Ikea and Home Depot both offer home delivery for large items, nationwide (in most cases). Pricing varies (Ikea does a flat rate $50 or $60 regardless of how mu

Ikea and Home Depot both offer home delivery for large items, nationwide (in most cases). Pricing varies (Ikea does a flat rate $50 or $60 regardless of how much you order, IIRC; Home Depot shipping charges depend on exactly what you're ordering), but it's generally available. In fact, I've never bought a large appliance and walked out from the store with it. Even if my local store does have the item in stock (sometimes they do; sometimes they don't; the big box stores don't generally keep a large stock of major appliances in-store), it's way more convenient to get the store to do the delivery and install for me-- especially since that's frequently included in the cost for major appliances (or a relatively small extra charge).