IKEA Quick Tip - Make Your IKEA Catalog Work for You!

It looks a little like the Yellow Pages or the Yellow Book, but its nothing like that! And it feels a little like a manual, packed with important and boring information, but its nothing like that!

The new, colorful, exciting, informative, absolutely free IKEA catalog is a valuable tool, if you’ll use it.

Just open the catalog to page four and you’ll find inspirational ideas, an index of their products and ways to shop in the store or on line.

The next page is about a great new app that works on smartphones or tablets and that can show you how furniture fits and looks in your home.

If you’re a seasoned IKEA shopper, page six to nine are NEW products in the catalog. You can learn so much about IKEA in just those six little pages.

There’s more information about shopping at IKEA, starting on page 308: tips to plan your visit, important phone numbers, IKEA philosophy, other services offered, return policies and product warranties.

And of course there’s an index in the back, if you already know what you want to find.

If you’re like me, you’ll wait until the fury dies down to visit our new IKEA Merriam store, so use your catalog for a few virtual visits. You can take your time and make a shopping list and keep your catalog handy as a reference for whenever you’re planning a home purchase.

I’d say that the IKEA catalog is the Sears catalog for the modern age.

Mary Ellen Vincent

Mary Ellen is a personal organizer, specializing in custom organization projects for the average home. 

 

Visit her website, OrganizeME, or visit her column on The Midwest Makeover for more articles.

IKEA Quick Tip - Start Your Day with IKEA

I'll admit it - I don't particularly love crowds. So when I drove up to IKEA Minneapolis on Labor Day, my friend tweeted the employees there and asked them the best time to arrive at the store. They suggested that we get there a half an hour early and enjoy breakfast before the store opened.

Brilliant. 

IKEA has breakfast starting at $0.99 for a small plate of eggs, potatoes, and sausage. Perfect if you're shopping with kids. I like the crepes with spinach and cheese.

If you're an IKEA family member, coffee or tea is free. The portions are modest, but I know you're saving room for a meatball lunch before you head downstairs.

The restaurant is located at the top of the escalator on the top floor. Find a table with a view of the escalator, and you can see when the opening crowd thins out a bit.

Susan Stocking

Co-Founder of the Bring IKEA to Kansas City Facebook Page, Susan Stocking is a social media writer and contributes content and administrative support for our social media outreach and other projects. 

 

Susan enjoys learning about all the ways to really take advantage of your IKEA experience as well as helping folks from out of town to enjoy their visit to the Kansas City area.