair my 3 year old was happily testing out chairs and beds. We got to the children's section and ...

Many people seem to find their happiness at Ikea, but personally I had quite a bad experience with them. Well, may be bad is a bit of an exageration, but surely I will not go back for large items. WHAT HAPPENED? I was advised to go to Ikea to look for a new bed and for a wardrobe for my bedroom. A friend of mine has got a van and agreed to escort me to the Ikea in Brent in London. I must say that I could have bought both a bed and a wardrobe locally, but I had found something on the Ikea website which would allow me savings of around 200 Pounds. I must also say that although I offered to pay lunch and the petrol to my friend, if I had had to go to ...