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Need help from a mum based in Cardiff please

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 09:28

Can anyone help? I really want to buy my son a particular toy from ikea but they have been discontinued and there are two left but only in Cardiff!

Can anyone help? You could make yourself a fiver on top????

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Onesleeptillwembley · 16/12/2013 09:36

Bump!

Ihopeyoudance · 16/12/2013 10:01

I could maybe help. What do you need?

MortifiedAnyFuckerAdams · 16/12/2013 10:05

Im.not Cardiff, am Gateshead, if that store stocks it!

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 10:43

I really really really want the soft Landet animal set (8 piece) it is £9 and I am happy to pay someone to get it for me and post it to me! They have discontinued it!! I'm gutted :( I bought the barnyard set for my youngest for christmas but it is a bit bare without the extra animals!

I will check gateshead thanks for the offer, I know they have two in Cardiff!

I will get the link now for you

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 10:44

www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20183876/

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 10:46

sorry! here

www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70183874/

Not avaliable in Gateshead! I really think there are only two left in Cardiff!

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MortifiedAnyFuckerAdams · 16/12/2013 10:49

Shock theres a set of those on eBay for 43 quid!!

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 10:53

Nooo! I saw one on there for 12 quid, but the seller had closed their shop or I would have bought it! 43 quid????

*goes to look

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 10:56

Do you think its a typo?

I just cannot believe they would sell that £9 animal set for £43???? They can't of sold any surely!

There is a link below to the whole barnyard all the way from Thailand for cheaper...

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Ihopeyoudance · 16/12/2013 11:20

I can have a look inCardiff but not until Wednesday at the earliest. Do you think they would set one aside if you rang them? The thought of searching the entire shop is a bit daunting! Maybe appeal to their Christmas s
Irit? Like I said, I'll happily pick up for you and send it on.

Ihopeyoudance · 16/12/2013 11:22

Whoops! Christmas spirit obviously!

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:24

Okay well I can certainly phone them and find out! Thank you so much, they are in the Childrens IKEA bit but I understand going in to the big shop is just Such a mission.... thank you So much! I wouldn't have bought the Farmhouse if I thought the animals were sold out! I can't believe they are discontinuing them, they are so cool!

Wednesday is fine, no need to send til after christmas, He is only 1 he wont know any different and then will suddenly get lots of cool new animals :) xx

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:28

Blimey, on the phone to IKEA, 20 minute wait! They are playing George Micheal's Christmas classic, the pan-pipes version (kill me now)

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Ihopeyoudance · 16/12/2013 11:32

No problem. I was in there on Saturday and it was like the seventh circle of hell! If I could just get in and out and be sure I wouldn't be making a wasted journey that would be great. Smile

Ihopeyoudance · 16/12/2013 11:32

They better come through after that torture!

ThePigOfHappiness · 16/12/2013 11:34

I can check Dublin for you tomorrow?

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:34

Well I am right near the Southampton Ikea and it is often hell on earth! Especially around Christmas...

I can totally understand, I certainly wont expect you to go in if they can't hold it, that would be a pretty tall ask!

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GemmaTeller · 16/12/2013 11:37

I'm literally five minutes from Warrington Ikea, the website is showing none in stock but if you want to ring and find out if they have any, I'll quite happily go and get them for you.

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:41

Thank you, I checked all the stores and there only seem to be 2 in Cardiff.

They are being discontinued which is why there are only two left.

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NoComet · 16/12/2013 11:42

Why on earth Ikea can't do mail order for small stuff I'll never know.

I love going to ikea, but it's ~60 miles (choice of 3 all abit the same distance which is really annoying. The nearest of course, has the shityist traffic).

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:48

Right I got through, she said they don't reserve stuff and I have pleaded with them to, so she's calling the store, hopefully (fingers crossed) they will say yes!

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uncomfortablydumb · 16/12/2013 11:49

Just to warn you that I went out of my way to a particular Ikea for a specific item which was on their website as low stock to be breezily told that they took them all off and no I couldn't have one, and the website wasn't always updated Angry

SolomanDaisy · 16/12/2013 11:49

What about getting the whole barnyard? That comes with the animals too, I think.

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:54

The farmhouse just came with the few animals. I just spoke to a lady there and they would have held them... But the last two were sold yesterday

Oh well, we tried! Thanks for all your offers of help everyone!

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Geckos48 · 16/12/2013 11:59

There are 9 in Tottenham?

Or 2 in Coventry?

Anyone based near either of those?

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