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IKEA Carrickmines

  • 17-01-2020 11:42AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭


    I wanted to order from IKEA using their click and go option and pick it up from Carrickmines.
    Not finding it on the website I called their callcentre and i find out that they don't do Click and Go anymore in Dublin
    I understood what the guy told, but i do not understand the logic of it.
    It goes like this:
    They don't do Click and Go.
    and I can't order on line.
    But if i really want to collect something from Carrickmines I have to go there and place the order.
    Then I return home and wait til they order it in, then they will contact me when they have it and tell me I can come and collect it.
    I will hop in my car again and get it.
    I can also go to Ballymun, place the order and arrange to collect it from Carrickmines.
    My question is this: Is there something obvious that I am not seeing?

    Why would I make two trips to Carrickmines, when I could make one slightly longer trip to Ballymun and get the items on the spot?
    They are bulky items that would fit in the car anyway but would cost €50 to deliver.
    The only reason I was thinking of Carrickmines is that it is a bit closer to me.

    Are there other reasons why it would be necessary to go twice to Carrickmines?

    Thanks


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,781 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    Ya, that's the way it is.
    They just want you in the door in Carrickmines so you'll impulse buy some candle holders or mugs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    I've never been there.
    Can you actually buy things on the spot or they are hoping you will add stuff to the order?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    You can buy a small selection of stuff on the spot, do room consultations (kitchen design, wardrobe design) and see a small number of mock rooms.

    Their business model is based on getting people in store to see stuff they might want - so i can understand why they got rid of click and collect. Their click and collect wasnt great anyway. There was a €15 charge for anything if collecting from Carrickmines, iirc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    Right, I'll hop in the car and head to Ballymun in a bit.
    I have a short list and i hope to stick to it:)
    Thank you for replying.


  • Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    I never bother with Carrickmines. Better to just spend the extra 30 mins and drive to Ballymun.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,919 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    awec wrote: »
    I never bother with Carrickmines. Better to just spend the extra 30 mins and drive to Ballymun.

    +1 Carrickmines is a waste of time. As a poster said earlier, mugs and candles.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,932 ✭✭✭huskerdu


    coylemj wrote: »
    +1 Carrickmines is a waste of time. As a poster said earlier, mugs and candles.

    I live close to Carrickmines . I would do anything to avoid going to ikea in ballymun as it takes so long .

    I find it easier to go to Carrickmines twice than ballymun once .

    Two short trips, no queuing , no temptation to buy other rubbish


  • Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    huskerdu wrote: »
    I live close to Carrickmines . I would do anything to avoid going to ikea in ballymun as it takes so long .

    I find it easier to go to Carrickmines twice than ballymun once .

    Two short trips, no queuing , no temptation to buy other rubbish

    It's probably not bad if you are absolutely certain about what you need, but often I need to see IKEA stuff made up as the pictures online can be a bit misleading.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,834 ✭✭✭robo


    Best time for IKEA in Ballymun - week nights, it is open until 9pm! And most evenings its easy to get around & the queues in the restaurant are not so bad either


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,919 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    huskerdu wrote: »
    I live close to Carrickmines . I would do anything to avoid going to ikea in ballymun as it takes so long .

    I find it easier to go to Carrickmines twice than ballymun once .

    Two short trips, no queuing , no temptation to buy other rubbish

    Yes, we know it's a pain to get to Ballymun but what do you do when you go to IKEA Carrickmines? For my money, it's just a mini version of Sostrene Green in Dun Laoghaire, you'd be much better off going there instead!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,932 ✭✭✭huskerdu


    coylemj wrote: »
    Yes, we know it's a pain to get to Ballymun but what do you do when you go to IKEA Carrickmines? For my money, it's just a mini version of Sostrene Green in Dun Laoghaire, you'd be much better off going there instead!

    I never go to ikea to browse. I only ever go to buy a specific thing. I do go to ballymun reluctantly if I need to see something .

    I was answering the OPs question on the point of IKEA Carrickmines . It’s there to enable people like me order and collect items.
    You can also make an appointment with the wardrobe and kitchen designers
    I regularly pop in to buy food products If I happen to be close and it’s very popular. Always plenty of people .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,782 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Does the Carrickmines branch do food at all?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Muahahaha wrote:
    Does the Carrickmines branch do food at all?


    Yep limited selection. The more popular items.

    Meatballs for sure.


  • Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    There's no cafe though if that's what you were asking?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    awec wrote:
    There's no cafe though if that's what you were asking?


    There is a cafe.


  • Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Baggly wrote: »
    There is a cafe.

    There's a cafe in the Carrickmines IKEA?

    Are you sure? I've never noticed it. :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Yeah it's in the back left corner. Again very limited selection but tea coffee sambos Swedish cakes all there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,919 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    There's a Costa coffee place between McDonalds and PC World but if you want something more substantial, I'd recommend Vanilla Pod on the other side, it's excellent. There's a cafe in the same building, directly across the road from McDonalds/KFC.


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