# I love Ikea

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 3, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303 "2007-06-03T17:09:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![gsxgate24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@gsxgate24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gsxgate24)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/1 "2007-06-03T17:09:04Z")

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I was there today. Kind of a far drive for me being in youngstown. but it was awesome. crazy ass shit. me and the girl got tons of stuff for her new place. bought tons of stuff including a coffee table and an end table and everything was under $120.

Anyone live out that way? I only saw 1 red 4th gen prelude with a fartcan. and that was it.

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**Author:** ![hayabusa03rx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@hayabusa03rx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hayabusa03rx)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/2 "2007-06-03T17:27:31Z")

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I miss Ikea. We’re suppose to be getting one here in the fall. It would be nice to have it for when we move.

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/3 "2007-06-03T19:00:43Z")

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my shop is 2 mins from ikea it is a crazy ass store…i remember it took me 30 mins just ot walk the store!!!

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**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/4 "2007-06-03T19:02:41Z")

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I live in moon.

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/5 "2007-06-03T19:06:11Z")

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ikea is awesome

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**Author:** ![85TransAm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/e68b1a/32.png) [@85TransAm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/85TransAm)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/6 "2007-06-03T19:09:15Z")

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> [@Street racer arrested after web post](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racer-arrested-after-web-post/30515/6):
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> ikea is awesome

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**Author:** ![Morgie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@Morgie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Morgie)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/7 "2007-06-03T19:13:58Z")

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I also love Ikea

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**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/8 "2007-06-03T19:23:11Z")

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> [@Street racer arrested after web post](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racer-arrested-after-web-post/30515/6):
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> ikea is awesome

x3

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**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/9 "2007-06-03T19:50:06Z")

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Never been to one…

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/10 "2007-06-03T19:53:57Z")

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4 X here dresser is from there. love the place

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**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/11 "2007-06-03T19:59:40Z")

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Ikea is awesome, where else can you furnish an entire apartment for 500-1000 dollars?

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**Author:** ![hayabusa03rx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@hayabusa03rx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hayabusa03rx)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/12 "2007-06-03T20:54:30Z")

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> [@WTB: 38mm wastegate](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-38mm-wastegate/30468/33):
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> Ikea is awesome, where else can you furnish an entire apartment for 500-1000 dollars?

It might not be high quality but it’ll hold you over till you can afford real furniture.

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**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/13 "2007-06-04T04:34:21Z")

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I was just out there on Sat. to get some shelving (I can’t believe it all fit in the GTP). I had returned the Closet Maid stuff to Home Depot because it was so shitty. The Ikea stuff was the same price but better contruction & held tighter tolerances on the fitment.

The place does seem to attract a lot of effeminate men though (not that there’s anything wrong with that!)

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**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/14 "2007-06-04T05:54:18Z")

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Ikea doesn have some nice stuff & good prices…but cause their quality is so-so you have to take good care of the stuff so it lasts.

& their instructions are seriously piss poor

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**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/15 "2007-06-04T07:37:15Z")

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I can see Ikea from where I work. Not a bad place, I need to get my own house so I can go crazy in there.

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**Author:** ![95V8TBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/a8b319/32.png) [@95V8TBird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95V8TBird)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/16 "2007-06-04T09:07:50Z")

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my first apartment looked like a page out of there catalog…it was nice stuff, but got detroyed pretty quickly, but I couldn’t really get mad at drunk friends falling into my $29 coffee table ad breaking it, it was replaced the next day.

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**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/17 "2007-06-04T09:25:18Z")

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ikea is great for temporary stuff. good luck taking some of it apart and trying to put it back together!

hell, almost all of the stuff in my place is from there!

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**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/18 "2007-06-06T04:45:14Z")

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ikea has nice stuff until you try to move them from one place to another… shit falls apart… and doesnt go back together

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**Author:** ![green](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/green/32/5996_2.png) [@green](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/green)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/19 "2007-06-06T08:07:53Z")

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I spend wy to much money there

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**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-ikea/190303/20 "2007-06-06T09:21:05Z")

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I had their stuff a while ago, but kids really destroy Ikea stuff in a hurry. I had a table that lasted a few years and held up quite well, but within a few months of kids it was destroyed.

Ikea stuff is fine if you are just starting out and have no money. Once you get nice furniture, you’ll never even look at an Ikea again.

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