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Joined: 19 May 2009 / Male ♂
Last Post: 26 May 2009
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From: Berlin, Germany
Speaks Polish?: nope
Interests: cheap furniture

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Marvin   
26 May 2009
Life / Questions about IKEA in Poznan [20]

Your help is appreciated Wroclaw Boy but I don't think there's anything wrong with also wanting to hear from someone who's actually been to IKEA in Poznan. Delphiandomine answered this one so that's all good. Asking whether Chip and Pin is used in Poland doesn't make me a criminal. Not everyone has been to Poland and if I want to know some basic stuff then coming to a forum and asking questions is a good way to avoid making mistakes like having the wrong payment method or a million other things.... It's no reason to go accusing people of theft.
Marvin   
26 May 2009
Life / Questions about IKEA in Poznan [20]

Well unless I'm hugely mistaken about what is included in the price or any local taxes etc. then the comparison I posted above shows that IKEA Poland is about half the cost of IKEA Germany for these Kitchen units. This may not go for everything but for what I want it's cheaper.

Anyone who wants to check it and tell me if I'm wrong then please feel free as I'd rather not get to Poznan and find out I was horribly wrong! Below is a list of items I'm interested in.

Cheers

For some reason I'm not allowed to upload attachments....
Marvin   
26 May 2009
Life / Questions about IKEA in Poznan [20]

Hi all,

I just wanted to bump this and see if anyone can recommend an English/Polish speaking man with a van who could meet us in Poznan (train station), drive to IKEA and help with getting all the stuff together and drive it all to Berlin?

I'll stick it up on the employment offered board as well.

Cheers
Marvin   
20 May 2009
Life / Questions about IKEA in Poznan [20]

Faktum Abstrakt white corner wall cupboard 60 x92 - 147 Euro

ikea.com/de/de/catalog/products/S59810201

Faktum Abstrakt white corner wall cupboard 60 x92 - 315 PLN

ikea.com/pl/pl/catalog/products/S59810201

That's roughly half the cost and everything else is pretty much the same. Germany is a complete rip off. It's the new Britain which we used to call 'Treasure Island'. So exactly the same thing is available a 3 hour drive away for half the cost. Disgusting really.
Marvin   
19 May 2009
Life / Questions about IKEA in Poznan [20]

Thanks for the respones everyone. I assure you that the prices in Germany IKEA are so laughably high that I had in fact planned to transport the entire kitchen from the UK. Someone pointed out that Poland is closer and generally cheaper than Germany so I made a comparison and found that not only is it cheaper than Germany but also cheaper than the UK which is almost half the cost of IKEA Germany in the first place.

I know that in the UK IKEA charge extra for credit cards and here in Germany retailers don't seem to like anything other than EC/ bank debit cards so it depends on how widely used credit cards are in Poland? If people don't generally pay with them then there's no need for a store to accept them. If anyone can have a look next time they are in an IKEA and confirm 100% whether they do or don't it would be a great help. If they do, is it chip and pin or just a signature?

The link to the logistics info was very helpful thanks. If anyone can recommend a Polish/ English speaking man with a van in Berlin who can come with me to act as interpreter then bring it all back to Berlin (for a reasonable price) then that would be very handy too!

Cheers all
Marvin   
19 May 2009
Life / Questions about IKEA in Poznan [20]

I want to buy a complete kitchen at IKEA Poznan and bring it to Berlin so I was wondering if anybody here could fill me in on a couple of things:

1. Does IKEA in Poland take UK Visa or Mastercard credit cards? I'd rather not pay in cash!
2. Would it be possible to get it delivered by a local firm from there to here in Berlin or would it be better to bring my own transport all the way from Berlin?

3. How big is the store, ie is it a huge IKEA which stocks everything in the catalogue or is it fairly small and always low/out of stock?

4. How similar is it to the IKEA experience in the UK or anywhere else for that matter?

If anyone has any answers then I'd be grateful to hear them.
Cheers, Marvin