Is the ikea in your country always very crowded?

Not always crowded. Depend on the SALE, festive season, etc. I like to see all their furniture. Most people like to see their ideas. My IkeA is at The Curve Mutiara Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.:)

Often very crowded in Gothenburg where i use to go and they have 2 IKEA stores!

Yes always. It's probably one of the biggest stores in my city but there're always so many people that it really just makes you want to scream. Mann I wish I were the owner of Ikea:-D

There is only one IKEA in my area and I think it's still pretty new, and therefore a novelity, so yes, it can be PACKED and quite overwhelming.

I perfer to go on a weekday if possible....of course I have to work so this often isn't possible. If I need to do some serious IKEA shopping, I try to take the day off of work and go. It just makes things sooo much easier. But if i am just browsing for fun, I will brave the crowds. I'll be moving shortly so I know I will need to do a serious IKEA trip soon.

Have you ever wondered why it is always crowded?

There is only so much furniture a home can have, yet everyday, time you go to Ikea, it is always long queues with lots of people buying some form of furniture or appliances from them.

Most of the time, I go there for the delicious Swedish meatballs and then we go. And each time we go, the queues at the check out counters are always long!
I think out of the 10 times I was there with my wife, I only go back with my hands full of furniture and stuff... mabbe 10-15% of the time.

I've been to a couple of Ikeas in the US and one in the UK. The one in my city is always crowded mainly because its the only one within a 5 hour drive! Ikeas always get super crowded during the weekends. I once went on a Saturday when I was in the Chicago area, and it was super packed.

You can buy good quality items at a lower cost at Ikea than any other store I've been to, other than the dollar store. They make most of their own products especially furniture. I used to live in Calgary, Canada and we had an Ikea store. I loved going there. They had each room displayed several times eith different items in it. They have since moved to another building and it's just not the same. They no longer have rooms set up on display. It's a huge warehouse now with pictures of the items instead of the real thing. I don't like it anymore and don't go there anymore. I used to go and just browse without intending to spend anything. But the way they used to have it set up, I usually ended up buying something. Now, I wouldn't buy anything on impulse anymore. So I don't go there anymore just to browse.

I think they made a mistake changing things because now when I do go it's not crowded anymore. It used to be so crowded that you had to wait to pass people before. Now its like no one is there.







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I don't think it is a Singaporean thing. Over here the ikea is always very crowded too especially when they are having sale. They just have a good reputation I guess