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IKEA - All the furniture you can eat!

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  • chabanad
    chabanad Posts: 10 Forumite
    ok my jaw is gonna break from eating to much lol
  • Get married invite all your guests to reception at Ikea, have a whip around beforehand to help pay for the food bill. Get lots of presents too and buy all your furniture with the one receipt.
    Chav alert Ikea!
    I did see a Bridal party at McDonalds as we drove by for petrol next door. Ikea has to be a step up :)
  • Roger_Rampant
    Roger_Rampant Posts: 3,282 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Not sure how this would save them any money, if they paid the same amount for all their friends to eat there and got that much off their kitchen bill? I can see the advantage for the friends who all get a free meal, but not for the people paying for it.
    There are some people in this world that don't only think about themselves all the time ;)
    Thanks to all who post constructively.
    H
    ave an A1 day!
  • Gemstar
    Gemstar Posts: 50 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Thanks OP. x
    Does this only apply to furniture, or could a receipt with a smaller value be used to buy an item for the kitchen such as glasses, cookware, or cutlery etc?
  • did this last time as i was going to buy some kitchen stuff anyway.
    a friend of a friend works for the Ikea waitress team and picks up the recipts that diners haven't taken with them. she's done quite nicely out of it!!!!
  • lawrie28
    lawrie28 Posts: 2,666 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    Gemstar wrote: »
    Thanks OP. x
    Does this only apply to furniture, or could a receipt with a smaller value be used to buy an item for the kitchen such as glasses, cookware, or cutlery etc?


    It is valid on anything in the main shop, I bought candles, candle vase and candle sand as a gift with mine.
  • Gemstar
    Gemstar Posts: 50 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Thanks Lawrie, that means I can treat myself to a few smaller bits and bobs without having to subject the family to too much of Ikea's culinary delights, ha haaa.
    Do you just take your receipt to the normal cash desk on the way out of the store?
    Eat up :rotfl:
  • mumofjusttwo
    mumofjusttwo Posts: 2,614 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You have to ask for the voucher. It has to be verified by the member of staff at the till in the cafe.
    January Grocery 11/374
  • blue_eyes
    blue_eyes Posts: 314 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    I wasn't offered a voucher when I was in there last weekend.....

    I've just checked with customer services by phone and they said that it will be OK as long as the till receipt is within the dates of the offer running in the store (but I haven't actually tested this yet obviously because they are not redeemable until May if I remember right).

    they also indicated that it's store specific in that the voucher/receipt can only be deducted from purchase in the same store the food was consumed (in response to an earlier query).

    hope this helps
  • That is fantastic, my boys would love it
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