modularduck Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 i am happy now i can buy snobby eurothrash inspired furniture that i will always have extra pieces too.... is this good or bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Is Ikea open yet? I used to shop there with my parents when still living in Germany. Usually spend several hours there, trying out all the furniture and eating in their cafeteria. And things were affordable and reasonably sturdy and modern... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Is Ikea open yet? I think it is. I drove by there a couple of weeks ago, and the parking lot was full. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Wonderful, another place for the wife to spend money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Its grand opening was this morning it was all over the news and our cops are getting OT to divert traffic , (nutty) ... I think it is a great store for students and apartments, but it is for sure "you get what you pay" scenario, yes furniture is expensive and some unreasonably high (just like anything, like gucci, juicy, dooney and burke, etc.) but I like to spend more money on a piece of furniture that I will get many years out of...unlike most stuff that comes from IKEA, with that said I am glad it is here... I however do not understand, people waiting hours and hours in line to get in and deal with all those people... I mean it is not going anywhere, I get if it was here for a week and they were not restocking anything, then you might be able to justify getting there hours before it opens, but that is probably just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modularduck Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 yes they open today! i wonder if they have anything good to use as prop tank stand? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 yes they open today! i wonder if they have anything good to use as prop tank stand? lol It would probably break, lol...I had a TV stand, from there and it did not feel to sturdy, (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modularduck Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 yeah i don't doubt it....lets see 1/2" particle board with vaneer, 600lbs of tank? perhaps not..i must admit i do like some of their stuff.but really only cause i long to be cool like the other kids...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 yeah i don't doubt it....lets see 1/2" particle board with vaneer' date=' 600lbs of tank? perhaps not..i must admit i do like some of their stuff.but really only cause i long to be cool like the other kids...lol[/quote'] LOL...some of the stuff is cool and looks great in a their mag...but I do like some of their accent pieces to put around the house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I love their kitchen accessories and am looking forward to a trip in the future. I hope it lives up to my childhood memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdude1984 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 they have some nice stuff for those younger people like me who don't have a lot of money(it all goes to the tanks!) but i like having things that will last a long time, plus i like building my own stuff, sure if i build it, it looks like crap but i least i tried, right? as far as those who wait in line for it... I'm lost for words, its not like you cant look at there stuff online... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 We went at the end of their first week, and we had to part in the grassy field a mile away and make the trek dragging both the kids. It was like "Field of Dreams"--If you build it, they will come--with hundreds of zombie-like people (us included) marching en masse towards a central beacon of light. Weird. I'd never been, but my husband had told me it was all cheaply made, that I'd be disappointed. We had to wait more than half an hour to get the kids in the play center, and then we were lead through a very exact pathway (they direct you to follow the floor arrows) with people elbowing and pushing like bovines at market, diving in front of you to grab a pillow or open a cabinet. What's all the fuss?(nutty) IMO it's cutesy affordable stuff for kids up to 20, but everything we examined close up was built like crap. Nothing was sturdy or solid. It's all facades and colors. And they're doing this marketing thing where they take regular brand appliances and put their special placard on it, like "Amana by IKEA" or "Whirlpool by IKEA" on ranges and frigs ..Who falls for that? Why not just buy the same appliance from Sears and not pay the mark-up to have "IKEA" put on it? Soooo my first experience didn't do much for me, obviously. It's OK stuff to buy for a kid going off the college, but it's not real furniture IMO. (Oh- but the meatballs were good!(drooler)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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