Anyone been to Ikea recently?

nitram100 · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:28

Does anyone know if we're allowed to test out chairs and mattresses, sit on them etc? Or is it like a safari where you just wonder about looking and no touchy.

Ta!

tom_e · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:29

Went a couple of weeks ago, no problem sitting on/lying on/touching whatever you liked including all the other people crammed in there. If you're worried about social distancing I wouldn't recommend it, otherwise it's pretty much BAU.

nitram100 · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:31

tom_e said:
Went a couple of weeks ago, no problem sitting on/lying on/touching whatever you liked including all the other people crammed in there. If you're worried about social distancing I wouldn't recommend it, otherwise it's pretty much BAU.

Cheers mate, not worried about the distancing just need a new chair and mattress badly!

Nice one

Terminal_Boy · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:35

If you’re buying an IKEA mattress for a double bed, get one of their mattress toppers.

antijoke · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:37

I want to go for a Markus chair, nope, completely sold out.

iamdjdz · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:47

I went on a Sunday to the one in Warrington to buy a chair and there were people waiting for car park spaces, the queue was very long and no one looked happy. Turned round and went home and ended up buying the same type of chair on Facebook marketplace an hour later. Not helpful for the in store experience but I wouldn't be surprised if its still a nightmare to get in.

nitram100 · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:48

antijoke said:
I want to go for a Markus chair, nope, completely sold out.

That's what I'm looking for, hope there are some to test!

Terminal_Boy said:
If you’re buying an IKEA mattress for a double bed, get one of their mattress toppers.

Cheers mate, I'm looking for the firmest bed I can find on a bit of a budget, but only need it to last 6 months or so.

antijoke · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:48

nitram100 said:
That's what I'm looking for, hope there are some to test!

Cheers mate, I'm looking for the firmest bed I can find on a bit of a budget, but only need it to last 6 months or so.

lol, check the website for stock at your store, it’s showing as no stock anywhere

nitram100 · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:54

antijoke said:
lol, check the website for stock at your store, it’s showing as no stock anywhere

Balls, well the have a few jarvfjallet left another one I was looking at!

ahar · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:02

antijoke said:
lol, check the website for stock at your store, it’s showing as no stock anywhere

I found the website stock checker a complete joke - 2 wasted trips to pick stuff up the website said were in stock but weren't

Trying stuff out was fine though

Iron Man · 3 Oct 2020 at 18:57

Can you still buy Swedish meatballs and mash? That’s the most important question.

AiiR · 3 Oct 2020 at 19:00

Was at Ikea about 6 weeks ago and it was like a cattle market. Would not recommend.

Efour · 3 Oct 2020 at 19:28

cant u just buy it online and get it delivered

THe markus chair hasnt changed in over ten years. Comes in grey too now, and leather i think.

LeMson · 4 Oct 2020 at 00:55

Hell on earth, I went once, never again

ozaudio · 4 Oct 2020 at 07:23

iamdjdz said:
I went on a Sunday to the one in Warrington to buy a chair and there were people waiting for car park spaces, the queue was very long and no one looked happy. Turned round and went home and ended up buying the same type of chair on Facebook marketplace an hour later. Not helpful for the in store experience but I wouldn't be surprised if its still a nightmare to get in.

if you think there was a lot of people outside you should have seen the tills... people were stood weaving in and out of all the isles. i honestly wish id of just spent an extra £60 on ebay for the item i wanted than go through that ordeal...

antijoke · 4 Oct 2020 at 09:02

Efour said:
cant u just buy it online and get it delivered

THe markus chair hasnt changed in over ten years. Comes in grey too now, and leather i think.

not available to order, and their delivery charges are whack.

wnb · 4 Oct 2020 at 09:54

IKEA is awful, for some reason my wife loves it.

nitram100 · 4 Oct 2020 at 11:45

Those of you who had a bad experience there in terms of crowds, was that just weekends?

alexakasloth · 4 Oct 2020 at 19:54

I went a few weeks back, it was mainly at the tills where it was rammed, this was a weekday evening.
As for mattresses, we have the hamarvik(sp?) and would recommend it.

m@rty · 4 Oct 2020 at 19:56

nitram100 said:
Those of you who had a bad experience there in terms of crowds, was that just weekends?

Ikea seems to be one of these places that’s always busy to be honest.