10 cases when shopping at IKEA can cost more than you expect

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IKEA is a store that shows a happy family in a modern ideal home. But shopping here isn't always as good as it seems.

Edition aol collected 10 cases when shopping at IKEA can cost too much.

1. Shopping in IKEA can stand a family quarrel

According to a CivicScience study, 17% of couples are fighting, trying to find furniture in this store. Some family psychologists even use the example of a trip to IKEA, as an exercise in finding a compromise in families.

2. Furniture assembly takes either time or money.

Assembling furniture at IKEA is a very difficult task that requires effort and time. If you're not willing to spend a lot of time on this, the store offers an assembly service starting at $89, which also includes shipping starting at $59. Therefore, you can either spend a lot of time or money.

3. The furniture is short-lived

IKEA recently introduced a collection of solid wood furniture, but most of the company's products are made of chipboard, which is cheaper, but not very strong.

4. Low quality furniture

Cheap IKEA furniture can be slightly modified and improved, but experts say that in other networks you can buy furniture a little more expensive, but much better and with more choice.

5. IKEA does not allow price comparisons

IKEA’s unique furniture design makes it impossible to compare prices with products from other manufacturers and see if you get the best for your money compared to offers from other retail chains.

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6. The cheap food stunt pushes shoppers to buy furniture

Cheap food in IKEA misleads customers. People automatically begin to assume that if there is cheap food in this network, then everything here is cheap.

7. Losing tools to furniture means losing furniture.

Furniture in IKEA usually comes with a set of tools for its assembly. After the assembly is completed, these tools are unlikely to be useful for something else, so they can easily be lost or forgotten somewhere on the far shelf. But if you need to disassemble and move an already assembled piece of furniture, you will not find separately sold tools in IKEA. Therefore, it is easier for many to throw away the old thing and purchase something new.

8. Enviroment protection

About 50% IKEA furniture is made from waste and recycled materials, the rest raise questions. In addition, if a cheap table breaks down, its owner will most likely buy a new one than repair the old one, thereby increasing the use of wood and damaging the environment.

9. IKEA discount card features are very limited.

The discount card of this store does not offer discounts on large furniture: beds, wardrobes, etc., in which most buyers are interested.

10. IKEA kitchen design website constantly freezes

Website design your own kitchen in IKEA often freezes, so the work done, which could take a lot of time, may simply disappear before saving.

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