"1"^^ . "4"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "My boyfriend and I furnished practically our entire apartment at Ikea. We made two \"big purchase\" trips that both went smooth. The only problem we had was finding an Ikea associate to cut some fabric for us. During our first trip we had to pick up a piece of furniture from their warehouse located across the street. The associate at the main store rang us up for it and said it would be waiting there - and it was! Luckily we went close to opening time and foot traffic wasn't too bad, but as it gets later in the day the store gets much busier and it can be difficult to navigate when you have a cart(s) to push around. I was also slightly disappointed with the check outs, there were only 2 lanes open on a Saturday which made for a long wait. I will also say I was impressed with the return counter clerk. Despite their \"in original packaging\" return policy she returned a few things we had purchased that were defective without giving us any trouble. Overall, great experiences shopping here!"^^ . . "0"^^ . "2012-09-17T00:00:00"^^ .