Ikea queues

wtd2008

Hi

Anyone know what the Ikea queues in Dublin are like?
I know it was mental at the start of the week, just wondering if it has calmed any?
Thanks

conor_ie

Myself and my oh arrived about 2:20 yesterday and it took about an hour to get to the front door

djan

Thanks for the update, hopefully it begins to clear up a bit this week as I do need(ish) a table to make WFM easier

Dodge

In general, queues for shops are much quieter near closing time. Ikea closes at 8. If you know what you want (ie no browsing), then you could be lucky. If you’re not too far I think it might be worth a look at 7:30 or so...

scarepanda

conor_ie wrote: »

Myself and my oh arrived about 2:20 yesterday and it took about an hour to get to the front door

What was it like inside once you got in? Worth the wait to get in?

Dodge

Friend of mine went today. Joined queue at 6.15. Took exactly an hour to get in. They were out with their shopping at 8.15

conor_ie

scarepanda wrote: »

What was it like inside once you got in? Worth the wait to get in?

No different than normal apart from screens around all of the ikea counters and the restaurants and play areas closed off

80sbaby

What are the queues like this week? 7 months pregnant and don't know if I can stand in a 2 hour queue.. Are the bathrooms open?

wtd2008

80sbaby wrote: »

What are the queues like this week? 7 months pregnant and don't know if I can stand in a 2 hour queue.. Are the bathrooms open?

I went today at 12.15 and got to the door at 1.50..
Very disorganised inside with stock in piles with no price tags.. Not a normal Ikea experience
Check out queues were quicker than normal
Doing it heavily pregnant would be a challenge.
Everyone's 1st stop was the loo..

Chiparus

tuesday 10 am , queued for 50 mins.

dan1895

djan wrote: »

Thanks for the update, hopefully it begins to clear up a bit this week as I do need(ish) a table to make WFM easier

You'll be lucky to find a desk you want. They haven't been in stock since they reopened. Check stock levels online first, although if your then queueing an hour outside there's no guarantee the item will still be there when you get in.

Go Home Paddy Cat!!

dan1895 wrote: »

They haven't been in stock since they reopened.

Not true. They had some desks restocked during the week. I went up to try and buy one yesterday, around 1.30pm and there were hundreds of people queueing so I just turned around and went home. The desk I wanted, there isnt an option to order it online from Ikea it seems.

djan

Has anyone made their way out just before the 10am opening time? Hoping to do so tomorrow to avoid the worst of the ques.

Cash_Q

You can use the priority time at 10am when they first open, I've heard of several pregnant women just walking up and straight in or waiting in a very short priority queue, partners included.

Chiparus

djan wrote: »

Has anyone made their way out just before the 10am opening time? Hoping to do so tomorrow to avoid the worst of the ques.

10 am Tuesday , 50 minutes.

dan1895

Go Home Paddy Cat!! wrote: »

Not true. They had some desks restocked during the week. I went up to try and buy one yesterday, around 1.30pm and there were hundreds of people queueing so I just turned around and went home. The desk I wanted, there isnt an option to order it online from Ikea it seems.

Which desk was it?

Was told the desks won't be back until July.

Chiparus

dan1895 wrote: »

Which desk was it?

Was told the desks won't be back until July.

I was looking for a desk, everything seemed to be gone.

Anjunadeep

Thinking of making a trip this evening. How have the queues been the last few days would anyone know?

MOH

If anyone is stuck for a desk, I ended up getting one off these guys after IKEA shafted me in March:
https://www.alineofficefurniture.ie/office-furniture-for-sale-in-ireland-category/office-tables/

They worked out a bit dearer but only tenner delivery, I ordered on a Sunday afternoon, delivered Monday lunchtime.
Came flat pack but easy to put together

Note that prices are ex VAT as they're primarily B2B.

Caranica

Anjunadeep wrote: »

Thinking of making a trip this evening. How have the queues been the last few days would anyone know?

I was there today. Queue was 2 hours and a lot of stuff is out of stock. I'd give it a few weeks if you can.

Anjunadeep

Caranica wrote: »

I was there today. Queue was 2 hours and a lot of stuff is out of stock. I'd give it a few weeks if you can.

wish I seen your message before I left.
Queued for only 45 minutes, but left with nothing.
Everything I was interested in was sold out.

Caranica

Anjunadeep wrote: »

wish I seen your message before I left.
Queued for only 45 minutes, but left with nothing.
Everything I was interested in was sold out.

I'm so jealous of your 45 minute wait. My back is in bits after all the standing around. I'd checked stock before I left home but some things were gone before I got in. Some stuff I got alternatives that aren't quite what I needed, other stuff is due back in stock on the 25th but there's no way I'm going back for at least six weeks!

dfdream

Online is no better.

Want to order a few electrical bits that I have ordered before.

I get this message.

Sorry! One or more articles are not available for delivery to your area. Please review your basket and try again. What kind of a message is that ?

One Item has 30 in stock and it hasnt changed in 3 weeks.
The other has 48 in stock and that cant be delivered either.

I check on the UK site and they are both in stock and OK to deliver but it wont accept parcel motel.

Is the online site in a bit of a mess ???

Go Home Paddy Cat!!

dfdream wrote: »

Online is no better.

Want to order a few electrical bits that I have ordered before.

I get this message.

Sorry! One or more articles are not available for delivery to your area. Please review your basket and try again. What kind of a message is that ?

One Item has 30 in stock and it hasnt changed in 3 weeks.
The other has 48 in stock and that cant be delivered either.

I check on the UK site and they are both in stock and OK to deliver but it wont accept parcel motel.

Is the online site in a bit of a mess ???

I gave up with ikea and just ordered a desk from a different provider altogether!

dfdream

This seems to be a Dublin ikea problem only. See loads of references in uk, Europe and even in US none of this queuing craic no issues with stock or online or delivery delays.

Like all these big chains ireland will pay more and are a soft touch.

Go Home Paddy Cat!! wrote: »

I gave up with ikea and just ordered a desk from a different provider altogether!

L1011

dfdream wrote: »

This seems to be a Dublin ikea problem only. See loads of references in uk, Europe and even in US none of this queuing craic no issues with stock or online or delivery delays.

Like all these big chains ireland will pay more and are a soft touch.

IKEA are not really dearer here than other Euro countries; or even the UK. For every item dearer here than Belfast there's something dearer in Belfast.

They are, however, insanely popular here. Thats why there's queues. They have virtually no rivals either.

Outkast_IRE

Have a baby due in september was hoping to get alot of the nursery furniture from ikea via online delvery to Cork . Hopefully it comes back in stock soon.

dfdream

Its gas.
Went onto site and all my items in stock and ordered with 2 week delivery.

rob316

I don't think the online stock is picked from the Dublin store. The rival jysk pick stock from there IDC somewhere in Europe.

Dodge

rob316 wrote: »

I don't think the online stock is picked from the Dublin store. The rival jysk pick stock from there IDC somewhere in Europe.

We talked to someone in store last week. Online orders are picked in the UK and delivered from there. In store orders (furniture etc) are picked in Dublin and delivered from the store

She said online may take 5-6 days (if I’m stock) while deliveries ordered in store take 1-2 days usually

dfdream

Will that change with brexit ?

Dodge wrote: »

We talked to someone in store last week. Online orders are picked in the UK and delivered from there. In store orders (furniture etc) are picked in Dublin and delivered from the store

She said online may take 5-6 days (if I’m stock) while deliveries ordered in store take 1-2 days usually

Peig Sayers

Went there this morning thinking there wouldn't be too big of a queue with the lockdown easing today. Ginormeous lines all through the car park. Figured I'd be waiting at least an hour so I turned around and left.

seamusk84

I spent 1.5 hours in a queue on Friday to get in. Arrived there at 4pm day.

Then 2 hours Saturday morning to get in, arrived at 11am then. (Wish I was joking)

Mental inside, out of stock of a lot of things too. Would suggest giving it more time.

Peig Sayers

seamusk84 wrote: »

I spent 1.5 hours in a queue on Friday to get in. Arrived there at 4pm day.

Then 2 hours Saturday morning to get in, arrived at 11am then. (Wish I was joking)

Mental inside, out of stock of a lot of things too. Would suggest giving it more time.

Ordered online tonight. Figured the €10 delivery charge was worth the the hassle and stress of queuing for hours! Plus it saved me from extra impulse buys in the store!

ShatterProof

I’ve 8 things in my wish list. 6 can be bought online and 6 can be got in Dublin. So I have to do both if I want everything.

Think I’ll wait till September or maybe 2021

buffin

Ordered a kitchen in store in March just before lockdown. Fair enough it wasn't delivered for a while. But they've been back doing larger deliveries since early May.

Since then 4 scheduled deliveries just didn't appear on the day. Finally a customer service person got me half of it delivered a week ago. Was meant to get more yesterday but it didn't appear.

Have been wasting hours of my days refreshing the website to request a callback from customer services.

Came on here to see if it would be better to try get to a store and pick the rest up myself. Guess not.

Anyways, just wanted to warn anyone counting on an online delivery. We're pretty much camping here using a bathroom for washing dishes.

Cerco

Check on line before going out there:

"Live
Less busy than usual"

Today (Wed) at 14.10.....courtesy of Google Maps .

Gloomtastic!

Peig Sayers wrote: »

Went there this morning thinking there wouldn't be too big of a queue with the lockdown easing today. Ginormeous lines all through the car park. Figured I'd be waiting at least an hour so I turned around and left.

One week later still as bad, easily the longest queues of the lockdown and I’ve been in some stinkers. When’s the best time to go to avoid? Early morning or late evening?

killbillvol2

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

One week later still as bad, easily the longest queues of the lockdown and I’ve been in some stinkers. When’s the best time to go to avoid? Early morning or late evening?

I went early morning last Wednesday. Got back in the car and left. Massive queue including families with 3 and 4 children.

And Google data is completely inaccurate regarding how busy it is.

Gloomtastic!

Google data ‘As busy as it gets’. :rolleyes:

nc6000

I've been looking to get a new desk chair from Ikea and have basically given up. When they are in stock they don't seem to last long and I'd be hours queuing if I did decide to try and go get one.

killbillvol2

What arrangements do they have for elderly customers? The only reason I need to go out there is because an uncle, nearly 70, wants a new wardrobe and a few other items. The cantankerous old git refuses to accept that anything on the website looks the same in real life so it's my job to bring him out there.

If they have clear special arrangements I'd take a run at it. And maybe leave him there 😂

dan1895

killbillvol2 wrote: »

What arrangements do they have for elderly customers? The only reason I need to go out there is because an uncle, nearly 70, wants a new wardrobe and a few other items. The cantankerous old git refuses to accept that anything on the website looks the same in real life so it's my job to bring him out there.

If they have clear special arrangements I'd take a run at it. And maybe leave him there 😂

Priority queueing between ten and eleven.

killbillvol2

dan1895 wrote: »

Priority queueing between ten and eleven.

Thanks. How does that actually work in practice?

Dodge

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Thanks. How does that actually work in practice?

It’s a different queue to the rest (either side of the door)

Wife joined the main queue at 9.40 yesterday and was in by 10:20

They allowed the ‘priority’ queue in first at 10 am.

Sheep Shagger

nc6000 wrote: »

I've been looking to get a new desk chair from Ikea and have basically given up. When they are in stock they don't seem to last long and I'd be hours queuing if I did decide to try and go get one.

I ordered a new office chair and carpet protector mat in Carrickmines (only 2 people in the Q), paid the €15 delivery fee and collected it 3 days later (no Q to collect).

The delivery charge covers as many items as you like AFAIK.

While not ideal at least you know you are going to get what you order. For some strange reason the website won't always allow you to order and get delivered certain items but inside Carrickmines you can.

Oh for the days when the big IKEA won't gave Qs

Dodge

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

For some strange reason the website won't always allow you to order and get delivered certain items but inside Carrickmines you can.

Website orders are sent from the UK. in store orders are sent from Dublin

We ordered something in store yesterday and it arrived today. €34 for delivery as it didn't require a "picking fee" (ie it isn't on the shelves in the shop)

Told that online orders can take up to a week to fulfill so worth the hour or so

daheff

Dodge wrote: »

Website orders are sent from the UK. in store orders are sent from Dublin

We ordered something in store yesterday and it arrived today. €34 for delivery as it didn't require a "picking fee" (ie it isn't on the shelves in the shop)

Told that online orders can take up to a week to fulfill so worth the hour or so

what is Ikea like inside? crazy busy or quiet? or in between??

MOH

nc6000 wrote: »

I've been looking to get a new desk chair from Ikea and have basically given up. When they are in stock they don't seem to last long and I'd be hours queuing if I did decide to try and go get one.

Try Viking Direct? I've found them more reliable than Ikea and my chair came next day delivery even though they said they couldn't guarantee that during hte pandemic.

Dodge

daheff wrote: »

what is Ikea like inside? crazy busy or quiet? or in between??

Wasn't there yesterday but was in there about 10 days ago and thought it was "normal" enough. Wasn't packed but it wasn't empty either. Comfortable

Gloomtastic!

So ‘Busy as it gets’ means a 90 minute queue.

daheff wrote: »

what is Ikea like inside? crazy busy or quiet? or in between??

As busy as usual. You can’t shortcut into the till area or go down the stairs by the restaurant, you have to go round the store for a bit before you can shortcut to the childrens section.