Ikea stuff is pretty decent if you want small pieces of furniture ie. desks, chairs, lamps. Decent quality stuff for halfway decent prices, and there's usually only a few missing pieces in your purchase. Seeing as most things in Japan are more expensive than their western counterparts, I wonder how Ikea Japan's prices match up with those in the States. Hope you enjoy your large slabs of glass.
Wow, those are long lineups at the cashiers. I work in cash at Ikea Coquitlam, so it's nice to see it's not just us that has long queues! :D
oh forgot to ask, what's the name of that shelf you suggested putting GFFs on? It must be new...
That is some huge kickass Ikea store! I had some problems with my Ikea computer table though. The screws keeps going loose :/ Ikea still rocks as I can get lots of cheap good stuff there :)
I can make out the Apache (which I already own. Hoorah for O'Reilly books) and Ajax Hacks books on your desk, but not the third one. Do ya mind telling us what it is? I need some new reading material. Is it sad that I was trying hard to look at the books on your table as opposed to looking at the figures? Maybe I've just become accustomed the awesome pictures you post.
Ikea is known for their cheap kosher hotdogs in its North American counterparts. I do agree that the quality of some of their products are top-notch, but the others aren't so good with defects like "knots" and poorly sanded parts in their wooden furniture. However the best item they probably have is the "detolf" glass case for displaying figures or what have you. =) Cheers,
Ikea rocks for storage solutions..... over the past four weeks I've purchased three large glass cabinets for all my toys. (Still thinking that four would be better :P) GFF's and PG's fix so well in the DETOLF http://cebas.ikea.com.au/prod_template4.asp?product_id=17014&se_id=37&page_id=5200300251009&Cat=13&Scat=52 Sure I could have bought a couple of PG's but when your collection starts to grow out of control you just can't resist showing them off in nice lighted up glass cabinets. Oh and who could go pass an Ikea hotdog!?
That's what we call the Ikea syndrome. 247 stores in 34 countries all over the world. The same products everywhere. For instance, we now have the same working table.
Hey Danny, was wondering if it is possible to live in Japan while not knowing how to speak the language. A few days ago, I was looking into studying abroad programs for Japan and most of all of them required a basic understanding of Japanese. : /
I've got a bed frame and a night stand from IKEA. Had them both for about 1.5 years. They've been good to me, plus there weren't any missing parts. I also like that they're sensitive to the fact that not all people have huge rooms, unlike Crate and Barrel.
One word "HUGE" store compared to where I am living. Haha I'm not too sure but I do own IKEA stuffs. So far so good but most people complain that the material is cheap and lousy since theirs spoil very fast.
My house is FULL, of Ikea stuff. Just are living room we have more than 20 items from Ikea. ..It's crazy.......
Ikea is pretty good objects. I think Ikea come from Germany, I used some objects from it and I saw most Ikea huge shopping in London anywhere. Most them have modern cos I love modern! (^__^)
Ah.. IKEA from Smaland, Sweden. They got their formula right. My wife just love IKEA. Even though some stuff are way too flimsy, like the shoerack that kept breaking in places, we still buy more stuff. Half the stuff in my house are from IKEA, like a new glass cabinet for S$99 to put my son and my own Gundams.
My entire apartment is furnished with used Ikea goods. All of it together probably cost a little over 100USD.
I always like Ikea furnitures. If I have a house, I will use nothing but Ikea furnitures. BTW Danny do you know Bandai and Pocky join force to release Gundam Pocky. This is the link http://www.bandai.co.jp/releases/J2006112401.html
for working at a apple retail store you get 10% of anything in the store, 25% of a complete system a year, and if the store makes the quota for that quarter we get $500, if u work full time you get $1000. we also get deals on the old stuff we don't sell anymore, like floor models and such microsoft is probably better but i hate pc's
south africa -cape town- is weak, I dont think we have IKEA around here! Anime is already hard enough to come by....
いつも綺麗でカッコイイ部屋ですね。 いつか撮影しに行きたい！！（・∀・）ｂ
Ikea, what a great success story ! Where ever you go you can find an Ikea store... as a Mc Donald, Coca-Cola... !
I'm using Ikea desks and shelfs. The design itself is pretty good, but the finishing is humble. I know that they are relatively cheap.
the shelf where i keep all my figurines is from IKEA too ... i kinda like going to IKEA .. cheap and acceptable quality ... unlike u ... i dun really dare to keep my figurines all over my room ... else dust would start gathering on them after a while
I have a lot of furniture from Ikea, i like simple and modern design and not pay a lot of money for this. But for some products, the quality is realy poor... but it's not a problem when you like to change often your house's interior. :)
I love what you did with your office and you computer screen saver looks great you must give it to me next time we meet ;)
that wall mountable shelf looks sweet. ^^ btw I like your new table. it kicks seven shades of moldy wood on the old one. ^^ on a side note, I use to think my college professor was pulling my leg when he told me he would just pick up appliances out in the streets back in Japan. lol I wonder if anybody has ever thought of picking all those stuff up and sell them off in other countries as surplus appliance/furniture.
Ikea paris, it s same, queued for long long on WE.
Almost all the furniture in my room is from Ikea. In fact, I live just opposite Ikea in Singapore lol! I love their stuff! I steer very clear from Ikea on weekends though... there's currently only ONE branch in Singapore which caters to 4 million people... so be very afraid of the Ikea crowd on weekends lol. I mean of course, Ikea Japan's crowd beats us hands down.
It is well known that Ikea products sometimes misses the necessary screws. A couple of years there were explosives found in two IKEA stores in the Netherlands and 2 cops got injured. I guess they were mad at Ikea because maybe there was something missing in the product they bought. Lot's of things at home are from Ikea. Their products are good (if they don't miss screws).
XD. its exactly like ikea toronto.. tho its all the way at markham i think... its pretty crowded.. tho i dislike that u have to build it your self... and then the codes.. u have to look and pick it up.. but then its cheap and sturdy :)
Ikea good, Interm of the choices and design.. and perhaps it is the only brand that making big in the our tiny island. Infact most of my furnitures were from there. However, I've visited Tokyu Hands in Osaka and really like it. Brought some small fixtures for hanging my figures of gundams (Similar to what u've posted here before Danny.. :} ). Hmm.. their branding is good and sure creates an impact if they ever open up brenches in Singapore or Malaysia but creates competitions thu...
Oooh, IKEA ^_^ I like going there, i honestly don't know why, but it seems like a cool place to go from time to time, plus the beds are comfy ^_^ My friend thinks Ikea is evil, but i honestly don't know how, i mean cheap furniature has to be a good thing ^_^
i love IKEA i think it's one of the best place that sell furniture with an afforable price ... so is that the first ikea in japan ??
The Ikea north of Toronto is actually in Vaughn. I was just there this past weekend. My whole livingroom, bedroom, computer room, and gundam display cases are all from Ikea. It's not that expensive and it's cheap enough that after a few years, I can pretty much refresh everything with new stuff.
Seven7, I think the first one opened in Chiba this year - so yes - its the first time we are getting Ikea. Totoro, That screensaver is a default one with OSX ^^ よしむさん、 今度東京に来るとき教えてください！ Ricky, I know how you feel about Dells... Red October, I'l look out for them next time I'm in Seven Eleven ^^ Gerbera04g, have a look at http://www.dannychoo.com/all/eng/japan_tips/ Leo in San Fran, Its "Building Scalable Websites" ^^ Leo in Vancouver, Its called BERTBY.
Loads of my furniture was bought from Ikea (the Chiba one), the rest from Actus. They had a shop in Japan donkey's years ago, but it closed due to poor sales (that was the bubble period and rich people didn't want 'cheap' furniture). I'd also advise anybody going there to drive - the furniture is heavy, therefore a nightmare to get on a train, and delivery is expensive.
The majority of my house is furnished through IKEA; I love the concept, and they are indeed very cheap. The display case you show in the article is even cheaper there compared to here, thanks to the cheap yen; €60 in Japan, while €79 over here. Perhaps I'll go and have a look for myself when I'm in Japan in December.
Ikea stuff is pretty decent if you want small pieces of furniture ie. desks, chairs, lamps. Decent quality stuff for halfway decent prices, and there's usually only a few missing pieces in your purchase. Seeing as most things in Japan are more expensive than their western counterparts, I wonder how Ikea Japan's prices match up with those in the States. Hope you enjoy your large slabs of glass.
Wow, those are long lineups at the cashiers. I work in cash at Ikea Coquitlam, so it's nice to see it's not just us that has long queues! :D
oh forgot to ask, what's the name of that shelf you suggested putting GFFs on? It must be new...
That is some huge kickass Ikea store! I had some problems with my Ikea computer table though. The screws keeps going loose :/ Ikea still rocks as I can get lots of cheap good stuff there :)
I can make out the Apache (which I already own. Hoorah for O'Reilly books) and Ajax Hacks books on your desk, but not the third one. Do ya mind telling us what it is? I need some new reading material. Is it sad that I was trying hard to look at the books on your table as opposed to looking at the figures? Maybe I've just become accustomed the awesome pictures you post.
Ikea is known for their cheap kosher hotdogs in its North American counterparts. I do agree that the quality of some of their products are top-notch, but the others aren't so good with defects like "knots" and poorly sanded parts in their wooden furniture. However the best item they probably have is the "detolf" glass case for displaying figures or what have you. =) Cheers,
Ikea rocks for storage solutions..... over the past four weeks I've purchased three large glass cabinets for all my toys. (Still thinking that four would be better :P) GFF's and PG's fix so well in the DETOLF http://cebas.ikea.com.au/prod_template4.asp?product_id=17014&se_id=37&page_id=5200300251009&Cat=13&Scat=52 Sure I could have bought a couple of PG's but when your collection starts to grow out of control you just can't resist showing them off in nice lighted up glass cabinets. Oh and who could go pass an Ikea hotdog!?
That's what we call the Ikea syndrome. 247 stores in 34 countries all over the world. The same products everywhere. For instance, we now have the same working table.
Hey Danny, was wondering if it is possible to live in Japan while not knowing how to speak the language. A few days ago, I was looking into studying abroad programs for Japan and most of all of them required a basic understanding of Japanese. : /
I've got a bed frame and a night stand from IKEA. Had them both for about 1.5 years. They've been good to me, plus there weren't any missing parts. I also like that they're sensitive to the fact that not all people have huge rooms, unlike Crate and Barrel.
One word "HUGE" store compared to where I am living. Haha I'm not too sure but I do own IKEA stuffs. So far so good but most people complain that the material is cheap and lousy since theirs spoil very fast.
My house is FULL, of Ikea stuff. Just are living room we have more than 20 items from Ikea. ..It's crazy.......
Ikea is pretty good objects. I think Ikea come from Germany, I used some objects from it and I saw most Ikea huge shopping in London anywhere. Most them have modern cos I love modern! (^__^)
Ah.. IKEA from Smaland, Sweden. They got their formula right. My wife just love IKEA. Even though some stuff are way too flimsy, like the shoerack that kept breaking in places, we still buy more stuff. Half the stuff in my house are from IKEA, like a new glass cabinet for S$99 to put my son and my own Gundams.
My entire apartment is furnished with used Ikea goods. All of it together probably cost a little over 100USD.
I always like Ikea furnitures. If I have a house, I will use nothing but Ikea furnitures. BTW Danny do you know Bandai and Pocky join force to release Gundam Pocky. This is the link http://www.bandai.co.jp/releases/J2006112401.html
for working at a apple retail store you get 10% of anything in the store, 25% of a complete system a year, and if the store makes the quota for that quarter we get $500, if u work full time you get $1000. we also get deals on the old stuff we don't sell anymore, like floor models and such microsoft is probably better but i hate pc's
south africa -cape town- is weak, I dont think we have IKEA around here! Anime is already hard enough to come by....
いつも綺麗でカッコイイ部屋ですね。 いつか撮影しに行きたい！！（・∀・）ｂ
Ikea, what a great success story ! Where ever you go you can find an Ikea store... as a Mc Donald, Coca-Cola... !
I'm using Ikea desks and shelfs. The design itself is pretty good, but the finishing is humble. I know that they are relatively cheap.
the shelf where i keep all my figurines is from IKEA too ... i kinda like going to IKEA .. cheap and acceptable quality ... unlike u ... i dun really dare to keep my figurines all over my room ... else dust would start gathering on them after a while
I have a lot of furniture from Ikea, i like simple and modern design and not pay a lot of money for this. But for some products, the quality is realy poor... but it's not a problem when you like to change often your house's interior. :)
I love what you did with your office and you computer screen saver looks great you must give it to me next time we meet ;)
that wall mountable shelf looks sweet. ^^ btw I like your new table. it kicks seven shades of moldy wood on the old one. ^^ on a side note, I use to think my college professor was pulling my leg when he told me he would just pick up appliances out in the streets back in Japan. lol I wonder if anybody has ever thought of picking all those stuff up and sell them off in other countries as surplus appliance/furniture.
Ikea paris, it s same, queued for long long on WE.
Almost all the furniture in my room is from Ikea. In fact, I live just opposite Ikea in Singapore lol! I love their stuff! I steer very clear from Ikea on weekends though... there's currently only ONE branch in Singapore which caters to 4 million people... so be very afraid of the Ikea crowd on weekends lol. I mean of course, Ikea Japan's crowd beats us hands down.
It is well known that Ikea products sometimes misses the necessary screws. A couple of years there were explosives found in two IKEA stores in the Netherlands and 2 cops got injured. I guess they were mad at Ikea because maybe there was something missing in the product they bought. Lot's of things at home are from Ikea. Their products are good (if they don't miss screws).
XD. its exactly like ikea toronto.. tho its all the way at markham i think... its pretty crowded.. tho i dislike that u have to build it your self... and then the codes.. u have to look and pick it up.. but then its cheap and sturdy :)
Ikea good, Interm of the choices and design.. and perhaps it is the only brand that making big in the our tiny island. Infact most of my furnitures were from there. However, I've visited Tokyu Hands in Osaka and really like it. Brought some small fixtures for hanging my figures of gundams (Similar to what u've
