New York City has an IKEA. There are actually two in the area. One is in Red Hook, Brooklyn and the other is in Elizabeth, NJ.
We needed to go to IKEA because there was simply no way to arrange our tiny bedroom without using more vertical space. That means the bed has to go in the air since it's sort of difficult to loft a dresser or a couch. IKEA happens to sell a loft bed that fits a double mattress for $299, which is much more reasonable than I had expected.
The IKEA is the same as any other IKEA I have been to. I ate at this one, so that was different. 15 meatballs, mashed potatoes, cornbread, lingonberry jam, and green beans for only $4.99. That's a great deal.
In Texas, you load the furniture into your truck (since everyone has one) and you drive it home. In NYC, everyone uses home delivery. IKEA will deliver as much as you want for a flat rate of $100 (to Manhattan). That seemed expensive to me, so Erin and I took it home in a much more fun fashion. We loaded our 400+ pounds of furniture into the back of a taxi! Since we were there, we also bought a desk, shelving, and wall organizer.
The taxi back to Uptown Manhattan was much cheaper than paying IKEA. Plus, we were able to ride with our items and have them delivered immediately.
I have a feeling there will be quite a few more differences to come between Dallas and NYC.
We needed to go to IKEA because there was simply no way to arrange our tiny bedroom without using more vertical space. That means the bed has to go in the air since it's sort of difficult to loft a dresser or a couch. IKEA happens to sell a loft bed that fits a double mattress for $299, which is much more reasonable than I had expected.
The IKEA is the same as any other IKEA I have been to. I ate at this one, so that was different. 15 meatballs, mashed potatoes, cornbread, lingonberry jam, and green beans for only $4.99. That's a great deal.
In Texas, you load the furniture into your truck (since everyone has one) and you drive it home. In NYC, everyone uses home delivery. IKEA will deliver as much as you want for a flat rate of $100 (to Manhattan). That seemed expensive to me, so Erin and I took it home in a much more fun fashion. We loaded our 400+ pounds of furniture into the back of a taxi! Since we were there, we also bought a desk, shelving, and wall organizer.
The taxi back to Uptown Manhattan was much cheaper than paying IKEA. Plus, we were able to ride with our items and have them delivered immediately.
I have a feeling there will be quite a few more differences to come between Dallas and NYC.
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