First of all, if you know which items you want before you go to the store, check on the IKEA website to see if the item is in stock. IKEA rates the likelihood of the item being in stock using a green, yellow and red indicator. Although the green indicator is not a 100% guarantee, it's pretty darn close. This will save you time rather than going all the way to the store and then finding out that they are out of an item you wanted when you get there.
At the store, you can either walk through all their room displays or go straight to the warehouse. If you choose to look at all the room displays, the store signs direct you in a manner that ensures you see all the displays, but there are shortcuts available if you want to cut out early. Once you find an item you like, make note of where you can find it in the warehouse -the item tag should tell you the aisle and bin in which the item can be found. You can also get aisle and bin location information on the store website.
Once you are in the warehouse area, get a trolley and load up your items. For easier check out, make sure the barcodes all face forward. When picking up your items, check that you have all the boxes for the item. For instance, the HEMNES wardrobe comes in two separate boxes... you want to make sure you get both.
At the check out line, the cashier will ask you if you want delivery and if you do, you will pay for it right then and there (it's uber convenient). Take your receipt and make your way to the delivery desk to arrange for delivery of your furniture (see previous post for information on delivery costs and look for a future post on the delivery experience itself). After that, it's easy peasy. They'll deliver the same day, give you a 4 hour window during which they will come, and that's it! Now to tackle furniture assembly and getting all those boxes out of your apartment...
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