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IKEA Has Some Cool Stuff

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I really enjoy going to IKEA which is near Orlando here.  The two main reasons I like them is one, they have some really cool furnishing and accessories.  Two, is that much of their stuff is cheap and/or moderately priced.  We still have several months before our house is ready, but we are trying to get some ideas on things we do need.  We really don’t need to get too much stuff, just a few things that either need to be replaced or something we needed, but never got around to getting.

Just today we picked up a couple of sleek side tables, two of them cost less than $30.  One area they really shine in is in the office and workspace areas.  They seem to have every possible combination of desk and workspaces you can imagine.  With our new house, I have to give up my dedicated office so all the kids will have their own rooms.  Now I will have to setup my office in the formal living room, which there is plenty of space, but I think I will need a better desk setup.

This is one that we really liked.

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There’s a generous amount of desk area which is attached to a storage unit with plenty space to put office supplies, books, etc.  It’s just over $200 which is a pretty good deal I think.

Anybody have an office area with IKEA stuff?

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Reply #26 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

My computer desk is from IKEA. As is my chair, dresser, lamps and a pretty nice futon bed.

If you don't mind assembling it yourself you can find some good quality stuff at very good prices.

The instructions are good, as is the hardware. I supplied my own hammer and screwdriver, but any special tools are included.

And a big factor in the lower pricing is that they are world-wide. They sell the same stuff in such a great volume all over the world. And in these bad economic times, places like IKEA are getting more and more attractive - especially for those of us on a very tight budget.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

BTW....my Kitchen is IKEA ....;)

Anyone want about 20 Allen Keys....ALL the same size?

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Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 20
I have had some funny experiences with things that aren't exactly standard in size or hight. Means you have to buy all extra pieces at IKEA. Smart buisness
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What are you people talking about? Everything on IKEA fits everything else on IKEA. If you really tried, I'm sure you could create evil, man-eating shelf/sofa hybrids!

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Quoting Heavenfall, reply 25
I love going to IKEA for finding ideas. But frankly, a lot of the stuff isn't that cheap for its quality. Supposedly, they make an extreme amount of profit from people walking through the entire store picking up "small" stuff like icecube-makers for the freezer or a plushie that is also the lid of a boiling can or that floor lamp for $15. Stuff that you absolutely don't need but will buy nevertheless because it's so damn cheap and who cares? Well, those items have like a 500% to 1000% profit margin. In retrospection, although I don't buy IKEA furniture more than I have to, I have on the other hand never walked away empty-handed. They do have a nice variety of office chairs that are expendable.
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Lots of stores do that - make you go through the entire store to get to the end. It's business practice 101. It's why all the candy is down by the exit, too, so you make impulse buys while waiting in line.

While not everything is cheap though, I don't agree that a lot of the more expensive stuff isn't cheap for it's quality. The majority of IKEA stuff is so simple that you have to TRY to break it.

And yes. Expendable office chairs! IKEA is the savior of the habitual LAN:er!

Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

You know whats funny about IKEA, there instuction booklets on assembling things such as cabinets, are like caveman drawings.

Reply #30 from Demigod Forums Top

Maybe it's different in other countries, but in Sweden you don't have to go through the entire store. There are shortcuts, although not well marked in the store, they do appear on the maps.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2266410321_8c0e039f5c.jpg?v=0

 

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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Reply #32 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 6
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr221/zanespal/2266410321_8c0e039f5ccopy.jpg
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Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Luckmann Wins The Grand Prize!!

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Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Anyone want about 20 Allen Keys....ALL the same size?
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So true!

Reply #35 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Better a new one whenever it's needed, than not having it included at all.

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The funniest (and most telling) part of those Allen Keys (and similar tools from other kits) is that we never throw them away.

Human nature is a funny thing. :grin:

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The funniest (and most telling) part of those Allen Keys (and similar tools from other kits) is that we never throw them away.
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Over the years I have bought quite a bit of R.T. A furniture... and thus have an entire toolkit comprised of such tools, which is handy when a neighbour comes over to borrow a whatever... no need to make a federal case out of it if it isn't returned...

However, the last bloke who borrowed something and didn't return it... well I borrowed his wife and didn't return her.  :-"

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You didn't have to, Cap'n...she left on her own... :-" ;) :rofl:

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You didn't have to, Cap'n...she left on her own...
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Yeah, I know.... and who was I to send her back to a monster!

Perhaps I should have loaned him a handgrenade instead... with metal fatigue in the pin...

would have made things interesting when he stuck it in his pocket. :-" :rofl:

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

IKEA is nice, but too expensive here.

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Over the years I have bought quite a bit of R.T. A furniture... and thus have an entire toolkit comprised of such tools,
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The five years of Australian Grands Prix.....'80 to '84 at Calder Park [in Melbourne] I was Comms [Jafo] at Repco [turn 1]...and proceeded to acquire a full set of half-nine-sixteenths open ended spanners.....yes....all the bloody same size.

Note to pit crews.... forget other sizes too...so I get a better set next time, OK? ....;)

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The five years of Australian Grands Prix.....'80 to '84 at Calder Park [in Melbourne] I was Comms [Jafo] at Repco [turn 1]...and proceeded to acquire a full set of half-nine-sixteenths open ended spanners.....yes....all the bloody same size.
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LOL...no doubt a 'wrenching' experience. X|

Jafo 'downloaded' some 'wrench warez'. :X :rofl:

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Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Fuzzy, reply 7

I mostly do italian food myself and some mexican, spanish, american style pancakes/burgers.
Sounds a real Smörgåsbord...
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Buy an IKEA kitchen table. Then you could say that you're having swedish breakfast or dinner every day. B)

Reply #44 from Sins Forums Top

The Jerker desks are perfect. Bring them back!