4/5 Victoria H. 2 years ago on Google
IKEA
is
a
great
place
for
home
furnishings
and
decor.
Over
the
years,
I've
been
a
little
more
disappointed
in
the
company's
stores,
but
they
are
still
better
than
most
of
the
options.
The
Good
This
is
a
huge
store
with
a
lot
of
show
space
that
demonstrates
how
you
can
arrange
and
use
its
furnishings.
The
company
really
does
an
amazing
job
at
giving
you
ideas
and
showing
how
you
can
decorate.
In
general,
the
company
has
a
good
(not
great
-
but
solid)
variety
of
furnishing
options.
The
pricing
has
always
been
comparable
with
the
Target/Walmart
stuff
but
at
a
higher
quality.
Now
it
seems
a
lot
of
the
merchandise
is
more
expensive
but
at
the
same
quality
level.
The
store
is
great
if
you
want
to
spend
an
afternoon
exploring
options.
The
Bad
First,
the
prices
seem
to
be
going
up
quite
a
bit.
IKEA
no
longer
seems
to
be
the
bargain
it
once
was.
Second,
you're
going
to
have
a
hard
time
finding
staff
to
assist
you.
There
are
few
people
working
the
showroom
and
no
one
that
can
help
you
pull
the
merchandise
from
the
warehouse
section.
Everything
you
want
to
buy
is
flat
packed
(you
need
to
assemble
at
home)
and
in
a
warehouse
area.
You
have
to
navigate
the
warehouse,
find
the
things
you
need
and
then
load
them
onto
trolleys.
Then
you
have
to
wrestle
them
to
the
understaffed
checkout
areas
where
you
wait
seemingly
forever
to
pay.
If
you
are
on
your
own,
forget
about
getting
help
from
anyone
in
the
warehouse
-
they
aren't
there.
Third,
you
cannot
just
run
in
to
pick
something
up.
The
IKEA
store
is
assembled
as
a
maze
that
routes
you
through
the
entire
showroom
before
you
get
to
the
warehouse
and
registers
beyond.
There
are
shortcuts
through
the
maze
if
you
look
for
them.
But
it
is
a
pain
for
a
lot
of
people
who
wind
up
feeling
trapped.
Lastly
-
nothing
is
in
stock.
I
went
looking
for
a
bedroom
dresser
and
a
set
of
shelves
for
my
office.
Forget
it.
Maybe
75%
of
the
dressers
were
out
of
stock
with
no
idea
when
they
might
return.
Same
for
the
book
shelves.
Final
Thoughts
IKEA
is
a
great
place
to
do
shopping.
Right
now,
however,
they
don't
have
anything
in
stock
and
have
no
employees
to
help.
It
was
a
disappointing
trip,
but
I
will
continue
to
recommend
the
company
until
a
better
alternative
comes
along.
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