Ikea (Shop)

...This was back in 1943. IKEA originally sold items such as stationery, wallets, picture frames, watches, jewellery and ladies hosiery. It appeared that if Ingvar found a niche in the market that he could fill, he did so and with a product at a reduced cost. It wasn't until 1951 that the store decided to branch out into reduced priced furniture and so flat pack city began. It grew in popularity and stores were appearing all over Europe until in 1987 ...
...************* GETTING PARKED *********************** Ikea stores are huge and most of the ones I have visited always seem to be situated in the worst possible traffic congested areas in England. The one in Brent Park and the store is just off the North Circular in London is a fine example of this. You can't miss the place, there are yellow, red and blue flags flowing gracefully around the car park, and the store with its bright yellow exterior has ...

mrsmopples 25.01.2006 (28.01.2006) · Read full review
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...what I have bought from IKEA does feel and look like something truly original. Ikea does have a certain appeal, it does have something that sets it apart from the British high street or your MFI superstores. There's something high-fashion but also classic about it. Ok, maybe that sounds a tad weird but to put it another way If myself, my 6 year old step-daughter and my father were to go for an Ikea excursion I think we would all find something we ...
...unless you've already been to Ikea your going to have to beg, borrow or steal one - although my mother received one in the post and she lives nowhere near an Ikea... Getting there for me is quite easy- I live around an hour from the Bristol Branch. But there aren't really that many Ikea if your not very central. And if your not driving or renting a van there's going to be big getting-home-with-the-goods problems. Although there are public transport ...

fat_louie_29 29.12.2004 (17.01.2006) · Read full review
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...gentlemen and welcome onboard the Ikea Express. Tonight I would like to take you on a journey around my local store in Gateshead, although if you shut your eyes you could be in any of the other 10 which are situated throughout the UK at Brent Park (London), Bristol, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Thurrock, Warrington or Wednesbury, although I advise you to get off right now if lace tablecloths and decorated china dinner sets are ...
...give you some background information. Ikea are a Swedish company who began trading in the 1940's,and the name was chosen to reflect the owners initials and the place where he grew up. The company traded successfully for 30 years before they decided to expand their business outside of their homeland, with Switzerland and Germany getting the Ikea experience from the mid 1970's onwards. Not ones to try and take over the world, they waited another 10 ...

nicanddarrell 04.02.2003 · Read full review
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...Now, I've never been to Ikea before, it wasn't until a friend told me she had been there that I was even aware we had one near to us. I had always thought they were expensive and that the furniture was ugly and poor quality. I have no idea where I got this impression from but I am happy to admit publicly that I was wrong (savour that, it doesn't happen often) Ikea is a huge company, with a turnover of 10.4 billion Euro in 2001. The UK accounts for ...
...with UNICEF in India. Ikea has eleven stores in the UK, the opening times and direction can be found on the website www.ikea.co.uk. Each store has an automated info-line where you can order catalogues, enquire about opening times, get directions, get details on events or enquire about payment methods. The website is a disappointment, it shows hardly any of the products on offer and you cannot purchase from it. No doubt this is to keep costs low ...

michaird 06.10.2002 (07.10.2002) · Read full review
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...Internet. So what does IKEA offer in terms of shopping and so on? I feel I am quite qualified to write this opinion having been there twice in the past couple of weeks and having delivered their rather heavy catalogues. In fact the only thing I have not done is actually work for them in their store and eaten/drunk there (more on that later). ~ Ikea, I have no idea ~ For the uninitiated IKEA is a Swedish furniture store that was first founded in ...
...flipping time). These days IKEA has stores all over the world including in China and Russia (being only in 2000 when this one opened). They were the inventors of flat pack furniture to help reduce costs of there products. There aren’t many stores about (although there always seems to be one near someone), eleven in the UK (one of which is down the road from me, more about that later). ~ Shopping with Ikea ~ For this part I will talk about the ...

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...just could remember enough about Ikea to do it justice. The second time I got weighed down in the company ethos (available at Ikea.com) and this time…. well I've started so I will finish. As those of you who read me regularly will be aware I have recently moved into rented accommodation (with my little Brother (little Bro)), which we got completely unfurnished. And as a young twenty something, where would I look to make my pad my home other than ...
...I see a trip to Ikea as a day out. Anyway, my local Ikea is Ikea Nottingham, which is actually near Ilkeston. A huge blue building you can spot a good two miles before you get there. And on a Saturday, the highlight of my trip is the young lad with a sandwich board advertising the deals at the store next door, at the junction to the store in question (Nottingham people go on a weekend and you'll see). Next follows a list of mine and my brother's ...

Dominic2001 05.06.2001 · Read full review
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Going to IKEA is always an experience rather than just a shopping trip. The first time I ventured within those hallowed walls I was the proverbial child in a sweet shop. I'd only gone for a look, but came out having spent over £200 on odds and ends, and with a huge mental list of furniture I simply must buy. And what a lot I got for that £200. My car was absolutely bursting. Having said that, however, I have to concede that the IKEA experience isn't ...
...Park in Warrington, my nearest IKEA store... GETTING THERE Leave the M62 at Junction 9, take the Warrington turning at the roundabout and then turn right at the next roundabout. Follow signs to the Gemini Retail Park and 2 minutes later you're there. PARKING The store has a huge car park with plenty of well-proportioned spaces and disabled bays. Be warned, however: IKEA gets very, very busy, and it's quite possible to drive around and around ...

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...Ikea. I arrived at Ikea at ten minutes to ten. The store opens at ten ‘o’ clock so if you arrive early they send you into the cafe for a free cup of tea or coffee. I can not resist a free drink! I sat down with my coffee and watched my little girl play with the toys available. By the time my coffee was finished it was time to go shopping. If I had wanted I could have had my breakfast of a coffee and a bacon sandwich for £1.35, not a ...
...I had not gone to Ikea for the furniture I was more interested in the market place. I also like to look at the children’s department as they sell some very interesting toys and children’s equipment. I headed first for the children’s department and was tempted by many items. They have some lovely instruments, which my daughter would like. The animal costumes they sell are well worth buying if you want a costume. The children’s ...

mjbarkley 27.11.2001 · Read full review
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...new. Although it is a long trek for a lot of people going to Ikea i find the quality and value for money well worth it. I have also heard that they have plans to open a lot more stores soon so watch out for one opening near you!! ...

racheldarcy 30.08.2001 · Read full review
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...ages. Everyone knows about Ikea don't they, its the Swedish shop where you can buy literally anything you need for your home. Furniture, cushions, rugs, light fittings, office furnishings, bathroom accessories, kitchen accessories, and some foods. Of course all the furnishings are flatpacked and you have to get them home yourself but the prices reflect that. The price range is from absolute budget to much more expensive, the quality of the items ...
...I would happily go to Ikea again to furnish a house or flat, even my cheap bookcases are pretty sturdy and have coped with the being full of books (large text books as well as the regular novel sized books) and even a full 10 litre fish tank, so I really would highly recommend Ikea for anyone looking for furnishings no matter what your budget. My only downside was having to walk around the whole showroom before you can head down to the warehouse, ...

scuba_angel 03.05.2007 · Read full review
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...~~~~ The Store ~~~~ Ikea have their stores at out of town shopping centres. The stores are easy to spot as they are huge blue "warehouses" with IKEA on in big letters. Oh and if you go at the weekend a traffic jam leading to their packed car parks. I use the Lakeside store which is located in the retail park near the shopping centre. There are some signs attached to lamp posts pointing you in the right direction. ~~~~ Navigation ~~~~ On entering ...
...£20. ~~~~ Flooring ~~~~ Ikea do a really nice range of laminate flooring. They also have some really cheap rugs to put on it. In the laminate flooring section there are a whole load of different types on display. Instructions are clear and tell you which sort of underlay to buy, which fixing kit to buy, how hard wearing each floor is and which area of the home it is suitable for. There are charts which make it easy to work out how much you need ...

KathrynE 21.03.2001 · Read full review
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...last week I was an Ikea virgin! I really had no idea what was in store for me! ('scuse for the pun!). Anyway, to give you a little background history, I wanted to decorate my spare room and was looking to put a futon in there as a guest bed. I had searched some of the usual department stores and bed warehouses but not managed to find one I liked. So my friend suggested trying Ikea. From my blank look she realised I had not yet had the joy of an Ikea ...
...weekends. Potted History ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ikea was founded in Sweden (hence: blue and yellow logo = colour of Swedish Flag). Their concept is to offer a wide range of functional products using modern and fresh designs and at low prices. The stores are laid out so that the customer can browse through the range, choose what they want, collect it themselves from the warehouse, transport it home and assemble it themselves. (They do offer a delivery ...

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...box, is IKEA. IKEA is Swedish and stock everything for the home from light bulbs to rugs to beds. The place is huge. I’m writing this op because I’ve just seen one op by Rowan-S , read Claw’s “Nightmares and Meatballs” and it reminded me of how much I hate the place. I couldn’t sleep, and until I purge myself of all thoughts of the big blue monster, I won’t be able to get back to bed. So this is it…. ...
...you may guess I dread IKEA like a visit to the dentist. It does have good points however. They have a children’s crèche and cinema, prices are reasonable, goods are usually in stock and the quality is good. Very often they fall into the “bargain” price range, so it makes it almost worth it. Other bad points: Light fittings, beds and mattresses are in Swedish sizes, so your current bed wont fit with an IKEA mattress and vice ...

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...so my love-hate relationship with IKEA had begun. Yeah, it's cheap. But I don't go there because it's cheap. I go there because it has a much better range of the sort of stuff I want to buy than any other shop. Or at least, it does in theory. In practice, the item I want is in two parts, and one is only in stock in Aberdeen and the other is only in stock in Cardiff. The list of things they do better than everyone else is quite long. Millions of ...
...pit of Hell, and it's IKEA midway through a Sunday afternoon. On several occasions I've said I'll never go back. But every year the new catalogue comes out, and there are loads of new things we want. So it's back into the fray, and we go through a considerable period of trial getting to IKEA on days that the products we want are in stock, and buying them, and getting them home. Some things appear in the catalogue but never in the shop, and some ...

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IKEA came to Edinburgh and a nation breathed a sigh of relief. No longer would hoardes of Scots have to make the arduous journey south to Gateshead to stock up on the trendy, fantastically cheap items which the rest of the UK had taken to its heart. Now we had our very own Swedish delight and would be able to furnish our homes as nicely as everyone else! Having spent several months suffocating under an avalanche of paper - books, magazines, course ...
...can't order on-line, however, and IKEA have very strict policies on what they will and will not do for you. No setting aside stock for customers travelling possibly hundreds of miles! But they will tell you if they have stock in the store of your choice if you phone before you go. You just have to hope that someone else hasn't beaten you to it!! I must say that I was disappointed not to find the burly latter-day Vikings on the web-site with their ...

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