Going to ikea, what's good?

[milesmachine]

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I'm off to ikea to look at kids beds later. I haven't been for YEARS

Are there any must buys or gadgets/great items that one simply must have to make your home/life easier

Would welcome suggestions!

Big round swedish crispbreads like giant ryvitas
The krisp rolls that are like hard dog biscuits
Lingonberry jam
Cordial to add to prosecco
daim
Meatballs

Large packs of napkins

Nooooooooo

Veggie meatballs
The large blue whale with zip up mouth

Lingonberry jam is grim..

Frozen meatballs and mini Daim

I like their little glass tealight holders. Five for £1.50.

I use the £2.50 plate holder Ostbit as a display for books.

When?

I was there at Christmas and they had special edition orange ones!

@NashvilleQueen I think you're right! No daim bars in the website! Must've been a Christmas special, I'm off to cry in the corner!

Yes this - i never knew I needed a mini frying pan and now am a bit heartbroken if it’s in the dishwasher.

You can buy daim on amazon..

It's not the same.....

Don’t know if they sell Marabou chocolate in the UK, but that is what I would buy!

I’ve never got the hype, it all looks, well IKEA

That's the hype...

You definitely need Kallax. We have 46 Kallax holes in this house. My best ever garlic crusher is from IKEA so I can recommend one of those. Also, echoing others, lingonberry jam and frozen meatballs to recreate the IKEA dining experience at home.

I know.. I live next to the first and original Ikea in Sweden, it’s in the middle of nowhere. 😂🌲 We go to Ikea just for lunch. There are free refill of meatballs, if you ask for it.

I agree, I don’t get it either. Had a long afternoon there once with DD when she was equipping her first house and all I bought was a candle and a roll of sellotape.

My son refers to the socktopus as the octathong given its usage (daughter not me). He is not a fan!

I have lots of IKEA stuff, bedroom, garden umbrellas and furniture,even a kitchen - it's all served me very well.
I haven't set foot in the place for about a decade however as I feel like I'm in that big warehouse at the end of 'raiders of the lost ark' - I stand there all overwhelmed and fretful so no point being there.
I'm a much better 'IKEA-online' shopper, at home and on the safety of my bed with wine/coffee and not a herring in sight.

Yes! I eat a tube in the car on the way home.

@errogant if you ever feel you need some holiday guests....... just let me know

Oh god yes, but the law is you have to suck that chocolate not bite it? Am I right?

Am I the only person in Britain to have never been in an Ikea?

I just googled and the nearest one is about a 2 hr drive away.

It's worth the drive...

It is.