Ikea is a store you go to when you have lots of time to spare because there is so much to look at you don't want to leave. They have realistic room settings you can peep into drawers try out the sofas and get a good idea how things look when arranged in this way, definately a must to go to when you need anything in the home furnishings. Cafe and childrens area also.

if you want to get lost on a saturday this is the place to come! make sure you have a particular thing in mind otherwise its just a waste of time and the place is tooo packed to be there without a purpose! 2 dollar hotdogs are awesome at the end of the purchase!

Fantastic, tottaly unbelievable, for complete home furnishings , the layout of the store incrediable.

Approximate cost: $affordable

IKEA Australia pales in comparison to its global counterparts. It is a great brand with weak products. However there are some exceptions - their made-to-measure services, such as kitchens, I believe are made locally and come with a substantial warranty as a result. The rest of the products are essentially stock that wouldn't sell in other markets so were sent to Australia.

Do yourself a favour and head to Good Sammy's, pick up a really nice piece of vintage Danish furniture and treasure it. There is a reason the term "cheap and nasty" is a cliche.

Approximate cost: $1 plus

I am obsessed with IKEA. I have brought everything from my bed frame, bookshelf, tv stand, foot stools, fold up chairs, linen, baskets, picture frames, coffee table and placemats, glasses - all kinds of things. Though they have some more pricey items, most of the store is affordable and looks great. If you are furnishing a new place I would definately recommend.

When i brought my bed frame a few years back it was missing a hole where a screw needed to go - luckily my Dad was on hand to drill one in. This otherwise could have been a problem. We have previously found the bedside tables we purchased to also be somewhat busted from handling when we opened the packaging at home. It was a bit of a hike to return them but they refunded with no problems. I have also changed my mind about a large item on one occasion and returned that too without hassle (mind you re-packing it to it's original size wasn't fun).

I find IKEA great value for money for homewares - but you get what you pay for in some cases and you do build it yourself so patience is a virtue.

This place drives me insane!!! My wife constantly wants to drag me to Ikea to buy all manner of junk we don't need. I thought the old Moorabbin store was big enough and annoying enough and now they had to go and build an even bigger one. The rule that you can't take the trolleys to your car is ridiculous and it can be such a nightmare trying to get a spot in their "loading zone" when it's busy.

There is no doubt the stuff is cheap but I think in this case you really do get what you pay for. I refuse to go there now.

Ikea delivers on the promise. Lots of reasonable quality homewares at amazing prices. You can fit your house out. The choice and innovation is amazing. Prices are more like what you expect from China than Sweden. But crikey I hate the shopping experience - and carrying it all home and putting it together...somebody help me...