IKEA go Holywood - what's the fuss?

chunter

Why the obssession with IKEA?

The poor old ferry companies might have to close now..

leftieM

I've never been to Ikea but I'll be rushing there to see what the fuss is about myself.
I thought they sold really trendy furniture at affordable prices.

talksalot81

Because they do solid yet cheap furniture which appeals to modern fashions. I have specific tastes and that can be very hard to satisfy in NI. On several occasions I have succeeded only to find huge price tags (for instance TV racks). IKEA has such a large selection that I could have got something remarkably similar for about £90 - about 1/4 of elsewhere in NI.

[Deleted User]

i just bought all my bedroom furniture for 300 quid, BIG dressing table (think 6 foot long), 2 bedside tables and a big chest of draws. It was even surprisingly easy to put together.

The stuff 'looks' good quality - inside the 'wood' there's lots of empty space and cardboard. However, if you're not planning on having it for 30 years, there's no problem with it.

Idiophreak

Ikea sell really cheap stuff that looks ok to the eye and is built well enough to last a couple of years. No wonder it's popular.

And their hotdogs are incredibly tasty for 35p or whatever it is

nelliebag

Their biscuits with the different flavours of jam & cream are yummy as well.:j

leftieM

They feed you too? I could just live there, feeling up the MDF....

Idiophreak

leftieM wrote:

They feed you too? I could just live there, feeling up the MDF....

You've got to have the meatballs too!!

arkonite_babe

I lurvvve the meatballs and the sauce

Saving now so I can get to Ikea and furnish my house :j

IvanOpinion

I dunno only been to IKEA once and it just seemed like MFI on steroids

Ivan

ashby

nelliebag wrote:

Their biscuits with the different flavours of jam & cream are yummy as well.:j

Try the swedish ginger biscuits, very thin, very crisp, very gingerry. the problem is to stop.