IKEA

Fun store! Lots of variety and very cost effective too! My kids esp. love the fresh baked cinnamon rolls! :)

The store is great until you have to return something. The people at the Returns and Exchanges desks are some of the rudest people I have ever interacted with. They clearly learn nothing about providing even the most basics of customer courtesy in their training.
We have had to return multiple items on multiple dates due to a remodel we are working on and each time it gets worse. We try and approach with a fresh mind every time but are constantly met with argumentative, judgemental and impatient employees. If you struggle for even a moment to find the right receipt they are quick to bitingly spit out that they can’t look up your purchase with your family card or your credit card.
While that information is good to have, it is the attitude and spite with which it is given that I take issue with.
Telling people not to shop at Ikea is a pointless endeavor… if you are an Ikea person, you will shop at Ikea. But I would offer that you should double check that you need everything you are purchasing because the return process contaminates the experience of the whole store. Or better yet… try the Schaumburg location.

Everything is so cheap! I want to buy so many things! We need an IKEA in our city!
The quality of many of the cheaper items were not the best, but for the prices they charge it’s to be expected. Still is a very fun shopping experience… just wish I could buy more things to take back with me!

Great experience with the lady until the other lady in enhance was nosy and so ignorant sad I have to give a 1 star review cause of a nosy lady in returns and exchange. Next time Danica should mind her own business and risk getting her company a bad review but luckily the manager came and handled the situation.

I’ve been a fan of IKEA for years, especially of their lighting and kitchen gadgets. This location is small but well stocked.

Can’t beat the cheap prices. Quality of food kind of sucks, (downstairs), but for the price of $ 2, you can get 2 hot dogs and a soft drink, with option of iced coffee. Good stuff

Puchased two Bekant sit stand tables, 499 $ each, not working after one month.
Called Customer service phone, waited 25 mins, annoying and not answered.

Great place to go for home furnishings! They have tons to choose from and great, low prices! Lots of their items are very ingenious! They are cleverly made and very efficient. This is a 2 story building with escalator and elevator.

Your typical IKEA… Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, stop format it (been listening to too much Daft Punk as of late). Anyways, not sure if IKEA ever varies it’s stores from region to region but this location seemed EXACTLY like the ones back home in California. Even prices were the same! If you’re coming from downtown Chicago, I think this location is a tad bit quicker to get to than the Schaumburg location and there’s no toll roads you need to jump on.
My hope is that one day IKEA will build and deliver my furniture for me as I probably spent a solid 3 – 4 hours putting together the dresser we picked up for my girlfriend. Luckily my coffee table I picked up was only 20 minutes or so to assemble. Not much else I got for ya. If you’re looking for cheap furniture, look no further just be ready to do all work yourself (from picking up to assembling). ‘Til next time, happy building!

IKEEEAAA!
As soon as I walk into this IKEA, the aroma starts. I’ve never eaten at the restaurant before, but it always has this super amazing smell coming from that general direction which is always my favorite part of walking into IKEA.
I mean, what to say? Cheap furniture that lasts and is super stylish and convenient. I’ve furnished many rooms of my apartment with IKEA furniture and I have never been disappointed. I have two of the larger dressers that I have moved before and they held up like champions. I will say, if you’re going to buy furniture from IKEA, you need to make sure you have someone to put it together the correct way or hire them to deliver it and put it together as well. Otherwise, I can see why people would hate their furniture since it does take the extra touch to make sure it stays together.
I’ve also bought the bedding from IKEA which I found to be pleasantly surprising at how cheap and nice the options were. They have multiple patterns to choose from for sheets, duvets, and pillows. I did end up buying a comforter and duvet cover to go over it. All for about $ 30 and it’s a nice comforter.
Second love of IKEA: they’re environmentally friendly. Who doesn’t love a store who thinks about the environment? :) Grade A — love IKEA. Especially for the poor college students with their first apartment. Or, new parents who need furnature for a little one.

There is not a lot I can say about Ikea that people don’t already know. It’s an Ikea. But this one is nice. It’s well-​maintained. The staff are nice and helpful. The food is at least as good as other Ikeas, maybe better. The furniture and items are all basically the same and as you would expect — that’s why people love Ikea and other chains: everything is the same. Consistency and homogenaity are the rule. That’s why we love chains, and why I hate them. But, there are times when you still need them, I guess. Ah well…
Anyway, this is one of the two Ikeas in the Chicago area. I’ve been to both. I think I like this one better, but it is farther from home. Because it is only marginally better, I’ll probably go to the other more. But this is a good one, and you should go. Really. Even though it’s all the same.

No complaints about this place at all. Spacious parking. Inside is like an amusement park but for adults. Love it!

Oh Ikea.
In terms of location, if you live in the city, you know you have a bit of a drive to go to either location, but I much prefer Boilingbrook Ikea over Schaumburg Ikea any day.
Schaumburg Ikea was always chaotic and there are always tons and tons of people to where you can’t even really look at anything for more than 5 seconds without people in their strollers trying to run you over going in every which direction. Just the sheer amount of bodies in that Ikea really triggers my anxiety and impatience like no other.
Boilingbrook Ikea feels MUCH calmer. It’s only 2 levels (Hallelujah!), and people seem to follow the maze much better here. Though I do have to say it is slightly smaller so their inventory isn’t as large. But, I’ve always found what I was looking for.
They have decent, well structured furniture at great prices, which, if you find yourself moving every few years like I do, is a great deal. Plus their general household items are super cheap and do last quite a while.
Helpful Tip: Unless you want subpar, bland «Swedish» food, I’d recommend you not go on an empty stomach. Their cinnamon buns are pretty good though.

This ikea has a very similar layout to the one in Michigan so I’m very familiar with its crazy labyrinth.
It’s as ikea-​y as one can expect and I like going to this location more than the Schaumburg one because of its ever so slight convenience to my work and apartment.
And if you feel like you haven’t shopped til you dropped there are an assortment of amazing stores nearby, like Meijer… another thing that reminds me of home.

I love this place! It’s gigantic and full of fun little sets. It’s kind of like an adult playground/​maze. If you get tired midway through, there is a cafeteria near the end.
There are a ton of checkouts and loading areas, so I’ve never had a problem getting out.

Wanna know how I know my husband and I will be together forever? We haven’t had a fight in IKEA.
I’ve never actually witnessed any couples fighting over anything in IKEA, but the tension is there. You can cut it with a knife that was previously used to smear lingonberry jam on various Swedish food items.
The amount of pregnant women that are in an IKEA at any given time is insane. I’m staunchly childfree, and being in IKEA makes my uterus jump out of my body and try to escape, scratching its fingernails down the walls and crying «NO! PLEASE! I’LL BE GOOD! ANYTHING BUT A FETUS!»
As far as selection goes, there’s a high chance that if you want an affordable piece of furniture, IKEA will have your back. Their price on unscented tea light candles cannot be beat. I love their minimalist picture frames, as well.
Prepare to blow a whole afternoon — and maybe a whole paycheck — if you plan to venture to this Swedish Land of Inexpensive Furnishings. You can even skip a day at the gym because getting around here is exercise: both physically and mentally. It will take every ounce of effort you can muster not to scream at people TO GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY, WHY ARE YOU STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE?! THERE ARE CHAIRS EVERYWHERE, FRIGGIN GO SIT IN ONE AND SHOVE YOUR FACE IN YOUR PHONE OVER THERE!

Have I really not reviewed IKEA before this very moment? What/​how/​why?!
So chances are, you already know IKEA’s bag: cheap (er) furniture (& pretty much everything else under the sun) + a few hours of home assembly in your future = new ish for your crib. This store is less confusing than the Schaumburg one (something about that store trips my vertigo every.single.time, but I digress), but YMMV. It boasts those irresistible cinnamon rolls that drive my kids crazy at the first whiff, and if you’re rolling with a wheelchair and a double stroller (guilty x 2), you will have zero problems navigating. Nice, spacious aisles! Overall, I like IKEA in general, because as a broke @ss mom of five, high end furniture is neither practical nor possible (because the kids need, like, food & things). Where IKEA burns me every single time? Check out. Oh good grief. Open more than two registers whe you have a line that’s 20 people deep. It is insanely annoying to walk up and realize that you’re about to spend 30+ minutes just waiting in line. Weak sauce, IKEA. Please fix that already. For once.
Side note: they’re stepping up their safety game, but as a long time, multiple purchaser of the MALM dressers, I can’t stress this enough: mount them if small kids ever have access to said dressers. Mounting them is easy and totally worth the time/​money. I recently heard that IKEA is now including furniture mounts, but if they don’t for some reason… get your own. Seriously. That whole series is very tip-​able & it’s always better to be safe than sorry.
Oh, and be sure to pick up some cinnamon rolls, too. :)

How can you not love ikea? They have everything and at great prices. I stopped in here to get some decorative pillows and was out in ten minutes. However, it would be easy to spend the whole day there! I also love getting their Swedish candy, cinnamon rolls, and everything else delicious.

I should have written this review when I was a student but just felt like writing. Common who doesn’t like cheap furniture when you know you will move from your house /​apt every 2 years. Some of their items are made of quality wood but so-​so. Most of the furniture in my house comes from IKEA. Some are great other are ok. I have a bed frame from IKEA which has moved through 5 different places (means assembled and dis-​assembled) 5 times and its still in good shape. But if you want good dressers please don’t get them here, if you end up getting it here then make sure you only use them for undergarments and other light stuff and DONOT place anything heavy on top of the dressers.
Another reason i like IKEA is cause I get ideas from there for home décor and it would be hard not to mention their cafeteria. They have free coffee for ikea family members and real cheap food. You can have a decent breakfast for $ 2.00, yes that’s right. And when you are waiting in line to pay for your purchases you can go and grab a fat free yogurt cone for a $ 1.00 and I don’t think you can beat that price.
Will still shop here for their kitchen items, candles ($ 1.75) and other small stuff for home décor.

I am caught between two worlds regarding Ikea.
The first world: products. The products that are made of wood or metal are generally good.
The second world: interior. The interior of Ikea offers a completely awful experience. The number of times that I have aimlessly been slumbering through the store like a zombie in a crappy slasher movie hurts to think about.
«Oh my gosh! I’m on the 1^st floor, almost to the checkout!» 20 minutes later: «Lamps and lights? The checkout is nowhere in sight.»
Being stuck inside the IKEA labyrinth is at best a demoralizing way to get exercise.