Todays topic: Getting it home!
I have to sigh when I see these tiny little cars pull up to the loading dock. The owners try and try to tie down huge boxes with nylon twine. Hilarity ensues.
Before you decide to take something home, have a plan or at least a friend with a pick-up truck. Ikea is a two man job for starters, one to guard the goods and hold the parking space (sometimes by standing in it while snarling at anyone who even thinks about pulling in) and one to go gets the truck or whatever you brought.
DON'T move the cones on the weekends. They are there for a reason and its not:
"Oh I thought it was reserved for me"
"It was like that when I pulled in"
"It was the only spot empty"
NO NO NO...no touchy. They help keep the flow of traffic at the exit doors to a minimum.
Being the wonderfully low priced place that we are, we don't just deliver things for free. But you do have options, you can rent a U-Haul Van (the essence of self serve) or you can have it delivered for various rates, depending on where you live. OR you pick what you want, load it and then drive it home. Twine provided for free by Ikea.
Time after time I hear this "We only came to check it out" and they have three trolleys and two shopping carts full of stuff. You can always come back and get it tomorrow, we will be here.
So you did plan ahead and brought a sizable enough vehicle to get it home, great! Most of the time there will be a worker or two out on the dock that can help you load you stuff. These guys are heard working so be easy on them and tipping them a buck or two might be nice too. Its hot here on FL.
Have a great week
Krister
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