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[TheBoy]

poor to remind you how cheap stuff is.

Not sure it is that cheap (for the quality)

[Broomies Mate]

All bought, collected, built and it's job jobbed.

Correct, the store is closed.  They do Click & Collect, and it was a great little system they had set-up;

Drive into the Click & Collect Waiting Area,
Phone a number on posters dotted around,
Enter your Order No,
Get SMS which tells you which collection bay to drive into,
Man with trolley brings stuff to your car,
Load said stuff into car,
Man comes and takes trolley away,
Drive home and start installation.

I'm really surprised that so many of you think Ikea stuff is shite..... I mean, it's certainly not solid hardwood, but it costs peanuts.  The best part about it, it's so bloody easy to build.  All the drawer runners and cupboard hinges are soft-close or push to open (you choose), I've never had an issue with missing fixings, it looks (almost) like a premium product.

I really rate Ikea for their standalone furniture.  I've never had anything like a Kitchen from them, but when the time comes to replace mine, I'd certainly consider it.

[dave the builder]

  I've never had anything like a Kitchen from them, but when the time comes to replace mine, I'd certainly consider it.

a word of warning ....
Ikea units are weird sizes for doors and drawers

buy from a big DIY store like B&Q etc  when a sale is on and you get standard carcases 300 , 400, 500, 600 wide
doors and drawers sold separately in many cases ,but standard sizes to fit the carcases 
couple of years down the line you can just replace the doors if you fancy a new look  or replace the one door the dog ate 

[Varche]

Got to admire a businesss that sells  stuff  that the customer assembles. Brilliant strategy. But I too hate the place, the only good thing is seeing people trying to load 2000 kg of billy into their 205 saloon on the way back to your getaway car.

We extended an IKEA kitchen and couldn’t source  the handles except from US.. i hate it when companies make recent parts obsolete.