Why You Spend So Much Money At Ikea

[@jayit6851]

Bruh, building ikea furniture is like half the reason I like Ikea. It's like adult LEGO.

[@patriciamamani4139]

Well said

[@lvi8957]

👌😂

[@FurnitureFan]

Nailed it 👌😅

[@lalakuma9]

PREACH!

[@dp2404]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@triggerfish9967]

That flamboyant Indian doctor speaking like an upper class Victorian woman while wearing a flower Blazer is everything.

[@sethkritarth]

but he was spot on...

[@kayrulz9337]

Sounds like an Italian woman

[@Onurtime]

😂😂

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I frickin' loved him! I'd like to hear him do a TED Talk on retailology or something.

[@alvinbuenaventura610]

i cannot get annoyed anymore this week. this guy consumed all my energy reserved for annoyance. lol.

[@MaHa-ql3zv]

I love IKEA because of their showrooms. It feels like you are peeking inside someones home ;) and I absolutely LOVE those cheap white plates and bowls. They last for ever, are thin and light and look fantastic with any kind of table arrangement you want to do.

[@themumblingdumpling2838]

Agreed; I went to Ikea a few weeks ago and had the thought that most rooms look like their owner has just left and they're gonna be back any minute. Mugs on desks, opened books, pics of "friends" on the walls... It's great, looks like a cosy space an actual human being could live in.

[@narniadici1976]

My family has owned 8 of those cheap white bowls since forever, and none of them ever broke/got bad with time they're amazing

[@stevethea5250]

@@themumblingdumpling2838 WELL 8 KIDS DIED FROM IKEA ALONE WTF

[@jrseahorse5886]

Same I love looking in the showrooms sometimes I find really nasty stuff though like baby bottles (with old milk) in the fridges and stuff wedged into cookbooks on the counter 😂

[@moonchild6352]

@@stevethea5250 it's not ikea's fault for the drawers thing though The same stuff happened to my brother with a non-ikea furniture (fortunately he had the reflex to jump sideways when it fell so the only thing that kinda broke was the wii and the tv and not him) We didn't fix it to the wall, it was our fault and we never thought about calling the company or anything Drawers aren't made to be jumped on and if you have a kid you should be responsible

[@hanabi8412]

it's only "disposable" to the rich, us middle class ppl dont think that its a "fast fashion" like. if you choose the right product it can be timeless

[@Framlii]

Rich people are more mindfull about money. Poor people buy more brand products because it makes them feel better while rich dont care. Middle class would throw away more. But again. To my 100k yearly in america isnt rich. It is middle class

[@kittypine42]

@@Framlii I think poor people are more economical and think about what they buy because it has a big impact on their life. A rich person can spend 500$ on a bed and not think about it too much, while a poor person would make sure they get their money's worth in an optimal manner. I don't think any poor person would buy something to feel better about themselves, or their situation, at least not where I'm from.

[@elainelouve]

That's so true. They also have variety in how well the furniture piece is going to last. We have a leather sofa, our beds including mattrasses, and a metal cabinet that are 9+ years old and still in top condition. The cabinet was actually second hand. Then again some plates and cups haven't been as good. And I bet investing into flimsy shelves would just be a waste of money for a book lover. Our shelves are second hand solid wood. The Ikea ones promise to carry 20kg per shelf, ours have been promised to carry 100kg. And we have some vintage cabinets that are even sturdier. But Ikea totally has some good stuff.

[@monicagambino318]

Nina Fuentes exactly

[@exileofexistence]

Some of our Ikea furniture, we've had it for 15 years and it's survived 2 movings and is still in great condition. It's just depends on how well you take care of your stuff.

[@ferminmorales6564]

Once drove 115km to have meatballs for breakfast, spent my day off wandering about in the store, then walked out with ONLY a pack of their cheapest candles. Hah! Self-discipline 🤣😂😅

[@anna_m59]

How much you spend on gas to get there?

[@Lawliet734]

@fermin "Self-discipline" is not going there in the first place; you have a weakness for meatballs.

[@ainzooalgown7589]

theres an Ikea 5 minutes walk from my home and the last I visited it was 7 years ago.

[@ApsaraMenaka]

"Once drove 115km to have meatballs for breakfast" vs. "Hah! Self-dicipline" 😁

[@karinec.2131]

They sell the frozen meatballs and gravy FYI

[@KL-tn1zc]

I can't believe she just said she doesn't shop at Ikea for bedding. Their comforters are everything.

[@loralubimaia2783]

seriously! and who says towels and bedding is an investment? ??? what a weirdo...

[@fh6560]

@@loralubimaia2783 I think what she meant in investment (or the way I see it)is an investment to yourself and your comfort as in you should really try to get the best bedding you can(be it IKEA or anywhere else) so it can last you years or even as long as generations and help you get a good night's sleep which in turn does good for your body Not investment as in the traditional sense like buying houses and gold and stock markets all that If you buy bedding for the sole purpose of it's price point but it proves uncomfortable then if you have future money to use towards bedding you might hunt around for new bedding if you don't get good sleep in the ones you previously bought which in turn could accumulate to a more expensive overall bill for bedding that can give you decent sleep (This doesn't apply to people buying the cheapest because that's all that they can afford, I'm talking about people with medium income and can afford to spend a little extra on good bedding but choose not to for their own reasons) But we occasionally use Ikea bedding (I don't own IKEA duvets tho) and they're quiet comfortable if you know which specific range to choose from imho

[@B_27]

@@loralubimaia2783 She didn't say those items are an investment. If you actually listened you would have noticed she said those are items she recommends "investing in" which is another way of saying she thinks it is worthwhile to spend more money on those items. Having purchased both cheap and expensive bed linen I can confirm there is a huge difference in quality.

[@fredgalaxy7632]

That lady is not an ideal IKEA customer. She thinks it's cheap and associating with IKEA diminishes her ego and standards.

[@kathaai]

and their towels are really good! i recently bought a bunch of 2€ towels for the time being because I am moving out of my parental home and they're so good for that price like I've washed them a bunch and put them in the dryer a bunch already and they're still amazing so i can only imagine of you get the better more costly ones how good they'd be

[@bessycorrales2259]

IKEA does carry some quality long lasting furniture. I own various pieces that I’ve had for years and are still in excellent condition. The designs are timeless. Also, their customer service is excellent and I can’t ever leave a store without having a meal or enjoying a treat. I love IKEA!

[@cellothere5723]

I’ve had the same IKEA bed for 9 years now and nothing has broken

[@jun_suzuki42]

I have a computer table desk for more than 10 years and still going strong! Even the wood itself looks new except the white drawer which of course turned yellow.

[@kitcoffey7194]

I'm from the future to tell you they've gone downhill. Scrapping the 5 percent family discount and crappier food at the cafe are 2 signs.

[@gabbyvelasquez3767]

tbh my mom used to take me to ikea for lunch like how other parents take their kids to mcdonalds. i loved the food and i was obsessed with walking around the store pretending like i was rich and lived in glamorous spaces. my cousins and i would go there to play hide and seek.

[@jhowardsupporter]

Then you learned Ikea is for the poor. Everything is made out of MDF!

[@KESTRAL23]

I shat in one of the rooms and did meth in the bathroom

[@MikeOck88]

@@KESTRAL23 me to

[@elleem3951]

am the only weirdo that actually likes assembling the furniture together by myself? I find it therapeutic and fun.

[@Hollablackgirl93]

I love building stuff as well! It's so fun

[@hilmir]

Same, there is part of the brain that switches off and just trusts the instructions. And at the end, you are rewarded with a piece of furniture that you like!

[@chantel6394]

You are not weird hun I just got my second electric drill

[@ballsoutballistic]

It's very rewarding and satisfying. Assembling IKEA is like the mukbang of furniture.

[@gloriadiaz6400]

No, I love it too! So satisfying when it is done! It's like, YEAH! I DID IT!

[@KerrieRedgate]

Some of IKEA’s furniture styles are definitely timeless. I remember the first time I walked into IKEA’s first Australian store in the 1970s. I wasn’t sure if I was in Wonderland or the Bauhaus! It was magically inspiring. I wanted to buy it all. I did collect a few pieces over the years. When I moved interstate here, I started afresh, bought EVERYthing from IKEA, even the plants! But I have to admit, I think they had better designers, overall, in the ‘70s and ‘80s. They’re catering to a broader taste now. I liked their original simplicity, which can still be found, though, in many of their designs.

[@rm71991]

You forgot to mention you imagined going in the first IKEA in Australia

[@ApsaraMenaka]

About that whole Malm thing: if your kid dies because you don't see or interfere when it climbs up and down the furniture it is not the furnitures resposibility. my father was a carpenter (hated ikea btw.) and 2 things we learned very early: doors have handles for a reason *and* don't climb the furniture.

[@Hi-nh7wu]

Carmen I’m a kid, and we have like 6 malm dressers and closets and not once have any fell.

[@emilyyusuf6061]

My father worked at the HR department at ikea for 20 years so I basically grew up with ikea I had ikea toys ,ikea beds, sofa everything ikea and now I’m 27 years old I take my kid to ikea and he sure does have ikea toys and furnitures😊.

[@Asa...S]

7:01 What is that? That is not a classic Swedish cinnamon bun! That is some American bun adapted to their North American market. A real classic Swedish cinnamon bun, which you can get at IKEA here, doesn´t have frosting on it, but pearl sugar.

[@sonjagatto9981]

USA and Canada...everything is overly covered with sugar. I don't like that much sugar and it looks terrible as well.

[@Booklover-coffeelover]

That's true, in our IKEA department in Greece, cinnamon rolls don't have frost on them.

[@disgrace7441]

''when you look in a mirror, you see the most gorgeous human being looking back at you.'' *so that's why i've been avoiding IKEA*

[@hilmir]

I know right, that guy is just talking about himself. I dread walking through the showrooms because of the mirrors haha! I either go to As-Is or straight down to stocks.

[@cshmr0]

showing me myself in a mirror is a sure way to not make me feel good lol

[@KellyS_77]

cece Next time you look in the mirror pick out one thing you actually like about your appearance. I’m sure you’re a lovely human being :)

[@MrDutchmarshal]

@@KellyS_77 Are you sure, he/she can always just break all mirrors in the store. This would be great news for the rest to enjoy. Plus some people are just ugly on the outside :)

[@eliseerickson5994]

I think the strength of the mirrors is so you can quite literally see yourself living in those IKEA spaces with IKEA products

[@justyourdreamlondon5638]

I don't like when this girl said. What if you are singing mom... Woman can do everything and specially if she is single mother. That's funny that women think she can't build Ikea furniture. Girl please 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Suzifully]

Just Your Dream London was thinking the same

[@gretafernandez2859]

Yeah what does a single mom have anything to do with the topic 🤔 and if you're a single mom does that make you disabled 🤔 She's ignorant at it's best 👏🏽

[@petalss5325]

ikr? what abt being a single mom 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@dp2404]

What??? I don't let my husband get even close to new Ikea purchases. It's MY TOY!!!

[@saammmy7]

It's sad that some women still act like women are helpless little creatures who can't do anything without a man. Any (healthy) adult should be capable of assembling Ikea furniture, it's really not that hard.

[@hidden-expose]

I always feel super accomplished after my fits of rage putting together IKEA furniture.

[@kimberlynhughes3658]

Lol

[@mariefrancemontpetit]

Even when I buy secondhand furniture it's usually Ikea...The solid pine wood is especially long-lived.

[@johnstjohn4705]

I discovered Ikea in 1978 when I lived in Frankfurt, Germany. It blew me away. I thought to myself, this is the way it should be. We ate Swedish meatballs and bought furniture for our house. I missed Ikea when we moved back to the U.S. in 1981, but now I live near an Ikea. It's a necessary part of civilization for me.

[@NA-ij5jy]

The unique appeal that no one else has is “Scandinavian”. If IKEA was an American company, most people would not be interested. Scandinavian style is refreshing and experiencing that environment while visiting the store is like stepping outside your daily national surroundings. It’s like traveling or transporting yourself away for two hours and bringing some Swedish souvenirs to your home. it is also to say I reject my local furniture store. I want the Scandinavian style in my home. It makes it chick, fresh, modern. “Rooms to go” should do just that... GO!

[@good-tn9sr]

idk it looks bland and uninspiring

[@TheBausparfuchs]

They offer good interior desing for afordable prices. Thats it

[@fredrikriefenstahl6833]

That malm drawer shouldn’t be ikeas fault, it’s part of the design to attach it to the wall, so if the customer doesnt do that it’s their fault

[@renanyeil1344]

I don’t get why some are having a hard time assembling Ikea furniture. I love building Ikea, it’s like legos for adults

[@AshrakAhmed]

People are just getting lazy and entitled, I think! All the furniture in my current apartment is Ikea and in last 16 years every furniture I bought has been Ikea. It's really was fun to build everything by yourself. I even customize few of them during build (like not using the legs on the shoe cabinet so it sits flat and low on floor) to suite the room decor. and the whole thing is done with just three tools. What else people want?!

[@finned958]

Because not everyone is handy. Yeah. That’s why.

[@FurnitureFan]

I agree, that's half the fun. You get a puzzle and you know it's solidly built 😉😏 There's a lot to be said for the wonderful feeling of knowing how something is put together so that you can fix any issues yourselves, customise it, reconfigure it. All my neighbours and I remember the first time we invested in a cordless screwdriver.

[@CM-uq8ro]

@pete knicks ikea furniture is definitely not fragile. My childhood dresser lasted me about 12 years, and then i sold it, still in great condition, to people who wanted it for their daughter.

[@LewisBrain]

Because some of us need text. Hight quality furniture low quality instructions.

[@jvdb5509]

7:46 Oh c'mon really? A single mom can't assemble a piece of Ikea furniture? They need someone to do it for them? Get your life together please.

[@driver8703]

I don’t understand it, I hear it’s difficult to put together all the time but I find it simple and fun

[@Linda-vq8nw]

That was THE perfect example of the welfare queen mentality 😂

[@moe20000]

@@Linda-vq8nw yes exactly!!!

[@maxinef6654]

😂😂

[@wyoutubew]

J vdB you sound like a man who never had a child.

[@myidol71]

Their duvet is my favorite, don’t listen to the lady!

[@cellothere5723]

Me too! My parents (who are really obsessed with good quality items, like they’re very into investing in high quality items) love their IKEA duvet

[@venus_envy]

I'm really surprised that her prerogative was to invest in high quality items for certain instances like pillows and duvets… and then she goes on to say she buys pots and pans from IKEA. Okay then. I guess she doesn't cook much or consider it important.

[@kathaai]

@@venus_envy exactly! i understand the tablewear like plates cups and cutlery but pots and pans?

[@kitcoffey7194]

Nah their pillows are crap tho

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

It’s good learn to assemble simple furniture so that one is not a complete useless being.

[@marycanary86]

you are officially useless if you cant follow the ikea instructions. theyre so simple wtf...

[@kitcoffey7194]

Ok you must be German... fascist

[@nataliapostawa2790]

We're starting furnishing our new apartment now and we're buying a lot of second hand Ikea things. First of all it's more eco as we don't just go into fast produce-dispose cycle (especially that some of those things we may like to change after the house refurbishment for more fancy/suiting ones) and second of all - it's also very budget-friendly approach. So far we've bought wooden table and 4 wooden chairs, middle size LACK coffee table, STALL shoe cabinet, black/white-board, mini chest of drawers and two big wardrobe backets. In total we paid for those things less than 1/3 of the original ikea value. But my point is that all those things were used for several years, by different people, most of them with kids and they still look like new! And they have such clever tricks so one can make a comfy and stylish living space even in the small apartment. I think that's the power of Ikea ;)

[@youzhenzhang8415]

His blazer is great. His enthusiasm is so entertaining lol I don't own anything from ikea myself, but i've helped my friend construct a bunch of her ikea stuff and it's so much fun! Also, disposable? Furniture? Disposable?!

[@leviathan1140]

lol this is a advertisement not a documentary wtf

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

That's so true. There's so much to say about IKEA. Their pricing is especially fascinating. Like how how are IKEA's shelves so cheap, but their dressers are so expensive?

[@ayo3850]

It's nice to see ikea actually doing something for the environment with planting new trees and sustainably cutting them down

[@gfair2]

A really good reason why Ikea gets so much business is because a lot of its prices are fundamentally honest. If you want an example, look no further than mattresses. What Ikea will charge you, a high-advertising "mattress store" will charge you 4-5x as much for basically the same product, but certainly much less assurance of customer satisfaction, especially if something goes wrong with the product.

[@dianneagain3830]

Ikea isn't "fast fashion" but inexpensive timeless style that's why they do so well. You get hooked because you can't afford the trendy over priced crap then you realize hey this is actually cute. And 20 years later you changed a few pieces but you still have most of the stuff you got for your first apartment and it still looks modern. I love getting new house plants and little odds and ends to change things up and that's all I really need. And who doesn't mount dressers and bookshelves to the walls with a toddler in the house ? It's like not child proofing your kitchen and bathroom or not having kid proofed outlets or things in place to keep the kid from opening the doors to the house when you're not looking. Kid proofing has been a thing for decades! Even land lords allow for that if they allow kids.

[@ChrisInvests]

When they serve meatballs, you don't mind spending a long time there 😂

[@innerlocus]

No… not even if the meatballs are free.

[@PunkyPlays]

Lel

[@unassumingaccount395]

@@innerlocus Yet the cafeterias are always packed in there lol

[@innerlocus]

@@unassumingaccount395 And those who eat the meatballs will need help putting the furniture together too.

[@unassumingaccount395]

@@innerlocus And? It's cheap, though not free?

[@OmgCantBeliveIt]

*No one* : Actually *no one* : *Indian Dr* : MIRRORS!

[@cecehedrick1253]

😂

[@ohyekrokites6539]

😂🤣

[@cmac2295]

I literally went to IKEA 3 days in a roll back to back, it's addictive

[@令狐冲-o2v]

It’s not only their products lines Are affordable, but also those creatives stuffs that inspired our life !

[@emradford5173]

Meanwhile I’ve never been to an IKEA... (there’s one about 2 hours away and one day I will get there!)

[@FurnitureFan]

It's not the getting there so much as the figuring out how to transport what you buy there 🤔😅 I've brought surprising amounts of IKEA packages home on a trolley.

[@jennywinter3025]

You not really missing out

[@melissaCgreenwood]

Don't go on a weekend day, at mine there's literally a lineup of 10-15 cars fighting for parking. Last time my mom and I just left and I've never been back since. I can't stand overcrowded shopping.

[@truepeacenik]

7:47. I adore assembling it myself. I’m a single mom, and older. Plus I get to customize it a bit as I build. Paint the back of the shelves, add more supportive screws or bolts, drill a hole for charging cords or power cords, etc. Kudos to the video for having a male calling Task Rabbit and a woman assembling his furniture!

[@Bklyngurl85]

I don’t think the mirrors are suppose to show you yourself because you love yourself...it suppose to show you as you imagine living in that space, with the bedroom set, kitchen set, etc .

[@imMsPear]

i like their 99cents frozen yogurt cone....really hard to resist it

[@maximeth]

i bet the cinnabon’s at the end is a US thing, never heard that

[@RandomPerson-kd84]

My name is Jeff I assume so. We always buy a hotdog and an ice cream at the end hbu?

[@maximeth]

@@RandomPerson-kd84 Yeah same here. Like have you really been to IKEA if you didn't eat at least one hot dog with ice cream? haha

[@RandomPerson-kd84]

My name is Jeff haha at least one

[@MlleSara2]

Cinnamon rolls are a typical Swedish fare - you have kanelbullar with coffee for fika

[@sidbrun_]

We have the cinnamon buns in the UK, I tried one today and it was dry and had little flavour, I did notice they were being freshly baked but they didn't fill the store with a scent. The meatballs weren't that great either, I'm not even sure they were beef, you definitely get what you pay for at IKEA.

[@notmandy]

I can be a single mom myself and still assemble my ikea furniture. I'll go so far as to buying stuff from idea, assemble them, just to disassemble and return it back, because that's literally the best part.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

There are 2 kinds of people who shop at IKEA. Those who like to see what is in the maze and see what I can find. Those who enter the exit to get to right to the warehouse I know what I want. I'm the latter.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

@Banhmiso1 That's how you shop at Ikea?

[@hilmir]

There is a 3rd kind, like me who go straight to As-Is and discover all the goodies that are either discarded, destined for landfill or potential projects for cheap hacks and DIY.

[@bbrinergaming3694]

3rd kind, eat and get out

[@kristaliaastari2856]

All our furniture is either from secondhand consignment shops, Salvation Army, or IKEA and I am perfectly fine with that.

[@swicheroo1]

Almost everything except my couch and my master bed is from garage sales, estate sales, craigslist freebie. Nothing is IKEA in my house except for my Billie Bookcases. Most people, though, think I'm rich, though. I do live in a 1.3 million dollar house. But I just like quality older stuff.

[@kitcoffey7194]

​@@swicheroo1you are part of the housing problem.

[@Dubyel]

Alaska has about 425 MILLION square acres. That's actually over 950 times BIGGER than the 445,000 acres of forests owned by INGKA. Just for comparison, the entire nation of Sweden has about 111 million acres.

[@billkgeorge]

Major Error @12:10 : "445,000 acres of forest is larger than Alaska" = statistical faux pas! You're off by a factor of 10,000. You will need 10K Ikea managed woodlands to cover all of Alaska (a HUGE state)!!

[@r.goodblood5475]

I think I've been to ikea less than 5 times in my life. I have maybe 15 ikea products. I've had them for years. I dont see ikea as "fast fashion". They are quality.

[@xavariusquest4603]

Well, this "report" is everything I've come to expect from CNBC.

[@razz_rey22]

?

[@kitcoffey7194]

Fluff

[@AR-qj4el]

I live in Australia. Last week, I ordered two 2-seat sofas, a dining table with 4 chairs, a 1.7*2.4 rug, a coffee table, two bedside tables, bins, some kitchen stuff, etc. for 1000$. I couldn't find any other store that offers the same quality and price. Might not be the best quality but it would work reasonably for at least several years. It's the best option for many people that are single, change cities, students, etc. and don't want to spend too much on luxury furniture.

[@rachelcookie321]

Omg I remember those play areas at IKEA. I absolutely hated it. When I think about those play areas I just get a feeling of terrible anxiety and sadness. Suffering from anxiety since 2008!

[@yuleinyescobar3140]

I’m visiting IKEA in Memphis TN for the first time tomorrow. Wish me luck!

[@knuxnbatSunnyDIY]

How was it??

[@mzbeegrier539]

Are you still using your purchases or are they defective yet?

[@ensignmjs7058]

How did it go?

[@yuleinyescobar3140]

Thanks for asking y'all. We got kind of lost but found some space saving stuff that is still holding up good. Also had a snack lol. Happy holidays!

[@suziejames7510]

I have Ikea furniture and decor that is over 20 years old. It is still in perfect condition and hasn't dated at all. When I moved to my current home 15 years ago I had to get rid of some of it, as it wouldn't fit, so I gave it to a friend who still has it. Ikea furniture is definitely not disposable.

[@swicheroo1]

IKEA is all about the 'neutral.' I used to do Airbnb and furnished my places almost entirely in IKEA. That way, people really understood what they were getting. And when I travel, I do Airbnb and am mostly looking for an IKEA apartment.

[@RosesAndIvy]

Spunkymunky I hate it when Airbnb’s are all ikea furniture. It so standard and bland. When I’m traveling I like to experience new and exciting things. So I would much rather have an Airbnb with a unique style and some character.

[@inspire24x]

when i see ikea-furnished airbnb's, i think the host cheaped out.. esp when i see those lack tables everywhere and two of them side by side used as a coffee table, what an eyesore

[@AceUnicornLove]

IKEA is literally my go to store for modeling rooms. I love designing rooms and my first thought is always “What could I get at IKEA to match this aesthetic”

[@alinasaephan]

I actually went to ikea today and very proud of myself that I left with nothing lol! The temptation was real though but your girl gotta save up money 😭😅

[@mizzbelle97]

IKEA is usually the only affordable furniture option for working class people. Not everyone has family to give them hand me downs, not everyone has a local flea market. Like with “fast fashion” these items aren’t fast for working class people. If I pay 80 dollars for a dresser best believe I’m keeping it for as long as possible. If I pay 20 dollars for one tshirt I’m going to wear it until I can’t anymore. I think ikea is a great option for a large group of people.

[@Loly920]

Plain n simple - Reasonable prices

[@ProgressiveHouse94]

I LOVE this!! Thats why I studied Marketing, love the psychology behind it

[@shagunkapoor8954]

Let's All take some time to Realise the Most important USP....IKEA is universal and everyone can relate to. It's something about the clean and fuss free design that you can team it up with an existing older furniture...or linens of your choice!!

[@sp7749]

I'm surprised you guys didn't mention anything about the fact that Ikea charges so much in shipping certain items if you order from them online. For example, I ordered a mattress from them and shipping was free. Was gonna order a cabinet and shipping is $200! That's basically the cost of the cabinet itself and it's not like it's put together when you get it. Would've been cool if you guys talked about that.

[@SugaSwag]

Ikea is also a great place to hangout with friends, u don't see nobody inviting friends to hangout at a retail store if it's not for shopping. Checking out the little rooms, goofing around, finding all the small things and having a nice meal.

[@itsdivertido9020]

ikea store is like a fashion retail shop which gives a felling joy when you wear those new cloths.

[@MichaelRockfez]

I’d spend a lot of money on their dishes and mugs but I still don’t know if the paint is unsafe.

[@topcomment3816]

Michael Chan Wtf

[@unassumingaccount395]

Considering no one has died from Ikea Kitchen Stuff, probably not.

[@monicapelayo3188]

My personal favorite part about ikea is the building it challenges me and I love it if it could be my hobby that would be nice

[@noramaddy4409]

I love IKEA because the store or warehouse is huge so please do not downsize!!! I love the flatpack easy to transport package and love building my pieces together. I love the classic design pieces, simple and natural materials and earthy colours. I love that I can eat at the store, I love that I can see room setups. I also buy some of the grocery items sold there.

[@ThompterSHunson]

8:05 Hey, that's me! When I built my first IKEA table

[@maianhta552]

The mirror thing is interesting. When customers are looking at the mirror, they are also looking at themselves at the middle of all those nice products. That creates a realistic experience with the product, making them feel like they have already owned it, and therefore more likely to buy the stuff

[@gihankanishka]

my father is a carpenter so we make most of our furniture at home

[@nustiucenumesamipun]

I have an uncle that's a carpenter and his shop is near my house, but I still want to shop furniture at Ikea. Truth is, it's cheaper that way. Plus, the design is better. But I should probably support my uncle instead, probably suggest some design from Ikea for him to do.

[@robinlillian9471]

Wish I could do that. They should teach skills like that in school instead of Trig.

[@gihankanishka]

@T. Dee you dont need fancy stuff if it is usable from the dump is not a problem.

[@gihankanishka]

@@robinlillian9471 totally agree

[@schauschau2552]

regarding the sustainability.... yeah, ikea furniture is cheap and fast but like with many other items you own, you can preserve and prolong the furniture's life. i have the kallax 4x4 unit, and it's been with me for over 7 years now, also bought a sink and a mirror cabinet that have been with me for 5 years already, not to mention all the kitchen stuff too. it will be sustainable if you make it so.

[@viwer4468]

"When I hear Ikea I think of meatballs." I see what you did there having him specifically be the one to say it. 😏 🤣😂

[@ndiekwere6027]

I have had my Ikea furniture for over 10 years and I even decorated some of my apartment using 2nd hand Ikea furniture. So you don't have to dispose of furniture, when you grow out of the deign or function, you can pass it on.

[@dinahdermul5567]

Am I the only one who genuinly likes putting the furniture together? It soothes my brain with the different kind of thinking that I normally don't do daily?

[@Dangic23]

My kids call the stuff we buy from Ikea....legos for grownups.

[@chocococo2289]

I think one of my dream date is at IKEA, somehow walk around & looking at the furniture is relaxing and fun to me lol

[@jrseahorse5886]

Sometimes I just go to ikea just to get food or look at cheap stuff (that usually ends in me buying some random kitchen gadget)

[@ashl3ywynt3r67]

I LOVE that IKEA is built it yourself, this also means it’s something you can take apart as well. Easy to move from place to place with all your furniture if you don’t have help to move it. I’ve moved 3 times now by myself because I had IKEA furniture that I could take apart allowing me to move them myself and rebuild when I got to my next place. It’s actually brilliant. Love it. More work but you don’t need to bother other people!

[@tess4813]

The only thing i have from IKEA is the milk - frother for 2.95.- and i love it👍🏻

[@m0L3ify]

I don't get why people say IKEA furniture is so disposable. I keep my IKEA furniture for freakin' ever. It's good stuff. I still have a TV table I bought in the 90's that's still in fantastic shape. I also love building it. Maybe I should join Task Rabbit. lol

[@MisMajor19]

I love that the task rabbit worker was a woman building for a man! Yes we can

[@ariotriwibowo]

in IKEA, there's some pieces worth purchasing and other which are complete trash and don't last long. Before shopping at IKEA, I suggest read some articles on what to buy/not to buy in IKEA or what to avoid in IKEA

[@Rapha_YadaFarms]

Ive never been in an IKEA

[@vasyc.102]

TheMilitiaRanger same....

[@izkrnv9276]

Good for you

[@skyraven89]

You’re missing out

[@cartmann227]

Sorry to hear that.

[@cookierockstar8]

Same...

[@Themostuselesssofa]

I like IKEA because of the way the stores are made and presented ; There are no flashy overwhelming huge SALE signs that are forcing to you buy more and make it look cheap and ugly and only give you a headache. Going through an IKEA store feels more like going through a home museum/exposition while being able to take some of the things. The furniture isn't just randomly laying around there but is either placed in small suprisingly detailed flat-like spaces or in some kind of reasonable layout. It is a pleasure to go shopping to IKEA since it doesn't feel like shopping , it just doesn't feel like a store rather an one large home. It's also minimalist with almost no flashy colours, which I love. Honestly if I could spend more time shopping in IKEA I definitely would and I wish other stores were designed that way too. I feel comfortable in IKEA .

[@hashtagspatz]

What I love about ikea is that I, as a customer, can do anything alone basically. Beside Ikea I know no store with a concept like that. In other stores I have to walk around, search for what I want on my own, but never all is on display. Then I have to basically hunt down personnel, which is always really overworked or in appointments sometimes already booked for three weeks in advance, to have them to put my personal data in their system to get a piece of paper with my order. Then I have to go to the check out to pay and around the building to pick the item up. That is always really super frustrating and takes so long.

[@monicagambino318]

All my house is ikea; and my furniture its been there for more than 10 years and in perfect condition.

[@michaelgeorge1737]

I've always had the feeling that Ikea and Apple have that something special that is just so much more appealing than others.

[@Rugilzzz]

As someone who speaks Swedish, I had to cringe hard at the pronunciation of “färgrik” and “bestå” in this video

[@jonfquebec]

Absolut. That woman got on my nerve solid. Who cares what you buy and what you are too good to buy at ikea, at 5:30. If she knows the products so well, she could take a few seconds to figure out how to say the product line names..

[@anamariagutierrez2019]

I just went to Ikea to purchase an utility cart, I like their stuff is useful and cheaper than other stores.

[@cecc0569]

I never been in to an IKEA store but this video just made wanna go tho 😗

[@freeee8853]

I love their products and it's also nice to have a place to rest while you're shopping

[@kat8838]

Used antique furniture is cheaper and better to recycle for the environment. They don't even make quality like that anymore.

[@cordes85]

The only thing i like is their desks, whereby its 2 columns and a long piece of thick wood. I like a $3-5000 sofa generally a full leather chesterfield. Laura Ashley home furnishings. I prefer a personal shopper, to show me to thick solid oak chest of drawers, that weigh like 10kg per drawer. Solid granite kitchen surfaces. Sure a cheap tumbler or pint glass is ok. However you'd want a good set of cutlery with at least 25 year warranty. There are things i do cheap out on, aside from Ikea, is Primark, whereby because their socks are so cheap, i like to wear them once, then throw them away.

[@jankasidlo5142]

"What if you area single mom you dont have anybody to do it for you" girl if you are capable of creating a human being without instructions, you can build a dresser with 20+pages of picture instructions.

[@kathaai]

yeah but the bigger pieces often say you need two people (because a certain part needs to be help up while being attached to another or other stuff like this)

[@jankasidlo5142]

@@kathaai i have built multiple ikea furnitures even 2mx2.5mx0,6m ones and never needed help, i guess i'm some kind of superwomen or stg, maybe i could even survive the man flu?

[@Montserratbofi]

There is no Ikea in my country. So during a trip I felt like I NEEDED to visit one. I stepped inside one in HK, finally!! BUTTTTT the truth is by the end I felt so horrorized by it. The store was designed like a maze and the doors and everything worked one way only (Which meant you HAD to go through all the store). So I had to walk all the way towards the end. I felt in a horror movie, no jokes. Call it smart shop design, personally I saw it as a cage trap. Even the whiteness of the store, overwhelmed me. Thank god my boyfriend was there to calm me. I'm not an anxious person at all.. but this was a weird experience. Having to enter a store and not being able to get out unless you walk all floors, I PASS.

[@themurphy6279]

To whoever is reading this I hope you have a wonderful day and win the lottery

[@innerlocus]

just now… I won the lottery twice… thanks

[@CathyWs]

Wooow you too , beautiful day The lottery will change my life

[@Bekindtotheplanet]

I was planning on buying a ticket for tomorrow. I will let you know what happens!

[@innerlocus]

@@Bekindtotheplanet I haven't bought a lottery ticket in years… I said; 'just now… I won the lottery twice… thanks' as a joke because of Leon Murphy post her comment twice. Get it? Good.

[@あいなな-i4y]

Thank you Leon I hope you have a wonderful life and all good things come your way! Love from Japan!

[@Suzifully]

Its hard to not shop at ikea when I can buy a futon for $99, but we always look online before we go in, and go for what we intend to buy, or else we'd buy stuff we dont need. I can understand why its so easy to come out with a cartful of items though.

[@abirjas1192]

Ok, TARGET next.... " Why i spend so much at Target "

[@jubejube1234]

My parents still have their IKEA furniture from when I was a child. It’s held up for 25+ years, that’s not fast furniture. IKEA is a lot of fun for the whole family, so I don’t mind the marketing strategy. My kids love the restaurant and the kids showrooms.

[@Linda-vq8nw]

IKEA should open restaurants! Basic healthy food with lots of vegetables, cheap, and with free water. With comfortable IKEA furniture of course.

[@topcomment3816]

Linda No Linda. They’re not going to change their business model just so you can eat more vegetables.

[@giennefarcais6834]

I placed an order at IKEA - 3 items - the breakable one was not wrapped at all - arrived in smithereens. The non-breakable item was wrapped in YARDS of bubble wrap. The third item was not included at all. I gave them a second chance in May - and when the thing hadn't arrived after a month, cancelled. It took another month to get ANY response from them and eventually, a refund. NEVER AGAIN. So much hassle for so much junk.

[@Marlene5018]

IKEA From East Palo Alto California used to be affordable but now it’s very expensive! You can buy a better quality and affordable living room set at Costco. IKEA and Target have the worst quality in furniture because is made to last no more than two years. It’s like to buy disposable furniture that is not environmentally friendly.