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Literally if it wasn't for Ikea my new house would have no furniture. I would be Miss Honey from Roald Dahl's Matilda sitting on a wooden crate and warming toast over a camping... more

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Rating Summary based on 209 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		77
  • 4 Stars
    		86
  • 3 Stars
    		18
  • 2 Stars
    		12
  • 1 Star
    		16

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  		• 4.2
  • 66 of 66 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Amazingwoo

    Member since 27/06/2003

    Reviews written: 127

    4 Stars Ever wondered where the 7th portal to hell is? 05/10/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Decent quality, low prices, 99% items in stock

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be hellishly busy in peak times. Helps if you switch off brain when entering.

    Most people – I say most, there’s always going to be one or two who shudder and say no – but most people would have ventured into an IKEA store at some point in their lives, either to kit out a room, their whole house or just to buy one item they’ve seen in the catalogue (or to go in, see the crowds and run out screaming, as in the case of the Boyf). I live about a 20minute drive away from the Tottenham / Edmonton (or ‘Enfield’ as it appears on my phones sat nav) branch so a few times a year, I venture off to IKEA and usually exit a bit trembly – I then drive to the Krispy Kream and have a ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Shroud

    Member since 16/08/2001

    Reviews written: 390

    5 Stars Love it or Hate it, Ikea has the Globe by Storm 30/04/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages reasonable prices, with varying ranges, ethical in principles and application

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the textiles are very Nordic centric, and store set up puts off many

    Ikea is one of those places that inspires deep feelings amongst consumers, and they are definitely feelings at polar opposites. Even those who adore many of the products and are big fans of the prices, such as my husband, nonetheless suffer large bouts of angst when a trip to Ikea is mentioned. Firstly because there are so many little inexpensive things in there that by the time you go through the maze to reach the check outs, you just might have a whopping bill, and secondly, the maze itself. Being forced to wander all the way through a store past all its offerings, before at long last ... more
  • 43 of 43 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Madge11

    5 Stars The Ikea Experience 08/10/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages it's cheap - dare I say, it's fun?

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the crowds and therefore the queues.

    Ikea is one of those stores you either love or hate. I'm afraid I fall into the category of those who love it! My husband complains when we go there, but I do feel that secretly, he loves it too! We had to visit today as the swivel chair we use for the computer was giving up the ghost. We have had to tighten the back a couple of times a week to stop it falling off. We had looked around at other stores, but couldn't find anything we both liked in our price range. WHERE IS IT? There are 14 Ikea stores around the country, four in the London area at Wembley, Croydon, Edmonton and Lakeside, and ... more
  • 79 of 79 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mrsmopples

    4 Stars The Biggest Plate of Meatballs I have ever seen 25/01/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very reasonable, very modern and hard wearing goods

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No on line ordering, have to make it all your self, credit cards are charged 70 p extra for payment.

    Question: What does one's husband suggest you do on a bitter cold Sunday afternoon with three children? Answer: 1. Go to the pub and sit round the table eating a roast chicken dinner. 2. Watch DVD's and hog biscuits and popcorn. 3. Go to Ikea. We did the last option and here's my review on this very trendy Swedish export. ************ WHAT IS IKEA? ************** Incase there are a few people who have never heard of this place it a large warehouse filled from basement to top floor with every possible home furnishing you could wish for. The items are modern and good quality but all at a reduced ... more
  • 128 of 129 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 tallulahbang

    Member since 12/06/2005

    Reviews written: 189

    4 Stars Furniture for the brave. Diamond review 21/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Reasonably cheap, wide range of stock.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You have to make the stuff yourself.

    Want to know what I did today? Course you do. I went to work for a half day (and, I'm not ashamed to admit that while there I did quite a bit of hiding in a cupboard so that I wouldn't be asked to help with setting out the buffet) and then, buoyed up by party food and a paper cup of shandy, I decided to go to Ikea. I don't know what the hell I was thinking. The Ikea in Belfast has only been open a fortnight or so, and people are still a bit new-fangled with it. Also, it's three days before Christmas, which seems to be all the motivation some people need to cram all the small, whiny, snotty ... more