IKEA

Submitted by Peanut_Brief t3_yp8gdx in vermont

How do people in VT get IKEA items? Do you all go to the store in Canada? It looks like shipping is crazy expensive.

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Any-Broccoli1062 t1_ivi2ixx wrote

I drive to IKEA in Canada. It's only two hours but be prepared for long waits to get back in the usa

Edit: only two hours from Burlington

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Hell_Camino t1_ivi6mea wrote

Go through the Alburgh crossing. Zero wait.

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theburg2 t1_iviajul wrote

We came back (to VT) through Alburgh a few weeks ago. Two lane road, so single file line. American cars pretty much got waved through, while Canadian cars no exaggeration took 15-20 mins each. So about a 12 car line took us 1.5 hours. Can’t even imagine how far the line backed up behind us.

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KeeganDoomFire t1_ivn1bzz wrote

Sounds like you might have hit Canadian thanks giving weekend. Been there, done that and don't recommend.

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theburg2 t1_ivo2tvc wrote

Yes! I think it was that weekend. Interesting. But who is crossing borders to celebrate the other country’s Thanksgiving??

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philly1750 t1_ivieqiq wrote

Wow that's weird, I've never seen Canadian cars being screened for that long, and usually the Alburgh crossing is dead unless it's a major holiday. But in your situation, I would've just gone to the 133/89 crossing at that point, would've been much faster, (it definitely wouldn't have taken 1.5 hours for 12 cars to go through.) Unless it's a holiday, I've never waited longer than 30 minutes there, and I'm not even American.

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theburg2 t1_ivj9p4e wrote

Yeah, part of the issues was it was our first time to Canada in a long time so we kind of wondered if this was normal. In reality the wait had became a sunk cost, but so hard to think that way in the moment. Also we were in an EV, so taking alternative routes become even more limited! Thanks for the suggestions though, will do next time.

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bigtimesauce t1_ivi6b87 wrote

Montreal, makes a fun day trip.

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philly1750 t1_iviet9t wrote

Nothing fun about it, all the bridges into the city are closed every weekend, traffic is beyond ridiculous, and so are the insanely stupid and aggressive drivers.

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bigtimesauce t1_ivig4bh wrote

Sorry cities scare you, i guess?

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philly1750 t1_ivigkbq wrote

Not at all, in fact I literally live in Montreal. If you lived here long enough you'd get fed up of it too.

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bigtimesauce t1_ivih0bl wrote

Fair enough, I’m pretty jealous of your living there.

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philly1750 t1_ivih88p wrote

I'm jealous of your living in Vermont lol I'd do anything to leave the shithole of Montreal

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bigtimesauce t1_ivihpy4 wrote

Yeah vermonts fantastic if you like paying a lot of money to have nothing to do and basic stuff not be available. The restaurants and weed shops are shit too. This place is peel-your-skin-off boring.

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Ender6797 t1_ivhxulf wrote

Shipping is crazy expensive. I have gone down to the one by Boston.

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TillPsychological351 t1_ivjcazg wrote

In the NEK... we just don't get Ikea stuff. Both Montreal and the south side of Boston are just a bit too far to make a daytrip worthwhile.

From what I've seen around here, if you want cheap furniture, you wait to see what your neighbors leave on the curb.

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2q_x t1_ivis650 wrote

Vermont is covered with trees and craftsman.

There's 250+ years of well-crafted handmade solid wood furniture, basically everywhere. And often for very affordable prices.

Wood furniture lasts longer than particle-board veneer and paper; it doesn't fall apart on the second or third move. It can be passed down through generations. And it's already in the state.

I'm not sure there would be much demand for IKEA in Vermont because finding real furniture is as easy as finding real maple syrup.

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-_Stove_- t1_ivjqepg wrote

When you figure out how to make a foam mattresses out of wood, hit me up. We'll make a fortune!

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ElDub73 t1_ivhyexw wrote

Try wayfair.

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grn75vt t1_ivjjrmc wrote

We go to the one in Montreal.

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MargaerySchrute t1_ivnm41n wrote

Stoughton, MA is also an option if you don’t want to deal w the border.

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