we visited ikea on a search for a bookcase . .
i like ikea's coffee and their lingonberry jam . . other than that, their food isn't really the best . . but i enjoy visiting the ikea in red hook. it has such a beautiful view and you can walk along the waterfront. they actually have a water taxi that brings people over from rockaway and manhattan. it's a great ride.
we found a bookcase we liked in the showroom upstairs (where we wandered around in circles and greg tried to have me only look at bookcases, while i tried to look at everything) and finally headed down into the marketplace to pick it out . .
well, the color we had decided on wasn't in stock . .
a very disappointed man . .
supposedly this bookcase was not in stock in any of the nearby ikeas . . we could only order it from the warehouse for a delivery charge of $60.
we went home . . we didn't order it . .
instead we walked to the hardware store again to get a different lock (we had tried this on wednesday), hoping it would fit, but it didn't. it was a bust. with two failed attempts we requested a refund. it was not a successful day in terms of house maintenance and upkeep and organization.
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here's the link for our trip to connecticut on thursday . .
House maintenance can be so frustrating and Ikea is a one way system nightmare! Hope you manage to get the locks sorted xx
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about the lock! It is exactly like our lock problems . . . I think the only recommendation they give you now is: Buy a new door, which is ridiculous, of course.
ReplyDeleteAnd the bookcase being out of stock is also more than annoying. I do like Ikea, but their delivery system in the U.S. is awful. I hope the bookshelf will be in stock soon. What color had you picked out? Peter stopped at Ikea when he took Charlotte to Toronto. He also bought lingonberry jam. There was also some really good orange marmalade with elderberry.
I had wanted to get the light wood color. We should have had them deliver it. Bookcases everywhere else are more than double the amount. I don't see how they can be discontinuing their highest end line of bookcase furniture, however, without a replacement. Perhaps in a month or so they will have something just as nice.
DeleteGreg mentioned that we probably need a new door, as the one we have is a bit out of alignment, but that won't be happening! I'm relieved that the store was able to order us the correct lock, even though it was double the price!