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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: chrisgixer on 24 February 2014, 21:54:49
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http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/new-ikea-store-planned-reading-6337183
Far to close to Reading for my liking. :'(
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Which Reading junction is that ?? the one by the windmill ?? or is that 11 ??
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not far at all being near the winnersh triangle
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Which Reading junction is that ?? the one by the windmill ?? or is that 11 ??
The linky says junc 12, the windmill is between 12 and 11 :)
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Jcn 10 Reading/Winnersh/Reading 329m chrisgixer' house
Jcn 11 Reading/Basingstoke a33 windmill and Madejski stadium
Jcn 12 Reading/Thatcham/Newbury A4 ....IKEA
So the Swindon side of Reading
Way too close for my liking. WAY too close.
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Ahh .. thanks for that .. so she won't "see" the swedish "we'll force you to look at everything in the shop even though you only came here to buy some cushions" whilst on our way to costco .. :)
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Yippie!
Another rapid charger ::)
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Your Saturday afternoons will never be the same again....... ;D ;D ;D
Thinking about it, I heard they're also building one in Exeter which is a bit too close for comfort! :o :(
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So in other words you will be swapping some of your time to spend it in a Swedish bit of Reading instead of the Reading bit of Reading. ::) ::) ::) ::)
It could have a certain admin jealous where he loves all things Swedish. ::) ::) ::) ::)
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These Ikea places are a disgrace - Council taking backhanders obviously - they really impose on the skyline but no one gives a toss and lets them get away with it. No idea why people shop there for pretentious crap. I might concede some areas for kids/spare bedrooms but generally no use to me whatsoever as I prefer simplistic uncluttered rooms apart from where I keep my books!!
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These Ikea places are a disgrace - Council taking backhanders obviously - they really impose on the skyline but no one gives a toss and lets them get away with it. No idea why people shop there for pretentious crap. I might concede some areas for kids/spare bedrooms but generally no use to me whatsoever as I prefer simplistic uncluttered rooms apart from where I keep my books!!
Nevertheless, their external appearance doesn't even begin to rival the horrors within. <shudder>
::)
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A favourite song has to be "I fear Ikea" by the Lancashire Hotpots. They do another one about'" the Girl from Bargain Booze"
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Jcn 10 Reading/Winnersh/Reading 329m chrisgixer' house
Jcn 11 Reading/Basingstoke a33 windmill and Madejski stadium
Jcn 12 Reading/Thatcham/Newbury A4 ....IKEA
So the Swindon side of Reading
Way too close for my liking. WAY too close.
So, seeing as you are between J10 and J11, and both are signposted as Reading, remind me where you live? :P
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I'm OK with Ikea. Mrs TB knows they sell nothing but tat, so rarely wants to go in... ...and when she does, she knows where it is so I can stay away
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Ikea has it's place, budget was low when I bought my London flat.
I had to purchase a very expensive £19 table, to be used as my main dinning table. It was naked pine wood, needed a couple of coats of clear varnish, but still going strong. For the money, can't complain. Big bowls and plates too, uber cheap, what more do you need from a plate?
Some of their stuff is tat, some is stupidly expensive, but their middle of the road stuff is ok.
Their lights are not too bad either, £5 for tower lamp, can't say no to that.
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Ikea has it's place, budget was low when I bought my London flat.
I had to purchase a very expensive £19 table, to be used as my main dinning table. It was naked pine wood, needed a couple of coats of clear varnish, but still going strong. For the money, can't complain. Big bowls and plates too, uber cheap, what more do you need from a plate?
Some of their stuff is tat, some is stupidly expensive, but their middle of the road stuff is ok.
Their lights are not too bad either, £5 for tower lamp, can't say no to that.
Its all tat, and all overpriced for what you are getting. But what else would you expect?
The lights are shite, as you have to use their less common bulbs due to the fittings.
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Never visited one and I don't see that changing any time soon.
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Never visited one and I don't see that changing any time soon.
They do an acceptable 20 meatballs with potato, and the 99p breakfast is shite fine for 99p
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Ikea has it's place, budget was low when I bought my London flat.
I had to purchase a very expensive £19 table, to be used as my main dinning table. It was naked pine wood, needed a couple of coats of clear varnish, but still going strong. For the money, can't complain. Big bowls and plates too, uber cheap, what more do you need from a plate?
Some of their stuff is tat, some is stupidly expensive, but their middle of the road stuff is ok.
Their lights are not too bad either, £5 for tower lamp, can't say no to that.
Its all tat, and all overpriced for what you are getting. But what else would you expect?
The lights are shite, as you have to use their less common bulbs due to the fittings.
£15 for a table? It was solid wood ;)
Define 'Shite' - I bought 3 of them in 2009. To date I've not replaced a single bulb.
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Ikea has it's place, budget was low when I bought my London flat.
I had to purchase a very expensive £19 table, to be used as my main dinning table. It was naked pine wood, needed a couple of coats of clear varnish, but still going strong. For the money, can't complain. Big bowls and plates too, uber cheap, what more do you need from a plate?
Some of their stuff is tat, some is stupidly expensive, but their middle of the road stuff is ok.
Their lights are not too bad either, £5 for tower lamp, can't say no to that.
Its all tat, and all overpriced for what you are getting. But what else would you expect?
The lights are shite, as you have to use their less common bulbs due to the fittings.
£15 for a table? It was solid wood balsa ;)
Define 'Shite' - I bought 3 of them in 2009. To date I've not replaced a single bulb, just as well, as where would I get a bulb to fit.
Fixed that for you Mr Tunnie.
Except the bit where the table had reduced in price...
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£15/19, which ever. It was what I had to spend, it's still being used today. Nothing has broken, it's not fallen to bits. It's been in daily use, survived parties along with being chucked in a van twice and lugged around. Shed loads of boxes stacked on it in the van, also in garage while stored for couple of months, still going strong. So I personally consider that a successful purchase & far from shite ;)
When it was nice and new, incidentally, it still looks the same ::)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/803897/Flat/warming/DSC01550.JPG)
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Soft, fast grown pine, even if you write on a piece of paper with a ball point pen, it will leave an indentation. Its the same tat MFI used to sell in the 80s and 90s, but because its Ikea, it must somehow be special (think BMW mindset). It ain't, its cheap tat at above cheap tat prices.
Well done on varnishing it when you got it, that will help protect the top a bit. Obviously, though, that cost extra though.
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Well I'm happy with it :y
It's been abused with my cooking, hot pans on it ect, spillages been fine. I'd buy another...
Also, on another up side, being cheap and light it's not heavy when you move. :)
MrsT has a nice bit of furniture at her flat, very nice it is too. Proper solid build, from an antique shop. Considered it has TV media thing, trouble is, it took 6 people to move it into her flat. So guess where it is now ::)
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Speaking of desks ::)
I dug out my old one from Uni, popped that in the garage back in 2007 after my Uni days. That was Ikea, got it out 2 weeks ago, washed it down, re-assembled it all good. Best desk I ever got, it's fairly large, no stupid stands for monitors or printers or anything else, just a large flat surface, which takes into account skirting boards.
Feking heavy it is too, not solid, but standard plastic wood over some chipboard. No complaints there either.
Have you actually purchased anything of theirs and used it?
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Have you actually purchased anything of theirs and used it?
Of course he hasn't.. he's already said he won't go in there.. ;)
Unless meatballs count .. (And I find they do their job of clearing out my insides quite well... ;D)
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Hehe, also I just checked. It is solid pine :P
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Hehe, also I just checked. It is solid pine :P
Laminate doesn't mean 'covered in plastic', it means 'layerered'. 1-2 mm of real pine can cover a nice stable chipboard base quite convincingly... ::)
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Hehe, also I just checked. It is solid pine :P
Laminate doesn't mean 'covered in plastic', it means 'layerered'. 1-2 mm of real pine can cover a nice stable chipboard base quite convincingly... ::)
No, this is the cheapo kitchen table, solid pine ;)
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Have you actually purchased anything of theirs and used it?
Of course he hasn't.. he's already said he won't go in there.. ;)
Unless meatballs count .. (And I find they do their job of clearing out my insides quite well... ;D)
;D ;D ;D ;D
The 12 pack coconut snowballs are nice ::)
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Have you actually purchased anything of theirs and used it?
Sadly, yes. And not just from their cafeteria.
Argos furniture is cheaper and better made. And that's shite as well!
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Hehe, also I just checked. It is solid pine :P
Laminate doesn't mean 'covered in plastic', it means 'layerered'. 1-2 mm of real pine can cover a nice stable chipboard base quite convincingly... ::)
I know the type he has, and £20 5 years ago is about right. You can dig a fingernail in.
You can find similar style/quality in that pikey store who's name escapes me... ...the place I get my gas camping cylinders from now
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£15/19, which ever. It was what I had to spend, it's still being used today. Nothing has broken, it's not fallen to bits. It's been in daily use, survived parties along with being chucked in a van twice and lugged around. Shed loads of boxes stacked on it in the van, also in garage while stored for couple of months, still going strong. So I personally consider that a successful purchase & far from shite ;)
When it was nice and new, incidentally, it still looks the same ::)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/803897/Flat/warming/DSC01550.JPG)
What sort of party food is that tunnie :o :o .....carrots, celery, twiglets and a few crisps with some dips.... please dont send me an invite ;D ;D
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Blew the budget on beer ::)
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Blew the budget on beer ::)
Tunnie....IKEA are shite, Argos are shite, Kwik Fit are shite...don't you know you are dealing with a bunch of connoisseurs of everything on here.
Oh...except they drive shite cars. ;D
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Blew the budget on beer ::)
Tunnie....IKEA are shite, Argos are shite, Kwik Fit are shite...don't you know you are dealing with a bunch of connoisseurs of everything on here.
Oh...except they drive shite cars. ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Also ironic is Ikea stuff is DIY, much like Omega servicing.
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£15/19, which ever. It was what I had to spend, it's still being used today. Nothing has broken, it's not fallen to bits. It's been in daily use, survived parties along with being chucked in a van twice and lugged around. Shed loads of boxes stacked on it in the van, also in garage while stored for couple of months, still going strong. So I personally consider that a successful purchase & far from shite ;)
When it was nice and new, incidentally, it still looks the same ::)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/803897/Flat/warming/DSC01550.JPG)
Looks like its been made from a load of matchwood :P offcuts. Each to their own, as long as you are happy, that is all that matters. :y
I personally prefer solid hardwood with oak or mahogany my preferred choices. You only make or buy them once as they last more than a lifetime.
Never been to an Ikea, very unlikely to, so can't comment.
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Blew the budget on beer ::)
Tunnie....IKEA are shite, Argos are shite, Kwik Fit are shite...don't you know you are dealing with a bunch of connoisseurs of everything on here.
Oh...except they drive shite cars. ;D
Says the man whom paid dealer prices for his used px'd Daewoo, and gave KwickTit £180 for an oil change.
Good job ;D
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Did you know that Ikea is a planet
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Guess where I went today? And I made a purchase ::)
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Guess where I went today? And I made a purchase ::)
BP in Brackley ::)
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Guess where I went today? And I made a purchase ::)
BP in Brackley ::)
Tunnie's diner or Reading or both
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Did you know that Ikea is a planet
Is it cold weird and devoid of daylight.... or humour? Because it's no joke you know.
How to become a nimby I wonder?
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Guess where I went today? And I made a purchase ::)
BP in Brackley ::)
Nope. Although judging by the mutterings and cursing from Mrs TB, I suspect she has been there. I chose to avoid the subject, far safer that way...