im off to ikea in nottingham tomorrow to stock up on more of the drawers that we already have + some bedside cabinets + what ever else we can fit in the back of the car! Heard the furniture in NZ was bad.... didnt realise how bad! Ah well, may be will get used to it in time

I forgot just how impossible I always thought it was for them to sell hotdogs at such a ridiculously low price and still make money on them!

Don't forget the Kopperberg Cider

Indeed, the famous Black can!

I'm indifferent as to whether IKEA come here or not. They have great meatballs, and some of their other products are good. But as a shopping experience they are yuk! And every IKEA I have visited has created a traffic nightmare.

I'd rather Mitre 10 or somebody else local got properly into flatpack furniture (and meatballs)!

I'm also a big fan of rimu (whole house is made of it) which is as light or dark as you want it to be.

What about freedom? They do light wood and aren't too dear?

Freedom Furniture are far too expensive and you can't get anything like the range of Ikea. You also can't get much of that lovely pale birch here in NZ. The dark wood seems to be more popular.