Ikea: 99 problems...I will give you 5
I recently moved into a new apartment and became a victim of Ikea. Let me gripe for a moment.
Problem #1: Before I stepped one foot in the door I called to ask if they have a delivery service. The representative told me they only deliver within a certain mile radius of the store. My town was too far away to qualify she said.
I know my apt was only 10-15 minutes away and she could not be correct about this so I went to the store anyway. When I walked in it looked like a warehouse. I couldn't believe it! This is what all the hype is about? But then I went upstairs....
WOW!
Everything was set up on display. They placed items together to give the feel of multiple studio apartments. It was too good to be true. And it was. We are not gathered here today to make Ikea look good. Let's get back to the problems.
Problem #2- the carts. You push the carts in one direction and they take you in another. Maybe they're made that way to prevent shoppers from running out of the store with a cartful of merchandise. You're running for the door and all of sudden the cart turns toward the security office. I asked one to cashiers what was wrong with them- his reply was, "They're European". Oh yeah? Well you're an asshole.
I saw a king size bed that I absolutely adored. I wanted everything that was in that room. The bed, the lounge chair, the wardrobe closets, the lamp...even the painting off the wall.
Turns out they did deliver in my area but they only delivered the head and footboard to my bed. They never told me I had to buy slates and rails separately. That was problem # 3.
Which brings me to the best thing about Ikea. Their return policy. You see I bought alot of shit I didn't need so I returned some items hassle free. However, the information on their receipt paper seemed to magically disappear. Hmmm. But as I saw this happening I wrote in some of the numbers before they were completely illegible. Aha!
Problem #4. I should not have gone to Ikea on a Sunday. The lines were terrible.
Problem #5. Certain items have to be picked up and you have to wait for them to bring out you stuff. Doesn't sound too bad right? You are so wrong! I waited so long I thought a doctor was going to come out and tell me to get undressed from the waist down. Actually that would have been an excellent end to my day...
Problem #1: Before I stepped one foot in the door I called to ask if they have a delivery service. The representative told me they only deliver within a certain mile radius of the store. My town was too far away to qualify she said.
I know my apt was only 10-15 minutes away and she could not be correct about this so I went to the store anyway. When I walked in it looked like a warehouse. I couldn't believe it! This is what all the hype is about? But then I went upstairs....
WOW!
Everything was set up on display. They placed items together to give the feel of multiple studio apartments. It was too good to be true. And it was. We are not gathered here today to make Ikea look good. Let's get back to the problems.
Problem #2- the carts. You push the carts in one direction and they take you in another. Maybe they're made that way to prevent shoppers from running out of the store with a cartful of merchandise. You're running for the door and all of sudden the cart turns toward the security office. I asked one to cashiers what was wrong with them- his reply was, "They're European". Oh yeah? Well you're an asshole.
I saw a king size bed that I absolutely adored. I wanted everything that was in that room. The bed, the lounge chair, the wardrobe closets, the lamp...even the painting off the wall.
Turns out they did deliver in my area but they only delivered the head and footboard to my bed. They never told me I had to buy slates and rails separately. That was problem # 3.
Which brings me to the best thing about Ikea. Their return policy. You see I bought alot of shit I didn't need so I returned some items hassle free. However, the information on their receipt paper seemed to magically disappear. Hmmm. But as I saw this happening I wrote in some of the numbers before they were completely illegible. Aha!
Problem #4. I should not have gone to Ikea on a Sunday. The lines were terrible.
Problem #5. Certain items have to be picked up and you have to wait for them to bring out you stuff. Doesn't sound too bad right? You are so wrong! I waited so long I thought a doctor was going to come out and tell me to get undressed from the waist down. Actually that would have been an excellent end to my day...
posted by Mary at 3:41 PM
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