What are you all up to

We were also at IKEA today Kj.

Bit of a trip for us, about 40 miles away in North Warrington. We're moving the computer to a different room and other things around a bit and they have 2 computer type desks that OH wanted to see before buying. She, and tag along MiL, also wanted some narrow storage units. It was a part successful trip but we'll have to order one of the items as they were out of stock. Glad we didn't go on a busy day.

We popped into M&S next door for lunch and a few bits and pieces, then back home. 

Next few days will entail moving furniture around and assembling new stuff. Oh joy.

Only about 5-6 miles for us WN, so easy to visit often, but try not to do so as it is  far too  easy to spend way more  than you meant to!

Kj

I always find IKEA busy although we never not found anywhere to sit for coffee and cake. With their loyalty card the coffee seems to be free and its not bad coffee either. The only thing I find about the IKEA restaurant is that its not very well organised as you have to queue whether you want a full cooked meal or just a portion of Apple Cake! 

I phoned the surgery today and after quite a lengthy wait the call was answered. I said to the the receptionist I wanted to book my annual Doppler Test and she said to me do you have that every year!!!!! You have to smile!

David

I always try and avoid IKEA....  I quite like much of the stuff they sell, but cannot stand the stores.  I know there are 'short-cuts, but I always find myself having to walk the whole store just to... 'buy a lightbulb' (not literally, but yiu know what I mean!! 😀).  The last few things I've bought, I've had delivered.... much better idea.. 

David

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Saw some posts about when you qualify for Shingles jab and saw an advert in the i today for the website. Hope this helps someone.

Some time ago I mentioned, during a discussion, that our nearest supermarket, one with a car park, is 18 miles away-only to told “it can’t be”!

Ikea is 78 miles-honest.

David

I am assuming all IKEA Stores have the same layout? If so the secret is to turn left at the top of the escalators and that avoids all the furniture! I quite like to the IKEA system as everyone is going in the same direction, I wish supermarkets would follow the same idea. I would agree that they are hardly stores that you can just pop into and even when you have found what you want it is still miles to the checkout!!

David

During Covid shut down DD had quite a few things delivered, we clubbed together to make a big enough order, and I see now that they are doing free small parcel delivery for over £60 spent.

Our store is not bad for distance walked, once you get used to it, and we noticed yesterday that a few new "shortcuts" had been put in place.  

 We were only in the market hall, and had a list, so were in and out in about 90 minutes, including "dithering time"

Our store must have a different layout to yours, stairs and lifts, and turning left upstairs you end up in the restaurant.   

We have been in several of their stores in UK, plus Holland, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland and France, and there does seem to be a lot of different layouts used.

  I expect a lot depends on the size of the site available.  Many stores have parking below, ours is only outside, but the site area is huge.    The ground floor has the market hall and the warehouse for self selection, plus the food shop and the bistro.      Upstairs are all the  showroom areas and the sit down restaurant.

The Glasgow store only opened in 2021 or 2022, if I remember correctly, before that it meant a trip to Edinburgh.

I can believe that.   If you live in the far north of Scotland it would be over 150 miles to Ikea, and in North Norway, where my relatives live it is more like 300 miles.   Nearest large supermarket is 30 miles.

Before there was a store in Ireland, there were regular weekly bus trips organised to the store in Glasgow.