Siouxie

Shop online at Ikea and get it delivered?

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/store/home...ng_ca/services

MarylandNed

Always? I've rarely had any issues returning stuff to IKEA unless I go when it's busy (which I avoid if possible). Everyone seems to take their kids and granny on weekends so I avoid it like the plague Sat/Sun. I work at home so can go during work hours on week days when the place is practically deserted. Even weekday evenings are usually OK.

Their mattresses are excellent and the 90 return policy on the SULTAN mattresses is hard to beat.

bats

Always, but then there are no quiet times in IKEA.

MarylandNed

Some times are better than others. Call your local store and they'll confirm the best days & times to visit.

Here is what I have learned through many years of visiting IKEA. Weekdays are generally much better than weekends. Opening time and 60-90 mins before closing are also generally better than other times. The best time is opening time on weekdays because stock is usually replenished overnight. If you go late in the day there's a better chance what you're looking for is out of stock. If you can manage it, almost any time during weekdays is fine when most other people are at work.

Bleepedy Bloops

I'm watching this thread with interest, didn't know Ikea matresses had such a good rep...weird.

Mine is an old Sealy two-sided mattress that's been taking it like a champ ...but lately I've been looking high and low for new two-sided mattresses, are they pretty much obsolete?

Steve_

It's not so much their policy, it's the crummy customer service. Wait ages for things to come from the warehouse, or the beds are at the back of the warehouse, ages to wait to sort out delivery, ages to wait to sort out a return, etc.

At the end of the day they have better beds at a reasonable price but the service is crap.

Steve_

But you will get a bed you can sleep on there. Two hours drive and crappy service are tolerable if you get a bed you can sleep on.

Steve_

Having tried this trick myself (many times) at the one in Calgary, what happens is that they don't have any staff at quiet times, so you end up waiting even longer.

What also irks me about IKEA is that you think to yourself that you can't be bothered so you'll order it online, then they tell you it will take a month or more because it's coming from their warehouse wherever it is.

I don't personally rate most of the stuff at IKEA, their sofas and so on are too small for the typical N American house but I do think their beds are the best value for money you can get.

Melsa

Thanks for your advice Steve, we will consider Ikea too.

dbd33

I like their sofas but then I don't have a typical N American arse.

MarylandNed

Not much difference between the UK arse (7th) and Canadian arse (6th) though according to this OECD global obesity rates study:

http://www.oecd.org/health/49716427.pdf

UK women (23.9%) have higher obesity rates than Canadian women (23.2%).
Canadian men (25.2%) have higher obesity rates than UK men (22.1%).
There's a similar pattern between girls (UK more obese) and boys (Canada more obese).

The US (1st) and Mexico (2nd) lead the world but New Zealand (3rd), Chile (4th) and Australia (5th) are right up there in the wobbly cheeks stakes.

dbd33

I had intended a simple 'ouse/arse pun.

MarylandNed

You got more arse than you bargained for.

Note the self-deprecating humour..