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Ah, thank you for the comment. I'm guessing IKEA don't ship any where in that case and that isn't specific to just Australia. Paying some one else for the luxu

Ah, thank you for the comment. I'm guessing IKEA don't ship any where in that case and that isn't specific to just Australia. Paying some one else for the luxury and buying it through an online medium like eBay is a pretty decent alternative to a 2.5 hour drive.

Symbiote 9y ago
Ikea in several European countries delivers. Britain for example, since it's in English: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/faq/dispatch-and-delivery/#1364308958943 http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/faq/dispatch-and-...
goodJobWalrus 9y ago
It delivers in Canada. Both small items by post, and large items (furniture) for $100 flat.
- Scoundreller 9y ago
  At least in Southern Ontario, it's $100 if you pick all of the items yourself. It's $20 for them to pick it. Both well worth it when you're furnishing a new place and purchasing 4-digits worth of stuff. Ikea does "show-rooming" right.
nickonline 9y ago
Ikea has started delivery in Australia as well. http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_AU/customer_service/ikea_services/home_delivery.html http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_AU/customer_service/ikea_services/...
- will_hughes 9y ago
  Their home delivery option still requires you to go in store, take the item(s) you want off the shelves, pay for it, take it over to the delivery counter and then negotiate with them on delivery availability. You can't do it online or over the phone, and even in-store they won't tell you availability of slots or reserve you a slot while you go pick up the stuff. Their customer service in this aspect is dreadful. It's only marginally better than when they partnered with a local delivery company (Kings, at the Rhodes store) who were even worse - not delivering on the day I'd paid (extra) for, and then having the nerve to try and charge me for storage when I said they'd have to deliver it the next weekend.
mcphage 9y ago
> I'm guessing IKEA don't ship any where in that case They do ship, but only within a small radius of their stores.
59nadir 9y ago
IKEA in Bulgaria deliver and it's extremely affordable. Given that we've only had stuff delivered twice I can't vouch for how well they do it, but we haven't had any issues. Edit: They deliver to the whole country, but if you're not in Sofia you're gonna pay more. Given that Bulgaria is like a small state in the US that'd probably be the scale I'd expect in the US, but I'd bet that you have more IKEA stores in your average US state than Bulgaria has country-wide.

Symbiote 9y ago

Ikea in several European countries delivers. Britain for example, since it's in English: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/faq/dispatch-and-delivery/#1364308958943 http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/faq/dispatch-and-...

goodJobWalrus 9y ago

It delivers in Canada. Both small items by post, and large items (furniture) for $100 flat.

Scoundreller 9y ago
At least in Southern Ontario, it's $100 if you pick all of the items yourself. It's $20 for them to pick it. Both well worth it when you're furnishing a new place and purchasing 4-digits worth of stuff. Ikea does "show-rooming" right.

nickonline 9y ago

Ikea has started delivery in Australia as well. http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_AU/customer_service/ikea_services/home_delivery.html http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_AU/customer_service/ikea_services/...

will_hughes 9y ago
Their home delivery option still requires you to go in store, take the item(s) you want off the shelves, pay for it, take it over to the delivery counter and then negotiate with them on delivery availability. You can't do it online or over the phone, and even in-store they won't tell you availability of slots or reserve you a slot while you go pick up the stuff. Their customer service in this aspect is dreadful. It's only marginally better than when they partnered with a local delivery company (Kings, at the Rhodes store) who were even worse - not delivering on the day I'd paid (extra) for, and then having the nerve to try and charge me for storage when I said they'd have to deliver it the next weekend.

mcphage 9y ago

> I'm guessing IKEA don't ship any where in that case They do ship, but only within a small radius of their stores.

59nadir 9y ago

IKEA in Bulgaria deliver and it's extremely affordable. Given that we've only had stuff delivered twice I can't vouch for how well they do it, but we haven't had any issues. Edit: They deliver to the whole country, but if you're not in Sofia you're gonna pay more. Given that Bulgaria is like a small state in the US that'd probably be the scale I'd expect in the US, but I'd bet that you have more IKEA stores in your average US state than Bulgaria has country-wide.