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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Fancy going on Saturday (first time) is it worth it!!! Will I spend a fortune lol

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

Yes and yes

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By *b coupleCouple
over a year ago

southampton

Most stuff is cheaply made n breaks pretty easy. But before you go google ikea hacks.

Some really clever ideas on there.

Think of ikea products like lego. Pretty much everything will connect to to something.

My friend created a bed out of kitchen storages and a kallax and it looks like it's worth £1000's but cost him about £250

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Most stuff is cheaply made n breaks pretty easy. But before you go google ikea hacks.

Some really clever ideas on there.

Think of ikea products like lego. Pretty much everything will connect to to something.

My friend created a bed out of kitchen storages and a kallax and it looks like it's worth £1000's but cost him about £250"

Ooooo intesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Do you know what you want?

Whatever you do, walk through the kitchenware section and market place with your eyes focused forward or your yellow bag will be full of stuff you'd never heard of, didn't know you needed and now find irresistible and essential.

Can you get me some screw bulbs and batteries, please?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

IKEA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just go in the cafe and get some frikadeller

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By *eadySteadyCockCouple
over a year ago

Tredegar

Don't go there dude! You will come home with candles and lighting accessories that will be shunned upon in less than a year! Have a day in home bargains instead. At least when your throwing it out next week you won't feel so guilty about throwing crap out!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I need to go for wardrobes but keep postponing as like others say I always end up with a trolley full of stuff I didn't even want !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It is what it is, always found that the kitchen and rug sections are brilliant though, every device possible for your kitchen and the rugs CAN be reasonable but be careful once saw a rug for £100 next to one for over £1000. But without doubt the best bit is the hot dogs at the end, once had 6! (Not 6 factorial, maths joke there!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ikea is the worst place for shopping acting like a child with the stuffed toYstrad, divorcing half way around the bed section...stuffing yourself mouth full of Swedish balls and lingonberry jam and chips then buying a load of flat pack stuff that you then realise you can't fit into your small inadequate car...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ikea is the worst place for shopping acting like a child with the stuffed toYstrad, divorcing half way around the bed section...stuffing yourself mouth full of Swedish balls and lingonberry jam and chips then buying a load of flat pack stuff that you then realise you can't fit into your small inadequate car... "

*toys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!?

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By *b coupleCouple
over a year ago

southampton


"It is what it is, always found that the kitchen and rug sections are brilliant though, every device possible for your kitchen and the rugs CAN be reasonable but be careful once saw a rug for £100 next to one for over £1000. But without doubt the best bit is the hot dogs at the end, once had 6! (Not 6 factorial, maths joke there!)"

Don't eat the hotdogs ?????????? lol

The unknown gooey pink mush meat lol

I'll give it a miss thank you

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Take your freezer bag for the Swedish shop at the end. The pick and mix is also about the third of the price of others.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Make a list of what you need otherwise you'll come out with a load of junk.

Don't go if you're wanting quality.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!? "

All those people playing hide and seek in Ikeas around the the world may have made this difficult. They're on the look out now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Make a list of what you need otherwise you'll come out with a load of junk.

Don't go if you're wanting quality."

I disagree. They've starting making some really nice quality pieces now!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Make a list of what you need otherwise you'll come out with a load of junk.

Don't go if you're wanting quality.

I disagree. They've starting making some really nice quality pieces now!"

Their store at Gateshead needs to know then, lol.

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

The cushions may sneak into your bag...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I get bored around halfway through, Im so glad they changed the one way track where you had to go through every single department!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I love shower sex. Ikea are less keen, however.

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Just follow the arrows all the way round. Lots of stuff you want but don't need.

Best not weekends and holidays

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!? "

That would be interesting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It is what it is, always found that the kitchen and rug sections are brilliant though, every device possible for your kitchen and the rugs CAN be reasonable but be careful once saw a rug for £100 next to one for over £1000. But without doubt the best bit is the hot dogs at the end, once had 6! (Not 6 factorial, maths joke there!)

Don't eat the hotdogs ?????????? lol

The unknown gooey pink mush meat lol

I'll give it a miss thank you "

They're devine, solid and dry unlike those flaccid soggy things you get at street vendors etc

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

Register for their Family Card.

You get free coffee, and some products are discounted

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By *itsmcgee4Couple
over a year ago

Central

I could spend the entire day in ikea just looking at storage solutions. Also love their little alarm clocks, picture frames and kitchen gadgetry. Only problem is ours is next door to Costco so it's impossible not to spend a fortune between the two

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"It is what it is, always found that the kitchen and rug sections are brilliant though, every device possible for your kitchen and the rugs CAN be reasonable but be careful once saw a rug for £100 next to one for over £1000. But without doubt the best bit is the hot dogs at the end, once had 6! (Not 6 factorial, maths joke there!)

Don't eat the hotdogs ?????????? lol

The unknown gooey pink mush meat lol

I'll give it a miss thank you

They're devine, solid and dry unlike those flaccid soggy things you get at street vendors etc"

They do veggie ones too.

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London


"Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!? "

Yesssssss

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

We go for soft furnishings & kitchen bits, most of the furniture would look a touch out of place here.

S

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London


"Just follow the arrows all the way round. Lots of stuff you want but don't need.

Best not weekends and holidays "

Took me ages to realise you can subvert the arrows

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hot dogs are nice

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"We go for soft furnishings & kitchen bits, most of the furniture would look a touch out of place here.

S"

I like to get the paper plates with designs on them for picnics, especially the square ones as they pack easier.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I went on Saturday and got some wicked blinds for my daughters room and a magnetic pen holder

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter


"Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!?

Yesssssss"

We have one in Reading now. So yes would love to come to a tea party. Do you think they would let us play in the Ball Pool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Complete shit

Poor quality furniture

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By *epper123Woman
over a year ago

London


"Complete shit

Poor quality furniture

"

Got a great dining room table there. Not shit at all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I usually go to the ikea in croydon and get swedish meatballs, it is tasty mmmmm

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By *b coupleCouple
over a year ago

southampton


"Complete shit

Poor quality furniture

"

The cheaper range of stuff does tend to be crappy this is true. But like I said before. Google IKEA hacks.

You can turn something basic into something amazing and 1 of a kind

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I once only spent £12 something in Ikea

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By *b coupleCouple
over a year ago

southampton


"It is what it is, always found that the kitchen and rug sections are brilliant though, every device possible for your kitchen and the rugs CAN be reasonable but be careful once saw a rug for £100 next to one for over £1000. But without doubt the best bit is the hot dogs at the end, once had 6! (Not 6 factorial, maths joke there!)

Don't eat the hotdogs ?????????? lol

The unknown gooey pink mush meat lol

I'll give it a miss thank you

They're devine, solid and dry unlike those flaccid soggy things you get at street vendors etc

They do veggie ones too.

"

60p hotdogs gave me n my family food poisoning

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!? "

Genius

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I once only spent £12 something in Ikea "

Did you go round blindfolded ?

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

We did my son's bedroom out whilst he was on tour in the US last summer, still looking great ...very stylish and exactly what he wanted

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"Can we have the next Tea Party in IKEA!?

That would be interesting "

There's a bed section even

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"I once only spent £12 something in Ikea

Did you go round blindfolded ? "

I was on some kind of mission to not buy anything I didn't actually need.

My next best one is £36 odd but every other trip has been between £100 and £500

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Complete shit

Poor quality furniture

Got a great dining room table there. Not shit at all"

I don't entertain ikea furniture. But then again my business is furniture restoration and upcycling. So I hate anything chipboard veneer or MDF

No solid built furniture with dovetails etc. To be found within ikea.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I once only spent £12 something in Ikea "

Nice going - did you manage to put the other £194 on someone else's credit card?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It is what it is, always found that the kitchen and rug sections are brilliant though, every device possible for your kitchen and the rugs CAN be reasonable but be careful once saw a rug for £100 next to one for over £1000. But without doubt the best bit is the hot dogs at the end, once had 6! (Not 6 factorial, maths joke there!)

Don't eat the hotdogs ?????????? lol

The unknown gooey pink mush meat lol

I'll give it a miss thank you

They're devine, solid and dry unlike those flaccid soggy things you get at street vendors etc

They do veggie ones too.

"

I'll pretend I didn't read that!

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Worth going for the food alone

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Worth going for the food alone "

We had a staff leaving lunch at Ikea once.

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London


"Worth going for the food alone

We had a staff leaving lunch at Ikea once. "

We live around the corner. When we first moved there we ate there a lot. Now the kids say they are fed up with the menu

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And you will spend all day building whatever you've got ...with lots of nails or screws left over ...wondering if you erected it correctly

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London


"And you will spend all day building whatever you've got ...with lots of nails or screws left over ...wondering if you erected it correctly "

Luckily my sons and my OH and my daughter can all put things together so easily....'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldn't entertain eating a 50p hot dog.

The furniture is okay, we've got quite a few pieces and can't really fault any of it. We've stayed in places that have ikea kitchens and these always seem good, definitely superior to B&Q

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

It's like the seventh circle of hell. Know what you want before you go.

On the plus side, the furniture is really easy to assmble and once you've made one, you've made 'em all - you hardly need the instructions.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"It's like the seventh circle of hell. Know what you want before you go.

On the plus side, the furniture is really easy to assmble and once you've made one, you've made 'em all - you hardly need the instructions. "

Your local one is weird though - it's a spiral. You can't do the shortcuts as easily.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"I once only spent £12 something in Ikea

Nice going - did you manage to put the other £194 on someone else's credit card? "

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"And you will spend all day building whatever you've got ...with lots of nails or screws left over ...wondering if you erected it correctly "

I've put a lot of Ikea furniture together in my time and have found that if there are extra bits then you've made a mistake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I IKEA.

If you go with family be prepared for an argument by the time you reach marketplace...

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"It's like the seventh circle of hell. Know what you want before you go.

On the plus side, the furniture is really easy to assmble and once you've made one, you've made 'em all - you hardly need the instructions.

Your local one is weird though - it's a spiral. You can't do the shortcuts as easily.

"

I've been to others, for my sins.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"And you will spend all day building whatever you've got ...with lots of nails or screws left over ...wondering if you erected it correctly

I've put a lot of Ikea furniture together in my time and have found that if there are extra bits then you've made a mistake "

Really?

I generally find that they put you a few extra screws and dowels and stuff in there - although they give you the right number of connecting bits.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

2 words.... scented candles.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I'm raring to go after reading this comments! Credit card has just been increased to 600 as well! Whaaaaat? Player in ikea?! Whaaaat! May have to hire a van for the day! I need absolutely nothing but I may need everything lol my first trip lol

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"I'm raring to go after reading this comments! Credit card has just been increased to 600 as well! Whaaaaat? Player in ikea?! Whaaaat! May have to hire a van for the day! I need absolutely nothing but I may need everything lol my first trip lol "

Don't forget to get a cuddly toy too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm raring to go after reading this comments! Credit card has just been increased to 600 as well! Whaaaaat? Player in ikea?! Whaaaat! May have to hire a van for the day! I need absolutely nothing but I may need everything lol my first trip lol

Don't forget to get a cuddly toy too.

"

Of course! Currently looking at making a bed out of kitchen cabinets from ikea!!!

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales


"I usually go to the ikea in croydon and get swedish meatballs, it is tasty mmmmm "

I left my exwife there by the side of the road one Sunday afternoon.

At the time it was all new & our nearest one, we didn't need anything walked round for yonks picking up little bits & pieces gets to the checkouts mahoosive ques so she puts the basket down says fuck that and walks out & its all my fault.

We have a barney in the car she wants out, so I let her out & go home to Billericay..

Fuck knows why but when she finally got in five hours later everything was still all my fault

No pleasing some people

S

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"I've put a lot of Ikea furniture together in my time and have found that if there are extra bits then you've made a mistake

Really?

I generally find that they put you a few extra screws and dowels and stuff in there - although they give you the right number of connecting bits. "

Yes, always found they are spot on and if not you have to retrace your steps.

And I've put together a lot of stuff from there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I ikea

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Ah Ikea

It has the solution, to the problems you never thought you had.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I went today and bought nothing.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

No ..

And yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would rather stab myself repeatedly in the face than go to Ikea

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

..

I don't enjoy any sort of shopping. I do enjoy the ikea meatballs though

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

The one at Darlaston, Birmingham was fantastic when I used to take the guide dog puppy on training trips.

We always came out with a toy for the puppy.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Weekends are hell there - try to spend a very limited amount of time - 45 mins, for example - on a different day. Evaluate ideas online and find those sections and run.

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley


"Ikea is the worst place for shopping acting like a child with the stuffed toYstrad, divorcing half way around the bed section...stuffing yourself mouth full of Swedish balls and lingonberry jam and chips then buying a load of flat pack stuff that you then realise you can't fit into your small inadequate car... "

My first car was a Rover 200 and we managed to get a shelving unit in the back of it that, when fully assembled, took up an entire wall of my mate's lounge. I was very impressed by this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oA5t0-e9UM

expresses my opinion nicely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my kids used to ask to go to ikea in the school holidays on a wet day - ive got a heap of malm furniture and ive had it 12 years now and still good and sturdy - built it myself - no bits left over bar the odd extra dowelling they put it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just follow the arrows all the way round. Lots of stuff you want but don't need.

Best not weekends and holidays "

My method is to find what I want online, then bypass the shop and go straight to the warehouse bit you actually get the stuff from. And do it half an hour before closing mid-week. I'm not one for shopping

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Here I go. Wish me luck.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lunch is cheap.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"IKEA

"

Knew you'd pop up on here!

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By *radleywigginsMan
over a year ago

northwest


"I went on Saturday and got some wicked blinds for my daughters room and a magnetic pen holder "

Did you have a problem storing your magnetic pens prior to your visit?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate idea with a passion. The furniture and meatballs are great, but the one near me is like a conveyor belt. You go in have to tour the whole shop, which takes ages and the the car park is the same. It's a conveyor belt with no short cuts. You can never just go in and pick something up right quick.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worth going if you like your golf, stock up on pencils.

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