Comments on: Ikea, I hardly knew ya.

By: michaelwc

michaelwc — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:00 +0000

I have never been to an Ikea…All my friends that have been raving about them…I decided this year to do a renovation of my apartment and replace some old furniture and such..After comparing prices of the things I bought here in town at Walmart/Zellars/Sears/Canadian Tire and various used places to similar things at Ikea, I decided that I was definitely not missing out on anything. They aren’t really that cheap and their products can be found other places in slightly different forms.

By: skevbo

skevbo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:56:26 +0000

I quite like JYSK, I can usually find what I’m looking for at a pretty good deal and their stuff is generally a bit more modern.

By: Gordo

Gordo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:36:02 +0000

Ikea has no need to build here. We’re reasonably equidistant from the stores in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. Why bother with the expense?

We were in the depths of the Ottawa store the day after the summer blackout a ocuple of years ago when the lights went out. Man, that place gets dark inside! They had enough generator power for some lighting and the cash regsters and they handed out boxes of cinnamon buns to any and all. :-)

By: Duke Smythe

Duke Smythe — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:00:24 +0000

Scan Design sells furniture done in the same updated style as Ikea, although the brands they sell (EQ3 etc.) are silly expensive in comparison to Ikea or Jysk.

By: Dianna K. Goneau Inkster

Dianna K. Goneau Inkster — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:45:43 +0000

Have you tried the used stores of which Kingston has any number? You find the most amazing bargains there sometimes. Samsonite chairs $7 10 years ago and still on my patio. Retailed at, maybe, $150 each 20 years ago. $7 patio table to go with them. It’s wasn’t originally expensive, but a functional patio table in metal at $7? $21 oak parquet coffee table. $120 solid oak desk from Turke’s. $168 executive desk from a used furniture sale at a local factory. $150 for nylon covered sofa and chair from a sale at a local insurance company. $20 for a birch desk from Turke’s. Who needs IKEA?

By: Louise Bark

Louise Bark — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:36:30 +0000

Hmmm. I was most impressed to read an honest, forthright account of the shopping experience in Kingston. Add to it the lack of wheelchair access, and it can be a real nightmare. For an insightful look of the downtown shopping experience, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4AOgAMeAl4. It is a homemade slideshow/educational piece about the inaccessible shopping experience. The south side will be coming soon. Thanks for the great article though. It makes me feel less ‘alone.’

By: rq

rq — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:10:38 +0000

I had my first visit to the Ikea in Ottawa this summer, and I must say I was sorely disappointed. It is so much smaller than the Ikea’s in the GTA, and it doesn’t have all the products in stock! I can’t say that there is really any comparable furniture store here, but on occasion I have noticed that Liquidation World has furniture at decent prices.

By: Harvey Kirkpatrick

Harvey Kirkpatrick — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:32:10 +0000

@4jeg 1.5 hours away is definitely not convenient, and perhaps not worth it considering the longevity of the average Ikea product. Still though, I would endorse a Kingston-based Ikea for their cheap hotdogs, and because this City needs more places for me to spend rainy Sundays.

By: Caitlin Fralick

Caitlin Fralick — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:23:46 +0000

I’ve often wondered about JYSK–I work out in the township so I’ll have to check it out. And as for Ikea in Ottawa, I just moved from our nation’s capital, and vowed never to return, not even for budget Swedish decor. I may have to make an exception at some point, though.

By: 4jeg

4jeg — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:04:20 +0000

Don’t forget the IKEA in Ottawa is only 1.5 hours away! ;-)