Would you buy..............

Don't talk to me about John leis! still no washing machine and no joy with JL.

If you come up, call on me. I'm only 5mins off the Gordano junction!

PS - I also loathe John Lewis! (Ducks below parapet)

I love IKEA! It now means a trip to Bristol, about which I have to think, particularly since Theseus hates IKEA. But even a potter round the market place bit cheers me up. And, as I'm vegetarian, the meatballs are something beyond my ken.

I shall return...to IKEA.

Oh dear absent..I can see why you have been put off! I have had happier experiences though you have to be strong willed not to buy lots of unnecessary kitchen items!

Nothing like their wardrobes if you kit them out- they do give you loads of storage and the wooden drawers for the wide wardrobes are great - run so easily too. They need toe be put together properly and the large stuff is better not moved - we left metres of wardrobes in our last house and the buyers were delighted with the storage provided. Some of their folding boxes are good too - I have some for keeping the scarves and gloves etc sorted.

The shop is a total nightmare. I was very near to a state of collapse the first and last time I ever went there. The less than lovely desk and bookshelf unit thing bought for my daughter was missing one small but vital piece. Unfortunately, it was so small it didn't have a catalogue number so no amount of telephone calls could obtain it. The whole thing went to the scrap heap unused and unmourned.

Hej! Schveeidsch meatbals, ja!
Not to mention Gravadlax, herrings or gaffelbitter and I swear by Billy bookcases. What's not to like? As long as you've got your satnav or GPS app so that you can find your way out again, no problem!

why not Ikea absent? Cheap and cheerful if a bit convoluted to get to stuff!

Sitting on an IKEA chair. A design classic.
They do cooked breakfasts for 99p and their cafe is very busy.
Their fabrics are lovely I think.
You can see why Habitat shops went bust when you go to IKEA - they do the same thing, for half the price, with more choice and less affectation (no celebrity designers etc).

I had an MFI one for years gally.

Now see what you've done!

I've got an Ikea kitchen

Minced thoroughbreds, eh, elegran?

Never shop in IKEA.

i agree with absent, won,t buy anything from ikea, especially meat!

I love Ikea and their meatballs.

I'm wondering if the bonus meat is why they taste so nice

Actually, I wouldn't buy anything at all from IKEA.

I wouldn't buy meatballs from anywhere when it takes about 7 minutes to make them from scratch at what is probably about half the price.

I've eaten their meatballs in their cafe and they were rather good. They must have been using the thoroughbred mince.