IKEA go Holywood - what's the fuss?

Rachie_B

oooh myself and hub made a trip to ikea this avo

didnt buy anything lmao, but filled up on meatballs and dime cake yum !

Thriftylady

I love IKEA too, but I have to admit that there is a certain fickleness in me that will probably love it less once its more easily available.

Its like, years ago I remember buying MAC make up in Brown Thomas and loving the fact that hardly anyone else had it. Now you can get it in Debenhams, its just not as exciting......

I know its shallow, but at least I admit it.....

tanith

I like IKEA stuff but I hate the shops...... I hate having to walk round the world when I know exactly what I want.... and its ever so claustrophobic.....

SnowyOwl_2

Thriftylady wrote:

I love IKEA too, but I have to admit that there is a certain fickleness in me that will probably love it less once its more easily available.

Its like, years ago I remember buying MAC make up in Brown Thomas and loving the fact that hardly anyone else had it. Now you can get it in Debenhams, its just not as exciting......

I know its shallow, but at least I admit it.....

I'm with you on that one ThriftyLady...Ikea stuff in N.Ireland does currently have a certain exclusivity. When they open up over here their stuff will find its way into many households. As far as I know the catalogue is virtually identical in every country they exist - about 50 or so countries I believe - so you're definitely not going to get anything particularly unique there.

Dekko on the Boucher Road is remarkably like Ikea but on a smaller scale. Their product designs, the layout of the shop, and the range of goods on sale are all very similar to Ikea's offerings. Ikea is cheaper I think though.

Ikea is best - IMO - for things like glasses, pictures, frames, fabrics, tableware and so on especially when you need a lot of these things on a budget. The furniture is alright but not really made to last. It definitely doesn't produce heirloom quality items - you get what you pay for.

D.A.

As has been mentioned before, the Swedish meatballs. OK, so you can buy those in supermarkets here, but not a single supermarket sells the correct gravy for them!

rjh090384

i wnated it for cheap glass things to do centrepieces for my wedding. think i will ahve to go to au natural

lyric_grace

I like ikea for the fact that you can walk round the rooms which are laid out for you and look in every nook and cranny for great ideas! There funiture is great with lots of choice for each item that ranges from realy cheap to really rather nice (and a bit pricey) I have alwasy find it easy to build and lasts really really well, their matresses come with a 25 year guarentee! Also the food is reasonable priced, if you get there before openign on sundays they give you free tea and coffee and who can beat a 35p hotdog to finish the visit!?? But its each to their own and I know some people who don't rate it as much as me, but in my opinion its great and well worth a visit!!

i_am_a_happybunny

i love the place and have a ikea card too, have been to Glasgow, Newcastle upon tyne and Warrington branches they are just so good as others have said for glasses, cutlery candles (lots and lots of candles) pictures frames and pictures, crockery etc. But as others have said it was nice to have something that others did not. we are wanting a new bed for dd9 but have been afraid to book a trip over with the car incase it was out of stock as you can not reserve anything and would make it a wasted and expensive trip.but now only a quick nip down the road soon.

xlr8r_y2k

don't worry you won't have to even visit an Ikea store soon, they're testing online shoping! http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/local_home/homeshopping_new.html

At the moment they say they'll cover most of mainland uk by the end of 2007, whats the reckoning they either charge extorinate prices to deliver to Norn Irn if at all?

xL

declanh

They do (kind of) already ship to norhern ireland, you can order via email or phone from of the edingburgh store

Bad news is that the delivery charges are huge (as of Mon, 15 Aug 2005 when i last inquired)

small orders = 50 quid delivery
short pallet = 160 quid delivery
long pallet = 190 quid delivery

I was initially enthusiastic but went off the notion when i factored in the delivery

Friends have ordered a whole kitchen without a hitch using the above and were happy to pay the delivery as it was way cheaper than sourcing locally