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How to get furniture from Ikea?

tokie

tokie

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I live in London and have no car and no access to a car. The Ikea delivery people are booked solid for ~4 weeks.

All I'm buying is a small desk. Has anyone taken a taxi from Ikea home full of furniture?
 
Ask HAL9000 to help you. 😎

Call the store for availability first, if possible have them put it on hold. How much would the fare be?
 
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SKORPI0 said:
Ask HAL9000 to help you. 😎

Call the store for availability first, if possible have them put it on hold. How much would the fare be?
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I think around £30, the same cost as using Ikea's delivery service.

The only issue is I'm not sure if the stuff would fit in a taxi.
 
ElFenix said:
if their ikeas are like our ikeas, you can't get very far with their cart.
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Not necessarily /their/ cart, just /a/ cart. Ikea furniture is pretty compact. A cart can be built pretty easily. They might even let you use one of theirs if you put a deposit on it.
 
I rented a u-haul once only to realize that everything would have fit fine in my car.

Small desk would probably be fine in a taxi.
 
Go to the Ikea store and check how big the desk packaging is, go to the customer loading area, see if any customer is loading their purchases to a big enough truck, ask them if they can give you a ride/delivery for some $$$, if they agree, then go purchase the desk.
 
GundamW said:
Go to the Ikea store and check how big the desk packaging is, go to the customer loading area, see if any customer is loading their purchases to a big enough truck, ask them if they can give you a ride/delivery for some $$$, if they agree, then go purchase the desk.
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Actually, if you go to their website, you can find the dimensions of the packaging.
 
see if it fits.
If it doesn't, rent a truck/ask a neighbour etc.
for 30£ you can sure find someone with a car willing to do it.
 
I just moved out from the city and there is an Ikea nearby so went in for the first time.

No wonder Lowes is going out of business, prices are half.
 
London!? Take the tube! Last time I was in London I was never more than a 10min walk from a station. Since everything at Ikea is build it yourself you will be carrying a small box. It might be a bit heavy but shouldn't be too bad if you are within walking distance of a tube station.

BTW are you a Brit or a foreigner living in London? If the later what's it like, I'd love to live there!
 
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