stevehaigh Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 kitchen cabinets out of stock for a while now. very disappointing it's very disapointing for me too, i like the look of the stuff on the website and if it was in stock i'd go buy a whole kitchen today i hate the rubish they sell in Index and Cencept, so i guess i'll just have to build my own. sounds like Ikea is like so many other things in Thailand, good idea badly executed i would say that the Hafele stores are well stocked and professionally run, maybe Ikea will learn a trick from them one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Sounds like a typical Ikea. Low quality. Are you one of those plonkers that will go around saying "Buy American"? You know that's out of date... Hardly, like fine wine, it only gets better with age............................................................... Tell that to our economy Unless it's from Chinese made from Walmart.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 BTW did you mean the plonkers or the saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) BTW did you mean the plonkers or the saying? Well did you mean that "plonkers" is out of date or the saying "buy American" is? The saying of course and regardless of the economy when I go to a mostly American product stocked store like True Value for example I'm always throttled at how much higher the quality is and it really makes me long for those days which are again soon to come when I return home. The only problem is here, being imports they are prohibitively priced but in some cases still well worth it to purchase as you'd buy several competing brands over the same life span of one made in the states.. Edited January 12, 2012 by WarpSpeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 IKEA maybe not top notch but most of the stuff there is pretty decent and some do have good quality, but when it comes to Thailand everything seems to be downgraded. Probably so it suits the low middle class. However in your world it seems that American is the only way. I remember Obama saying that once and retracted that speech fast as hell after the realization that one it's not true and two it won't work buying only American. There are pretty good foreign and by that I mean European stores like IKEA that sell alot to the US, so I just find your remark condescending and totally unecessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isawasnake Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I just bought a bunch of stuff there. Why is everyone so concerned if the food is good or not? Ha. I had never bought Ikea before. My thoughts now are that the cheap stuff really is cheap (and index quality bad). If you buy up a little, say buy a chair for 3000 baht instead of 1300 baht, it is well worth it. I feel that the middle of the road priced stuff is well worth it. This includes their wardrobes. I would NOT buy one of their cheap wardrobes. Oh god. My favorite things so far are my leather couch and table. The couch is far superior to anything index or sb, and the same price. The table is great. Well designed, extendable, looks good, and cheap. Getting it all home was not so bad. Probably my biggest complaint about the whole experience were the assembly instructions. I will admit, I dont work with furniture... but i've worked on cars and around the house etc. Some parts of the instructions are just pure crap, and it really wastes a lot of time and even endangers the furniture via you breaking something. If the instructions were good, i'd not have many complaints at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Agreeing with an earlier poster, I had great difficulty finding this place. Prices: about the same as in Switzerland, not known as the cheapest country on the planet. We came away after buying some kitchen stuff. I looked at my wife and said: 'so we buy cheap Thai crap?', she said yes, she was relieved I think. Better than buying IKEA crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I looked at my wife and said: 'so we buy cheap Thai crap?', she said yes, she was relieved I think. Better than buying IKEA crap. Not really, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isawasnake Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I looked at my wife and said: 'so we buy cheap Thai crap?', she said yes, she was relieved I think. Better than buying IKEA crap. Not really, no. I totally agree with you. I feel the Thai crap is much crappier. But that is for each person to decide I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Visited for the first time yesterday.I was also surprised by the lack of gay couples wandering around. Nothing like Ikea in the UK or KL. There's always a positive note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Love the shop, and the idea that the quality is less in Thailand then somewhere else is complete rubbish. Ikea sells the same stock all over the world. I am amazed at the ignorance of some posters. Then again the education level of most people is not that high even though they claim otherwise. The quality depends on the price, you can buy great stuff there and cheap stuff. I bought some nice stuff there i absolutely love the shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Love the shop, and the idea that the quality is less in Thailand then somewhere else is complete rubbish. Ikea sells the same stock all over the world. I am amazed at the ignorance of some posters. Then again the education level of most people is not that high even though they claim otherwise. The quality depends on the price, you can buy great stuff there and cheap stuff. I bought some nice stuff there i absolutely love the shop. I agree. However faced with a choice between very expensive, by Thai standards, stuff and something that costs a tenth of the price, I tend to go for the cheap option. In Switzerland I always looked on IKEA people as being without taste, preferring traditional solid stuff. We bought a Thai wardrobe for ฿1500.- a month or two ago and it looks ok, not falling apart yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Love the shop, and the idea that the quality is less in Thailand then somewhere else is complete rubbish. Ikea sells the same stock all over the world. I am amazed at the ignorance of some posters. Then again the education level of most people is not that high even though they claim otherwise. The quality depends on the price, you can buy great stuff there and cheap stuff. I bought some nice stuff there i absolutely love the shop. I agree. However faced with a choice between very expensive, by Thai standards, stuff and something that costs a tenth of the price, I tend to go for the cheap option. In Switzerland I always looked on IKEA people as being without taste, preferring traditional solid stuff. We bought a Thai wardrobe for ฿1500.- a month or two ago and it looks ok, not falling apart yet. I bought quite a big and expensive wardrobe from Ikea, i love it. Checked the Dutch Ikea site.. similar price even found out someone i knew had the same one in Holland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 We bought a Thai wardrobe for ฿1500.- a month or two ago and it looks ok, not falling apart yet. Looks like crap and is crap. Been there, done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 We bought a Thai wardrobe for ฿1500.- a month or two ago and it looks ok, not falling apart yet. Looks like crap and is crap. Been there, done that. Well good for you. I don't think I'll be inviting you round to see it, because I think you are quite rude and opininated, goodness me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 - Well good for you. I don't think I'll be inviting you round to see it, because I think you are quite rude and opininated, goodness me. Usually takes one to know one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxme Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Double post Edited November 18, 2012 by maxme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkinbkk Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I'm an IKEA addict, but I agree some items are over priced. Never found the quality an issue though! Additionally have found INDEX to has a good selection of stylish goods now, but again some items hardly justify the the price. Found INDEX to be a good alternative to IKEA these days, just to mix it up a bit. 'We pay our money, we take our choice', right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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