Ikea : The Scourge Of Our Lives

Scott

Hello people,

After spending the afternoon with a flatpack tv cabinet, two bookshelves and a couple of CD towers (named Benno, Billy, Billy, Billy and Billy) I had a brainwave.

I did a quick Google, but didn't find anything that fit the bill. Does anyone run a service that assembles Ikea/other flatpack furniture for you? And if they did, would anyone be interested?

someonehadmyusername

is the new catalogue good??
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aliasojo

Someone asked something similar not that long ago funnily enough.

I know there's a bloke up my neck of the woods that runs a collection service for Ikea as Ikea themselves charge somewhere around £90 to deliver up our way. I've never come across a service offering to assemble though.

I would guess that there wouldn't be many takers as the stuff is usually fairly simple to put together and most folk would just get on with it themselves.

Might be of interest to older people or folk who just don't have time perhaps?

Paul_H_4

A few people offer this service especially around the ikea branches. I think around the wembley branch there are a load of signs. However I guess if people could order from home or via the internet this would be alot better.

StephenB_2

There's an article in the Telegraph, here. Apparently there's a firm called Screwdriver (who you can contact on 0800 454828) who will do it for you. Or at least there was in 2000.

SJB

plumb1_2

When was forced to go to my local Ikea(warrington),there was a company there offering to assemble,it looked a perminant thing as they had a desk/pc etc,and 2-3 staff in the same uniforms, set up adj exit doors.
On a personal note,I have always found them easy to assemble.

vansboy

As Mr Impatient, here, even I thought the stuff we had from them was easy enough to put together!!

Including the setee (which looks like it's being returned, 'cos the dye is failing) but they've discontinued it & want to refund us!!

& so here's the question....Has anyone made a 'silly' low offer for defective item, from them, rather than have to re-order, re-build & so on??

If so - how cheap did you get your stuff for??

VB

plumb1_2

Give them your lowest offer they can only say NO,also ask if they will pay the cost of hireing a van and man to return the product.
They do pay petrol cost for returning faulty items 14p p/m i think.
Remember to give them a post-code as far away as poss(your Grannies) when claiming you mileage allowance,if you feel the need:eek:

trace-j

If you look on the Canadian Ikea site, they offer Assembly services as an option of the home delivery. Doesn't look like the case in the UK.

Try time delivery, they have an interesting site. The delivery fees charged for the bands A-D are £10 more than what Ikea charge (well Bristol store's bandings).
Flat Packers UK also offer an assembly service.

Over the last year we have bought a fair amount of cheap furniture to furnish a large house. Once you get the hang of they wacky/crap instructions and the type of fittings you sort of get used to it after a bit.

John_M_Business

If you think about it - the main reason why people shop at IKEA is that it's cheap. They're looking for bargains, so the question is: what would someone looking for a bargain be willing to pay for it to be put together?

I think the answer is 'not enough to be worth getting into a van with tools to do it'...

aliasojo

plumb1 wrote:

They do pay petrol cost for returning faulty items 14p p/m i think.

Aaaaarrrrggghhhh! We had to drive 300 miles to return a faulty item. I wish I'd known that!