Kaohsiung Insider

一個有著許多很好構想的家俱店 但是走進去前要叮嚀自己買完就出來 否則常常逛一逛又買了一堆沒用的東西 回家拼裝個半死

Here are full of new different ideas of furniture but before you walk in you have to tell yourself only buy what you really need. or you will buy a lot of things impetuously and spend next few hours to build the stupid shelf.

The Kaohsiung Ikea is the first Ikea I've ever been to, so I've no frame of reference compared to other Ikea stores.

To start, it's easy to find and easy to park.

I find the layout to be very easy to navigate, and there are always shortcuts available if say, you want to eat in the restaurant first, or skip past a certain section.

I've bought a small computer desk from there and it's been great.

My wife and I are still debating if we should buy a new place or remodel our current location, but whatever we do we have our eye on some furniture and pieces from Ikea.

The restaurant doesn't have a huge menu, generally only 4-5 different main dishes, but the proverbial Swedish meat balls are always good and the desserts are good too.

On the first floor you can also buy different types of foods, and they even have a Swedish beer called "Old Gold" (tried it, pretty standard) as well as a liquor called "Aquavit".

I've found that I really do like Ikea and some of the furniture I've got my eye on is quite comfortable and trendy, without breaking the bank.

You gotta give it to Ikea, this is an interesting store no matter how you slice it. Like any of it's stores back home or abroad, the quality and price offers little in surprises. Simple middle of the road to cheap products many of which are made in China, Russia or Eastern Europe. This is a powerhouse home furnishings store. Let's be clear, Taiwan is a country rife with cheap furniture manufacturers. So how could there be room for a store like Ikea? They enjoy a 'popular' reputation. This place is always packed with shoppers. And they serve a nice and juicy roast beef plate in their cafeteria for NT$200.