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Ikea 1 star review on 13th September 2025

Maya Luna

Mily

"\u00a3425 lost due to thieving delivery company ikea contracts\r\nHonestly, take into consideration the reviews before purchasing from IKEA ever again.\r\n\r\nI never thought to look at the reviews, As I always considered IKEA a good company\u2026.. but after my recent experience, I will never Purchase another item from IKEA.\r\n\r\nWe had wardrobes delivered by third-party company on behalf of IKEA, The company unit movements in the UK south west , Came into our home and broke our radiator due to an accident where boxes were dropped\u2026. At the time I was only given a phone number to contact and I was told by an employee of them to get my own plumber out and send them the invoice and they would pay for the damages they Caused, However, when I attempted to get my money back the company Absolutely refused to acknowledge any requests, Firstly, they accepted blame, And said they knew what happened. But then very quickly backtrack and said they weren\u2019t gonna do anything to help as we got our own plumber and they were not gonna pay for it because we were meant to use theirs\u2026. After a week of back-and-forth with this company over whether or not we would get our money back for the services of the plumber we used based on the information that we were given by them, We contacted IKEA again on the matter, And were told that they stand by this company 100% and agree with them and that we\u2019re out of luck with our \u00a3425 that we had to spend in order to heat our house for our one-year-old child\u2026. I find it absolutely disgusting that a company that swears it\u2019s dedicated to its customers. is so proudly willing to stand behind one of their partners who is clearly in the wrong\u2026. I am absolutely disgusted with the behaviour of not only the companies they deal with but the customer service representative I\u2019ve been in contact with that is directly linked to IKEA\u2026 I know this review is long winded but I really do hope you take it into consideration before purchasing anything for delivery from IKEA\u2026."

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“Hemnes bedside table...good overall product but putting it together could not have been worse. Holes were not properly drilled out, screws stripped out, and took a lot longer than it should have. Would not recommend unless you have hours to waste.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Have to say this is one of the worst websites that I have ever seen. Maybe your business model is currently a store-based one; you had better that change that posture if you expect any return business.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“The nightmare started when I purchased pair of blinds for 10,77 EUR and left unaware about a big trouble awaiting me!, after a month while checking my bank account, I got a big shock when found out that IKEA has withdrawn 21,62 EUR, I immediately called my bank and informed them, they suggested to return the amount back, so I agreed because I thought it was a mistake from your side, the very next day I visited your store only to check this issue, your employees said the problem is from the bank and not IKEA, then I called the bank and they promised to call me back in 24hrs, 2 weeks passed with getting any call, then received a letter from a company called (Plöckl. Inkasso) claiming for 112 EUR! I checked with the bank again, they denied any responsibility, now I am stuck between IKEA, the bank and your agent! I informed them that the amount has been already paid, please close this silly case as I don't overdraw if I tell you more than 30,000 EUR spent in their stores in Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, every single household was purchased only from your outlets. This was the letter sent to IKEA customer service, asking for help. The answer was simply "Nothing we can do!" It seems that they are doing good businesses through making big deals out of unintended innocent mistakes!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“A really disappointing experience after ordering some kitchen units. 2 drawer fronts were ordered incorrectly and it was over 8 weeks before we managed to secure these - after they had been delivered to completely the wrong address! I spent hours holding for the customer service centre and further hours on the phone when I finally got through to try and resolve the issue. The first order was incorrect, the replacement order was mysteriously cancelled and the third order was finally placed only after a 45 minute phone call where I was insistent that it was done while I waited on the line. I was told DHL would be delivering the units but after calling 5 different DHL depots I gave up as none had any record of the reference I'd been given. Needless to say I registered a complaint with IKEA. An expensive process for two drawer fronts!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“For one ikea is very confusing as a whole store. My dresser that i brought from here came in 3 pieces and not one was easy to put together. As for the directions for putting together the furniture, it only has pictures. If they were going to save paper (which they did NOT) they should've added words along with the pictures. Even labeling the parts would have been a huge help. Took me literally all day to complete what should've been an hour job. Please use words next time, not everyone is visual. Thank you.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Visited reading store for the first time 3. 30pm Was offered help without asking in warehouse area good service at the till amazing and willing help by two men who were happy to put heavy purchases into the car.l can not praise the staff I dealt with enough so refreshing to get service with a smile .i work in retail and know how difficult this time of year can be ,well done,”

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Posted 9 years ago

“HEMNES Cabinet with panel/glass door = Worst crap ever!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I am a regular customer at IKEA and I was very dissapointed with the customer service. Manager Cindy (Stoughton, MA) was very rude and unprofessional.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I strongly advise you to never order from Ikea online. Although my order arrived on time, there was a problem with the Nockeby couch I had ordered. It can be assembled with the shea's on the left or right, so I assembled it the way I thought I had ordered it...only to find out the slip covers were sent for the opposite direction. No big deal, right?...just replace the covers? WRONG! Ikea insists that I received what I ordered, though there is no way to prove it as I can no longer see my order online. I said, "ok, well lets just return and replace the slip covers". I was informed that to do that I would have to disassemble the entire couch, rebox it, pay a pick up fee, reorder, and reassemble the couch. I was in shock...so I asked if I could just return the covers to the nearest store and replace them...again, the same answer....I would have to return the entire order to get (2) slips covers in the opposite direction to the ones I received. I have never received such poor customer service in my entire life. I spent over $2100 on this order and I promise you I will never spend another dime at Ikea. I hope this helps someone and wish I had read this review before buying at Ikea online. Big mistake”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Well - I would love to write something here that is new and informative, but it looks like over a hundred people have beat me to it. Order online. Order delivery required being home between 09:00 and 13:00 on a Saturday... show up at 14:30. Lost day. Quickly check materials, and they "forgot" cross braces. As the delivery drivers called to see if I was home, I was able to call them. They indicated that yes they have them, but they had too many deliveries to make to drop them by and would mail them... really? Sorry to inconvenience you. Called (on hold 37 minutes) Ikea 4 days later when they had not arrived - apologies all around, but no "replacement order" had been entered(?!). Apologies and "we will get these out straight away. Five days latter - nothing. Call back (on hold 18 minutes) - they are not showing as "paid" in our system. They are replacements - why would they be paid? Now they are entered correctly... how long? They will go out the middle of next week. The middle of next week?? Yes - that's how long our system takes.... still waiting now a week beyond that and trying to calm myself before sitting on hold so I can find out how the messed it up this time... That will teach me for not checking the reviews first! Shame on me, and shame on them even more so. So much for Swedish efficiency... don't make the same mistake.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I love to shop and visit Ikea and I am regular customer of Ikea as well. However, I am very disappointed from the customer service of the Cashier (Cashier ID number 20050852) that I received from my last visited in Woodbridge, VA store. She was rude and lack of patient. I noticed the total amount was higher than I expected. I asked her to check on the screen, and she said she just scanned everything I gave her, and refused to check and push me to complete my transaction, and told me that I can able to read on the receipt after paid. I read on the receipt and noticed there are couple items that were not mine and they were on my receipt and told her that she over charged me. She told me that she cannot check the items for me and I need to match the bar codes one by one and figured out by myself, and even refused to call store manager to assist. I went strange to the return center and ask for help. The lady in return center helped me called the store manager, and solved my issue with credit back to me with over charge items. I when back to the Cashier and told her that she did over charge me. She was rude and raised her voice very loud to talk back to me. It wasted me a lot of time correct her mistake. If she can correct her mistake and be more patient when I told her in the first time. It saved both my time and people whom were waiting for helped in return center. As worldwide big store like Ikea, the customer service like her only pushes customers out the door without return. Ikea desert better employee, not her, not like her. She needs professional customer service training before she take this job.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Apsoulotley disgraceful furniture. I ordered the malm set of furniture including a bed, wardrobe,draws,bed sed side table and separate desk from which I cannot recal the design. All of these pieces of furniture have broken many times and I constantly have to try and put them back together but there really is no use as they break again. The draws of constantly break at the bottom making it impossible to close, the wardrobe has started to come off at the back and the doors were extremely hard to put on and do not stay on. The desk draw also breaks at the bottom even though there is hardly anything in there. Don't even get me started on the bed I have had countless problems! When I put the bed together there were no pieces to keep the board in place so they constantly move and cause the bed to sink in. The frame is always coming apart and the draws are hopeless. The only piece of furniture that has stayed together is the bed side table. Never order anything from ikea you will regret it !!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I had a delivery this morning for a double wardrobe which I thought went well, then I receive another call from the delivery driver 15 minutes later stating that they may of mixed up my delivery with someone else's,so then I'm there checking through what's mine and what is the other customer order. Once the 2 men leave I receive a call 10 minutes later stating that the delivery driver is on his way and will be there in the next 10minutes with my order which I just received under 45 minutes ?? What is so difficult about double checking orders and separating them before distributing. I am not the one to complain but this was so unorganised on both occasions.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Visited Ikea against my better judgement nipped to get lunch wanted a certain thing on the menu but was given larger portion when just wanted normal. Kitchen staff could nt be bothered I sensed trays were dripping wet. Get to the till frantic employee yelping she needed to go obviously her shift had ended. Which I understand but shows lack of staff planning. The fact she was calling out she wanted to go home over serving three customers. Just plain awful! I honestly felt like I was not a valued customer just a number on their conveyor belt.Ikea do you read or take interest in your reviews!!!????plain terrible.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Bed frame with the drawers underneath is impossible to put together. You will be missing pieces and it will break while you are laying in it. Don't buy anything from this store you have to assemble. Also, their robes and towels fall apart after the first wash.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Fintorp Rails... ARE TO BE AVOIDED. The designer of this product has/had NO IDEA how to create a hidden mounting system. I have installed hundreds of different hidden mounting rack and rail systems for clients, and this one is just a waste of money, time and material. The series needs to be redesigned.”

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Posted 9 years ago

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Posted 9 years ago

“Absolutely diabolical. Firstly my delivery wasn't delivered on the agreed date . The assembly company then didn't turn up on the agreed date . Once assembled the drawers didn't shut on one four drawer malm and both of the two drawer chests . I then spent an hour on the phone to IKEA trying to sort out replacements . Then another call to the assembly people to get them to disassemble before I could arrange redelivery . Rang back an hour later only to be told the items are out of stock anyway. Items were delivered to neighbour today even though i was in so disassembled items not collected. When I phoned the driver he refused to come back and said if I had a problem to complain ! I was advised he had been told to turn around and come back to me but he didn't . One box was also damaged and the corner of the two drawers chest is now damaged so have to wait for another one to be delivered on Wednesday and for the faulty items to be collected. I will now have to wait to have them reassembled as well and I can't reclaim the charges for disassembly and reassembly costs until the job is completed . I have wasted so much time waiting in and making phone calls it's ridiculous . I was going to order my kitchen from ikea but after this I will certainly not be ordering anything from Ikea again !!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“5th circle of hell! Avoid at all costs. Staff a poorly trained nightmare of no help or use to anyone, will not find items and give them to you but will instead send you contninuously around in circles. You'd think they were trained to be as unhelpful as possible. Staff are poorly trained. Every single person I spoke to was from overseas and couldn't understand english properly. No air-conditioning, you are sure to pass out in there. Avoid this Croydon Ikea! Go to John Lewis in Purley Way, Croydon instead- a much more pleasant experience. Ikea is now very expensive £££ (John Lewis prices) but the quality of items and service are as crap as always. When everything was cheap its almost acceptable, but not at these prices. You wont find items your looking for that you've seen online. Go for click and collect if you must buy from them- items are left all around the store and the staff won't get them for if you ask, but send you walking around in circles instead. An expensive and infuriating waste of time. Expensive and rubbish. Avoid.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Called customer service to get an order problem resolved and waited 60 minutes for someone so far, and still waiting!! Extremely poor telephone and customer service!”

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Posted 9 years ago

Ikea is rated 1.5 based on 1,655 reviews