HUNGRY FOR A GOOD DEAL?

(Got this today in my inbox, thouht I’d share! - jen)

“SEIZE THE DAYS” WITH SPECIAL SALE AT IKEA
IKEA Offers Free Breakfast and Product Offers Throughout Labor Day Weekend

WHEN: Saturday, August 30, 2008 to Monday, September 1, 2008

WHERE: IKEA stores across the country
(Offer not valid at select stores. See below for more details.)

WHAT: IKEA understands that home is the most important place in the world, so it is giving shoppers even lower prices on select products this Labor Day Weekend. The world’s largest home furnishings retailer is inviting customers to “Seize the Days” with special deals including:

·FREE Breakfast (One small breakfast and one cup of coffee)1 – Opening to 10:30 a.m.
Limit one (1) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer not valid at IKEA Houston, IKEA Seattle, IKEA Pittsburgh or IKEA Long Island.

· $6.99 LACK Side Table (reg. $12.99)2 – All Day
Limit two (2) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer not available at IKEA Houston or IKEA Seattle.

· $6.99 DUDERÖ Floor Lamp (reg. $14.99)3 – All Day
Limit one (1) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer not available at IKEA Houston or IKEA Seattle

·$59.99 POÄNG Chair (reg. $89.99)4 – All Day
Limit one (1) per customer, while supplies last.
Offer available for all POÄNG armchair frames with Alme black, red or natural cover.
Offer not available at IKEA Houston or IKEA Seattle (must suck to be them)

IKEA West Chester Reveals 2009 Catalog

I never get invited to these things, what does a Ohio’s IKEA blogging #1 fangirl have to do? Get a tattoo? Chop off a finger? I can do that.

Anyway, the article tells what is in store with the new catalog (Late August ETA), and changes IKEA West Chester has made to educate the buckeye masses to the “IKEA Way” and making warranties and such more clear to those whom this is all is new.

I assume those who have been getting their catalog mailed will still do so, though I hear that some cities issue catalogs via bulk mail or with the newspapers, I think it depends on the area, not sure on that one.

I figure the readership of this blog are already signed up to get catalogs mailed to them, but if not, Sign up to get yours! And to get on the mialing list for local events!

Back to College Event

Free prizes, fun, food, games and more at “College Night 2008″ Wednesday, July 23 @ 7 p.m.

Find everything you need for your dorm room or apartment all under one roo

Bring your High School Senior or College ID for a chance to win FREE FURNISHINGS, MEALS, or IKEA GIFT CARDS.*

Mama Mia!

WIN FREE MOVIE TICKETS!
IKEA ‘I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’ Want to See ‘Mamma Mia! the Movie’ Ticket Giveaway
To celebrate the upcoming release of “Mamma Mia! The Movie” (July 18, 2008), IKEA and Universal Pictures are hosting a private advanced screening of “Mamma Mia! The Movie” exclusive to IKEA customers on July 17 at

Rave Movie Pictures West Chester Theater 18
9415 Civic Center Blvd
West Chester, OHWant FREE tickets to be among the first to see the movie?
Come visit IKEA West Chester on Sunday July 6 and Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and participate in a fun “Mamma Mia! The Movie”-themed scavenger hunt.

On both days 100 tickets will be given out on a first come first served basis to visitors who complete the scavenger list correctly. Winners will receive two free tickets to an exclusive pre-screening of the film, just for IKEA West Chester customers!

Midsummer party at IKEA!

I just saw this today when I was visiting, and just got this news link with more info, so rushed over to post it here as well.

Tommorrow, Saturday 21 June 2008, starting at 11am IKEA West Chester will be celebrating Midsummer with the local Swedish American club that you might remember from the opening.

The West Chester Store page has the following:

Midsummer’s Day is one of the most treasured holidays celebrated in Sweden. It’s the day Swedes observe the onset of summer with a large festival filled with food, singing, dancing and family. IKEA is proud to bring the Midsummer’s Day party to West Chester June 21.

Enjoy a traditional dance and song performance around the maypole by The Swedes In Greater Cincinnati.

Performances are at 11 a.m. and Noon.

There will also be Swedish food samples and Kids crafts

PAAARTTTYYY! Oh wait… PÅÅÅÅÅÅRRRTTTIIIII!

IKEA in the City

The Red Hook/Brooklyn IKEA started it’s grand opening campout this morning and there were 18 already by 10:30am. (They have nice weather for it, wanna prove your love, do it in 40 degree weather after a blizzard!)

Here’s the kicker for me, the first 35 in line GET A $300 COUCH. I still have a chair I haven’t assembled from my #12 in line prize. I understand they are trying to step up the excitement (bribe) a bit since the store has had nothing but trouble getting built, even protests from the local area for building on a historical but dilapidated dock from the Civil War, but after what I think is nearly five years they’re finally there.

But a couch? I’m now going to put on my Jan Brady Voice: “It’s always Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn! Hrmph!”

This video (linked above as well) is funny though, so I’ll post it despite not being Ohio related.

Updates and mysteries

Word is that the West Chester store is closing early at 7pm on Sunday June 29th for “some sort of event”. No word on what that is all about.

I also got word from some insiders that West Chester is likely NOT doing the Summer Sale since they are new and not having a bunch of older stuff to mark down. (Winter sale could still be pretty decent maybe)

They also said the Summer Sale is rather sporadic in places out east due to the Brooklyn store opening next week.

Getting an IKEA Kitchen?

These folks might be able to help you get it all planned out. Looks like they have lots of good advice and tons of experience installing them. I added the link to the IKEA Blogs section down on the right so if you ever need it it’ll always be easy to find.

I dream of the day that I’ll be able to redo my kitchen, but I think I’ll have to trick the various family members into helping me assemble them. Like rent a big party room and bring in beer and pizza and it’ll be BYOTruck to help me get them home. (That’s a party! Drunken IKEA assembly!)

SALE! (?)

You might have seen the ads on tv. Currently the Summer Sale is going on at IKEA, but I can’t determine if West Chester is doing the sale or not (lazy me hasn’t driven by in a couple days), so call first if you are traveling. I’m hoping one of my IKEA West Chester coworker readers will chime in to tell me for sure. You all know the secret handshake.

The Summer Sale is one of the few yearly sales they have. I don’t think it’s quite the blowout that the Winter Sale is but you still can get some major deals with “select products” up to 60% off. That is nothing to sneeze at!

Since the new catalogs come out soon, often they use these two sales to clear out that will be discontinued in the next catalog. If you see something you want that is marked down, get it. No really. Not kidding.

How to tell a price sign from a sale sign (know if it is marked down to disappear forever):
They usually are two kinds of signs, a white sign with yellow squares and black prices, and all yellow signs with red prices. These yellow ones are tell you that this is a markdown to move out, most likely forever. Yellow + red = green.

If you think in the future you will want three of that unbelievably marked down bookcase, get them now if you can. Seriously, they will likely not be there again and you will live in a constant state of remorse.

They do this again in starting the day after Xmas for about two weeks, and that was when I made my yearly pilgrimage to Detroit or Shaumberg. Deals, deals, deals! The winter one is not a sale to miss over your holiday break. Stuff moves fast, and if you snooze, even a week, you lose. So start charting your invasion now.

New 2009 catalogs should be arriving in the Cincinnati/Dayton area mailboxes or newspapers by August. Usually. Maybe.

Cleveland to Ikea anyone?

This comes from CIndy in Beachwood, who is looking for a IKEA courier.

Hi Jen,

I came across your website when I was looking for local places to buy ikea furniture.

I live in Beachwood, so the closest ikea is in pittsburgh, but I am not comfortable with driving such a long distance since I’ve just recently started driving. FYI the shipping charges from ikea are VERY expensive. They said it’s $400 if I want something delivered (and I would still need to go to the store to order it), and $100 if I order something online or over the phone.

The problem is, I really like vika manne (the pink, oval desk), but it’s not available online or on the phone. I was wondering if you know any local sources that I could get the desk from?

Thanks a lot!
Cindy

If someone is driving from Cleveland to hit an IKEA feel free to contact Cindy at: sn234@cornell.edu
I’m sure she can even pay you in advance to save herself the ordering long distance charges.