IKEA shoppers

Sol · 02-12-2007

How do you rate IKEA products? I went online and saw some chairs that I really like for a new kitchen table that I like. They are $39.99 apiece.

Jimmy-James · 02-12-2007

I buy IKEA quite often and for the most part am happy with the results. Our house is a mix of some of my parents old furniture (dining room table and chairs, coffee table) stuff we got at estate sales and consignment stores, and IKEA. IKEA has a lot to offer and it ranges the spectrum- from cheap cost/made to higher end that will last pretty long. Even within IKEA I find differeing degrees of quality- for the most part, you get what you pay for. It's not "disposable furniture" as some people say, but if it's on the cheap end of the stores' offerings then you can pretty sure it's only designed to last a couple years, max. Would I love genuine antique furniture over IKEA? Hell yeah, but that's not financially realistic for me and most of us. In short, IKEA is great for certain senarios- such as a kid's room, or dorm room, I just did a lot of this nursery in IKEA and it looks great, is solid enough, and got great reviews/ratings when I did research on it- and it saved me hundreds of dollars

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IKEA is great for something that you'll only need for a few years- plus it allows you some flexibility to change looks every few years if you like that and get bored with the same pieces.

I say what the heck, buy the chairs and see if they work, if not you're only out $39.99.

Andiline · 02-12-2007

I've got lots of Ikea at home too... I like the stuff otherwise I wouldn't buy it.

Andrea

Seakony · 02-12-2007

I looked at their stuff...Just did not ring my bell. I guess I'm not a trend follower.

GreatLakes · 02-12-2007

If it comes in a box and I have too assemble it FORGET IT. There is a store less than a mile from my office. Somedays they are lined up a mile just to get in the parking lot. I dont get it.

tlegray · 02-12-2007

IKEA dresser drawers seem sturdy enough...a friend purchased one. Daughter likes their bookshelves and CD racks. Daugher did a whole office in IKEA furniture and assembly is required. Directions are in Swedish. So unless it comes completely assembled it's not for me.

love the baby room Jimmy-James

Thor Henning · 02-12-2007

I bought Ikea when I first moved from home (ca 1970), and I still do. I'm happy with most of it.

Babaloo · 02-12-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreatLakes

If it comes in a box and I have too assemble it FORGET IT. There is a store less than a mile from my office. Somedays they are lined up a mile just to get in the parking lot. I dont get it.

let's see:
excellent prices, quality, style, etc
three pretty good reasons to me
and a child could assemble most pieces - mostly

(sounds like a commercial, but it's true)

Parmaster · 02-12-2007

Bought some steak knives there (6 for $3) thinking they would be some good cheap extra knives. They turned out to be really nice and we use them all the time.

phoenixmee · 02-12-2007

We have a bunch of IKEA stuff. I do like how clever most of the stuff is and the price is excellent. They are pretty easy to assemble but realize that the instructions are terrible. It is not uncommon for some of the holes for the pieces to be on the wrong side or not lined up perfectly.

MWC · 02-12-2007

Alicia -- Ikea does a great job with their products on paper -- but I was so underwhelmed when I finally got to see their products first-hand. Chairs, especially, are constructed to handle wear-and-tear (and rears, but that doesn't rhyme) for skinny little Swedes. They would not do well for you, me or Greg ... if you catch my drift.

We've been very happy with the kitchen stools we got at Pier 1. Have had them for several years now, and they still look new.

NoAngelx · 02-12-2007

I'd say at least 70% of my home is done in stuff from IKEA I have bookcases, bedding, beds, pillows, carpets, curtains, and all sorts of small trinkety items AND my KITCHEN is also from Ikea....

MikeW · 02-12-2007

I was looking at kitchen chairs at Ikea a few weeks ago. I thought the seats on them were too small.

Doggiemom · 02-12-2007

I loveeeeee going through the IKEA catalog!

**Susie Q Roo** · 02-12-2007

I love IKEA! But it's probably a very good thing I don't live near one as I would spend altogether too much money there. We filled up our van with as much of their stuff as we could squeeze in there for the trip down. Sadly, our cool little curvy mirrors didn't survive the trip but the rest seems fine.

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Jimmy-James gotta have it Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southern, CT Posts: 896	I buy IKEA quite often and for the most part am happy with the results. Our house is a mix of some of my parents old furniture (dining room table and chairs, coffee table) stuff we got at estate sales and consignment stores, and IKEA. IKEA has a lot to offer and it ranges the spectrum- from cheap cost/made to higher end that will last pretty long. Even within IKEA I find differeing degrees of quality- for the most part, you get what you pay for. It's not "disposable furniture" as some people say, but if it's on the cheap end of the stores' offerings then you can pretty sure it's only designed to last a couple years, max. Would I love genuine antique furniture over IKEA? Hell yeah, but that's not financially realistic for me and most of us. In short, IKEA is great for certain senarios- such as a kid's room, or dorm room, I just did a lot of this nursery in IKEA and it looks great, is solid enough, and got great reviews/ratings when I did research on it- and it saved me hundreds of dollars - IKEA is great for something that you'll only need for a few years- plus it allows you some flexibility to change looks every few years if you like that and get bored with the same pieces. I say what the heck, buy the chairs and see if they work, if not you're only out $39.99.

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Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,707	I've got lots of Ikea at home too... I like the stuff otherwise I wouldn't buy it. Andrea

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Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,149	I looked at their stuff...Just did not ring my bell. I guess I'm not a trend follower.

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GreatLakes añejo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hockeytown, USA Posts: 1,616	If it comes in a box and I have too assemble it FORGET IT. There is a store less than a mile from my office. Somedays they are lined up a mile just to get in the parking lot. I dont get it.

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tlegray life=playa Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TX Posts: 502	IKEA dresser drawers seem sturdy enough...a friend purchased one. Daughter likes their bookshelves and CD racks. Daugher did a whole office in IKEA furniture and assembly is required. Directions are in Swedish. So unless it comes completely assembled it's not for me. love the baby room Jimmy-James

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Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,385	I bought Ikea when I first moved from home (ca 1970), and I still do. I'm happy with most of it.

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Parmaster way into it Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 118	Bought some steak knives there (6 for $3) thinking they would be some good cheap extra knives. They turned out to be really nice and we use them all the time.

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phoenixmee añejo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lewisville, TX Posts: 1,964	We have a bunch of IKEA stuff. I do like how clever most of the stuff is and the price is excellent. They are pretty easy to assemble but realize that the instructions are terrible. It is not uncommon for some of the holes for the pieces to be on the wrong side or not lined up perfectly.

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MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,175	Alicia -- Ikea does a great job with their products on paper -- but I was so underwhelmed when I finally got to see their products first-hand. Chairs, especially, are constructed to handle wear-and-tear (and rears, but that doesn't rhyme) for skinny little Swedes. They would not do well for you, me or Greg ... if you catch my drift. We've been very happy with the kitchen stools we got at Pier 1. Have had them for several years now, and they still look new.

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NoAngelx añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Edmonton CANADA Posts: 1,959	I'd say at least 70% of my home is done in stuff from IKEA I have bookcases, bedding, beds, pillows, carpets, curtains, and all sorts of small trinkety items AND my KITCHEN is also from Ikea....

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MikeW añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 9,684	I was looking at kitchen chairs at Ikea a few weeks ago. I thought the seats on them were too small.

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Doggiemom añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Humble, Texas Posts: 6,299	I loveeeeee going through the IKEA catalog!

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Susie Q Roo paradisiac Join Date: May 2003 Location: Q Roo Posts: 11,715	I love IKEA! But it's probably a very good thing I don't live near one as I would spend altogether too much money there. We filled up our van with as much of their stuff as we could squeeze in there for the trip down. Sadly, our cool little curvy mirrors didn't survive the trip but the rest seems fine.