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| - There's really not a whole lot you can say about an IKEA--every one I've been in is pretty much the same, whether in Pittsburgh or Osaka or London. Pretty much every piece of furniture, bedding, or housewares I own comes from this place: bed, mattress, lamps, dishes, coffee press, TV stand.... you get the idea.
I find myself making the two hour drive up here from Cleveland entirely too often, and even after spending $30 on gas and another $15 on the turnpike, everything is such a good value that I still feel I've come out ahead. It's always fun to wander around the showroom--perhaps too fun, as I seem to leave with far more stuff than I ever intend. Plus, cheap Swedish meatballs!
Most of the stuff I've bought at IKEA over the years is consistently good quality, from dishes to dressers: not high end, but durable and reasonably stylish. Assembling the furniture can be time consuming, but I've never found it nearly as hard as everyone makes it out to be.
My only real complaint about this specific IKEA location is that it's somewhat smaller than many of their other stores, and you sometimes have to drive across the street to collect your boxes because the main warehouse doesn't have enough space. Staff is helpful enough if you can find them.
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