I'm really happy that we have an IKEA within driving distance. The downside is that it is SO convenient, that over the past 5 days, I've been there 3 times.
Trip #1: Bought a dark brown dining table and dark brown chairs only to discover the dining table we picked up was about the length of our entire dining room.
Trip #2. Returned all of the above and purchased an "as-is" dining table and chairs that were of an incompatible color.
Trip #3. Returned chairs and purchased the chairs of the same set as the dining table.
The moral of the story is, we are not expert shoppers. But, IKEA IS expert in their customer service. We were able to return everything with ease (along with receipt and original packaging), and we eventually did get exactly what we wanted.
On each of these recent shopping excursions, we ate at the cafeteria. On Wednesday nights, with the purchase of an adult meal, you get a free kids' meal. We basically got enough food for 4 people with $10. You can't beat it! Is it the most healthy? No. But it gets the job done.