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Telephone: (65) 6786-6868
Website: www.ikea.com.sg
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I visited and bought things from Ikea Tampines close 8 times in the last 2 months. That's really a record for someone who doesn't drive. I faithfully took the shuttle on most trips and took a cab home on a couple of occasions.
There are a number of things I've learnt on these trips to Ikea...
Unless you bought extremely large items, it still makes more sense to take a cab home rather than pay for delivery which is $40 if you live in Tampines, Pasir Ris or Simei areas and $45 for other areas. There was one occasion where we bought quite a number of items and we booked a Maxi Cab home, costing us $20 which is still cheaper than the delivery cost and we needn't wait for the delivery date/time.
If you're going for a specific item/s, call ahead to check for stock, especially during peak seasons before Christmas and CNY. Things go out of stock easily and may not be re-stocked within the week. It happened to me a few times and it's quite exasperating.
Always keep your receipt. Ikea is no longer as liberal as they used to be on return policies. I think there were amendments to the policy when they realised that people were taking advantage of it. Keep your receipt not as proof of purchase but to prove WHEN you made your purchase as they have a 100-day policy. It didn't used to be this way.
AND if you see the item going on clearance... MAKE SURE you really want the item before buying it. If the item is no longer sold at the store, you'll have trouble trying to return it if you don't like it anymore.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK before going. We did do our homework but when we got there we had a change of mind. If you take a look at my pictures I have a high table with metal legs. Those aren't suppose to go together. The metal legs are meant for another table top that has one end attached to the wall. The table top has 16 holes pre-drilled under it. This table top that we got has 20 holes pre drilled under it and we couldn't fix it properly. We were a little upset that we had to return it at first but LUCKILY my contractor did us the favour by putting it together for us. hehe
I still like going to Ikea... I like to buy all the little decorative items for my room and the rest of the house. I enjoy walking around in the big open space and not have any salesperson following me around. I like how they sometimes stock the things in two areas so that you can change your mind and still buy the item without going back up. I also love the $1 hotdogs which I buy to eat while waiting for the shuttle.
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First of all, I've got to be honest with you guys. I hate furniture shopping. I find it one of the bulkiest kind of shopping anyone could do. ( I stuffed a sofa into my car ! ) Walk into IKEA, and the first thing you'd notice is the smell of freshly-cut wood, and the relaxed ambience of swedish simplicity.
Anyways, swedish furniture makers, IKEA, started a chain of Singaporean addicts when it started off in Alexandra. Now, situated conveniently between the two towns of Pasir Ris and Tampines, you could bet the east-siders of this island to be stocked with Swedish furniture anytime now. (with hotdogs in their mouth too )..
Its a relatively huge 'warehouse-like' shopping center that boasts a variety of furniture candy like sofas, chairs, tables, you name it, they've got it. Its an excellent place to bring your future parents-in-law if you've got to please them with promises of new furniture. :)
HOWEVER, the parking space isn't much during peak hours. Its a little cramp if you ask me. The pick-up area of the car park, isn't organised properly, so most often then not, you'd have to plan where to park your car so you don't block the others. AND, you'd have to be fast, during peak hours. :)
Otherwise, if you don't have a car, or you take the public transport, there's always the shuttle service. I think that's nice of IKEA.
All in all, its a good shopping experience knowing that your money spent at IKEA always comes worth every penny. Try to notice...that everytime you walk into IKEA, you'd go "wow..thats so simple,and yet so nice.. I'm going to get it done that way"... Unfortunately, too much nice, usually screws up our mind. ;)
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Was there on sat to do some shopping for our new house. I like their showroom that comes with a variety of set up for ideas. Marketing Hall and self-serve furniture area are very big. Furniture at the self-serve furniture area are very heavy. It took me some effort to move a 39kg dining set to the trolley. Prices are quite competitive depending our own budget. 1 table and 4 chair costs 125.
I find the delivery and assembly relatively expensive. It cost 55 plus 17 for delivery and assembly charge. Buy more to make the delivery charge worth.
I like their hot dog and ice cream at the food counter area.
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