Submitted by FedishSwish t3_ye58ne in nyc
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mostly_a_lurker_here t1_itzlan7 wrote
Since you mentioned it, the way the store is laid out is absolutely terrible. It's completely random, impossible to find what you want. I genuinely enjoy visiting IKEA but I never had good experience with this particular store.
Luke90210 t1_iu30z06 wrote
Read in an article the brilliance of the IKEA floor plan to twist and turn rather than straight lines, like in most department stores. This encourages people to see and spend more. Proud I went in for only one thing after reading that article and stuck to the plan.
sanspoint_ t1_itw1h8e wrote
This would never have happened if they had a cafeteria. What's the point of going to a physical IKEA if you can't get some damn meatballs?
OhGoodOhMan t1_itw4ar7 wrote
They have a cafeteria, although it's a fast casual concept where you order off a kiosk and wait for your number to be called. And they have meatballs.
nimbyist t1_itw44up wrote
They do have a cafeteria/meatballs there…
FedishSwish OP t1_itw7ea5 wrote
I went to the Red Hook IKEA for the first time this weekend and was shocked at how big the cafeteria was and how busy it was. Definitely seems like part of the draw.
huebomont t1_itx66mo wrote
they do though
Funi0nz t1_itwf0r3 wrote
Yeah this wasn’t going to work. Not when the one in Red Hook is so much better. They have nothing there but small items. That and the area is pretty congested.
whodattguy t1_itx7g3q wrote
They should open one up in Westchester or Rockland. My options are the store in ct or Brooklyn. Both over an hour away.
Tobar_the_Gypsy t1_itxbcc3 wrote
There’s on in Paramus which is much closer to Rockland than either of those
whodattguy t1_itxlhxp wrote
I didn’t realize how close that one is. I just hate crossing the GW though. Thanks. I’ll give this one a shot next time.
charliehustles t1_itxdxh9 wrote
Westchester seriously needs one. There was going to be one in New Ro like 20 years ago and a bunch of people threw a shit fit and IKEA was like fuck that. Never bothered with Westchester again.
I go to Hicksville. A bit of a ride but it’s nice there.
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theexpertgamer1 t1_itxdl6l wrote
New Jersey exists..
nquick2 t1_itxdzro wrote
Unfortunately
nychuman t1_itxwghg wrote
Bro acting like Rockland County and NJ really that different Lmaoo
fall3nmartyr t1_itz72qa wrote
Lmao
javaavril t1_ityk68c wrote
However much I like Wawa sandwiches, I could drive to Westchester for free a little bit easier than Redhook, NJ is a hefty return toll and insane roads.
New Rochelle would have been an amazing location.
ineedafakename t1_itxqbx4 wrote
Did the one in Westbury close?
nycdiveshack t1_itz4j9o wrote
No
Pool_Shark t1_iu0ozea wrote
There’s one in Nassau
Jeff-Van-Gundy t1_itxi7mm wrote
My coworker went there and liked something, i think a small night stand. Not in stock. Can't order it for shipping from the store or else they charge more. They had it shipped from somewhere else, it took a few weeks to get there, and they would only hold it for like 24 hours. She had to take the subway back over there just to pick it up on a day off (we have an office nearby, i would have drove her any other day). It was really inconvenient
Funi0nz t1_itzos6p wrote
Say hi to Stan for me!
NarwalsRule t1_itx8ca5 wrote
I tried buying some chairs here but everything I wanted was out of stock. And the cafeteria was closed for a long time due to Covid. Heavy congestion in the area doesn't help. People with cars just drive further east or Red Hook.
FarFromSane_ t1_itxgduz wrote
Gonna miss it though. Very easy to get to via subway.
doubledipinyou t1_ity99hz wrote
There's a parking lot with loading. I think sales must been bad tbh. The crowd isn't buying too much when you have marshals, Burlington, and tj max in the same mall.
Cokrates t1_iu819hs wrote
The problem is this location doesn't sell any furniture, you can go in and view it and you have to pay and have the order delivered direct to your home. It takes away so much of what Ikea is, which is seeing a $30 dollar table and buying it on the spot.
When you have to pay a manditory $60 delivery fee, you aren't going to purchase something spontaneously.
Chrisnyc47 t1_itx55if wrote
Grand opening grand closing
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Dr_Pepper_spray t1_itwh89s wrote
This place was garbage. It was small and oddly unorganized. I know it was supposed to be a paired down version of an IKEA, but it was a painful after-thought.
SBAPERSON t1_itx9hc3 wrote
Even Ikea workers in Hicksville didn't consider this a real ikea
Few-Artichoke-2531 t1_itx8y0m wrote
I won't miss it. This location never has anything I want in stock. The one time I went I think I had to pay for parking. I just go out to the one in Long Island.
JonAce t1_itxgcwq wrote
Can't wait for TJX Companies to slap down a HomeGoods store in its stead to complete the trifecta in that area. /s
GrkLifter t1_itxhsp0 wrote
When will things start going on clearance there?
Tsquare43 t1_iu0krei wrote
Asking the important question.
wandabarr t1_itxc2h5 wrote
Cos you couldn’t even get furniture there. I also heard that they got hit by the flooding pretty bad last year.
TheAngelPeterGabriel t1_itxgqgk wrote
I went here thinking it was gonna be a big Ikea and was sorely disappointed but I also didn't want to travel an hour out to the one in Brooklyn at that point. Idk why they do these small stores. I go to big department stores to go to big department stores
Hopeful-Pollution t1_ity1683 wrote
As someone who lives in the area and stopped by often this store had a definite lack of foot traffic compared to the one in Brooklyn. It was never packed like other stores in the area. The fact that a lot of items were not in stock and had to either be ordered online or purchased from the Red Hook store certainly didn't help. Also the fact that the store is in a basement and got extensively flooded from Irene just after they opened requiring closures and extensive renovations also was bad luck. A shame because the Red Hook location is a pain in the ass to get to from Queens if you don't have a car.
aStuffedOlive t1_itxpodk wrote
I lived a couple blocks away from it just a few months ago. Most of the time I would go for food, but I got tired of the small menu. If they doubled down on the cafe, they might have been able to stay open… as a restaurant.
Double-Ad4986 t1_itxfgro wrote
omfg i LOVED the cafe!!!! this is sooooo sad
AirlineFlyer t1_itxt6nq wrote
The one time I went to that location it was pretty empty. The little cafe had 4 of 6 ordering kiosks down and most items were sold out and what was left was truly awful. Back to Redhook for the real deal.
meantnothingatall t1_ityyt09 wrote
The store was terrible. Hardly anything there. Couldn't order things to the location, though randomly certain things you could. The layout was awful. And the last time I was there, all I could notice was the HORRIBLE smell in there --- I mean, really bad. And it had smelled the time I was there before and nothing had been remedied.
huebomont t1_itx65x3 wrote
what the fuuuuuck!! it’s great having it there
euge_bush t1_itxi3y4 wrote
New Haven and Brooklyn are the best ones in the tri state IMO
sg9018 t1_itxkwxe wrote
I going to miss this store. I surprised it was only opened for two years. It seems it was opened longer than that. Going to the Brooklyn one is such a hassle sometimes. Waiting for the B61/B57 can be annoying many times and they stopped running the free shuttle bus years ago.
Demi_J t1_itxzuej wrote
Honestly, good riddance. I’ll never forget how disappointed my roommate and I were when we discovered just how little this location stocked. We had just moved to a new apartment in Bushwick and went looking for some basics: a curtain rod, curtains, some wall shelves, dish-ware, a frying pan, and order a Strandmon chair for delivery. NONE of these things were in stock. It was maddening, ended up having to visit a few different TJ Maxx and HomeGood Store (shout out to Atlas Mall for having both of these and a 5 Below to boot). Since it was the store closest to us, the site defaulted to that store even we shopped online and we constantly had to deal with items that were out of stock. Interesting concept that Target seems to do well but it failed here.
Ahlixemus t1_ity9jee wrote
This place was becoming my second favorite store. It sucks to see this one go.
Ain't no way I'm trying to go across the boroughs to get to an IKEA though
easymidas60 t1_itz4b8e wrote
This was the worst ikea I’ve ever been to. They should try again at sky mall in Flushing
str4ngerc4t t1_itxxs32 wrote
That was quick
ZweitenMal t1_itzntkq wrote
I think they're closing all the mini-IKEAs. I don't think the Midtown one ever reopened from COVID--it sort of made sense only as a one-room kitchen design showroom, except that they don't really have order fulfillment and delivery down, so you could design your kitchen there but you still have to make several trips to Brooklyn and wait for things to come back in stock to buy the various parts.
ArearugTrashcan t1_iu0c488 wrote
Wow. I didn’t even know they opened one there until now.
Anyway
guccigenshin t1_iu1ds26 wrote
boo, i did find it useful for restocking small things i needed to match like stacking tupperware and plant pots
guynumber20 t1_iu2xavb wrote
Saw this coming, an ikea without free parking you must be smoking something if you think my ass is hauling a frütēikêńbürg home
FyuuR t1_iu43c85 wrote
Close it and open one in the industrial part of East Williamsburg
bornlikethisss t1_itw8bx6 wrote
I didn’t see this coming. Thought it was a good location but I’ve been there a few times and there’s definitely something lacking. Maybe the way it’s laid out? I’m closer to the Queens location than Red Hook but I definitely go to the Red Hook location way more.