Furniture Reporter

 What services Ikea Israel offers and prices:

  

1. Furniture assembly:

 

  To order assembly call 09-892-8888 ext 5

Prices:

173 NIS for product value up to 1000 NIS

231 NIS for product value between 1001 to 2000 NIS

7 % of product value but no less then 260 NIS for product value over then 2001 NIS

 

Additional long distance charges to the assembly charges:

 

Tel Aviv area- 0 NIS

Rehovot area- 60 NIS

Ashkelon and Tiberias area- 120 NIS

Beer Sheva area- 170 NIS

Negev, and Kiriat Shmona area – 450 NIS

The west bank are- 236 NIS minimum

There is special price list for custom made closets.

 

2. Furniture Delivery:

 

There is a separate company that does the actual delivery. Their name is “Moviley Dror” 09-835-4022/8

 

Delivery cost is 5% of product value minimum charge of 140 NIS.

Delivery to locations which located in the Negev, Eilat, West bank, Hevron, and Schem area will cost 10% of product value with minimum of 300 NIS.

Maximum delivery of 3 couches/sofas 300 NIS

Maximum for kitchen delivery 300 NIS

Maximum closet delivery 400 NIS

 

Electric appliances delivery charge of “Kooper Import” company:

  Delivery charge of up to five product is 140 NIS

  Above five products the cost will be 5% of the value minimum of 140 NIS.

  If the appliances are delivered additional to the kitchen, the delivery charge will be

35    NIS per item.

 

There will be an additional charge of 35 NIS if the items will need to be delivered to a 3^rd floor with no elevator.

 

There will be an additional charge of minimum 380 NIS if there is need to use a crane.

 

3. Electrician services:

 

  Installment services of ceiling fixtures and wall mounts cost of service is 46 NIS per unit. Minimum of 176 NIS.

 

4. Kitchen design:

 

  This service offer the assistance of IKEA kitchen designers. By appointment only. To setup an appointment call 09-892-8888 ext 5.

The service is free. If you like to keep a copy of the design you will need to pay for it. The cost of the plan will be deducted from the cost of the kitchen.

 

5. Car roof top rack:

  IKEA will lend you for two weeks at no charge a roof top rack to carry your product on the roof of your car. You are responsible to install it. There is a deposit fee which will be returned when you bring it back. The rack can carry up to 60kg (132 lbs).

 

6. Babysitting service:

 

In the entrance to the store there is “Kids Kingdom” which allows you to leave your kid under supervision of the professional crew. The entrance is for kids from the height of 80-120cm  (31.5-47.24 inches) and must be potty trained. There is a time limit of one hour for this babysitting service

 

7. Cinema:

 

In the entrance of the store there is a theater where kids can enjoy large selection of movies with parental supervision.

 

8. Shopping carts for  kids:

 

At the entrance you will be able to take carts with baby seats and special carts (Ti-you-lo-nim) for little kids to help you with your cruising.

 

IKEA provide you with also small carts for the kids to enjoy.

 

9. Nursing room:

 

You will find at the entrance nursing and change room for your babies. Additional changing rooms are located in every bathroom.

 

10. Game spots through out the store:

 

11. Kids meals:

In the store’s restaurant  IKEA offers reduced prices for kid’s meals, baby food, and an option to warm up bottles and food.

 

12. Kids activities:

 

Often, the store hosts kid-friendly activities which include:

Story time, creative time, and plays. You can get additional information at the information booth, at the customer service, and through the phone. There is no charge to participate in the activities.

 

13.Order booth (Cashier):

 

At the top floor, near the restaurant there is a special booth for special orders which can only be ordered at this booth. This service allows you to pay for the product in this booth and allows IKEA to collect the product while you keep browsing the store.

 

14. Express booth:

 

Cashier # 1, 2, and 3 in the exit line is for 8 items or less. The payment in this cashiers is limited to cash, credit card, and IKEA card.

 

15. Restaurant:

 

At the top floor you will find a restaurant which offers Israeli and Swedish cuisine. The restaurant closes an hour before the store does. There is a smoking section. The restaurant holds a kosher certificate.

 

16. Snacks:

 

At the exit of the store you can buy sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, soft drinks, and more.

 

17. Swedish food shop:

 

Selection of Swedish treats at reasonable prices.

  

 

 

   

Kate’s targeting folks.  Wonderful.  That explains the bullseye that appeared on my head.  I thought it was for the birds.  May be still.  Thankfully I’m inside right now and that means only Kate can get me here, so nothing to worry about.

Moving on, WordPress finally realized that their GUI was out of date and updated the thing.  About time and not just that.  Well done.  There’s nothing new that I can see, but wow is this pretty.  And it feels easy to use, too.  It may not really be, but if it feels easy to use I won’t care so much.  Adding the time stamps for posts pulled in via RSS is just a nice touch.

As for why I haven’t posted, I haven’t had much to say to the world at large.  Most of the events in my life lately have not been for public consumption and until June, I’m not likely to have time to think up anything else to say.  But there’s this: I’m moving furniture around my apartment tomorrow.  Nothing huge, but I hope that it will open the apartment up a bit more and allow for a more hospitable place.  Or at least a place where more people can come and watch a movie without feeling like the place is full to the brim.  Ironically, my current apartment is about 200 square feet larger than my old one.  But, with the layout it has right now and the different floor plan, the space isn’t being used very efficiently.  It’s nice, but I can do better and so I will.

Next step, figure out what to do with the desk that I no longer use since my TV is now my computer monitor (yay for convergence!).  So now it’s just taken up space in my bedroom and storing things that I don’t really think I need to store (or could store elsewhere.  Oh, and I’ve got a ton of shredding to do.  I wonder if there are mass shredding services I could make use of?

Once again there’s a Treasure Hunt in the current edition of Prim Perfect. There are FOURTEEN stores taking part this month – and you have to visit the store to discover the prim count of each of the pieces featured in the magazine. You’ll find instructions on how to find the prim count for an item on our Treasure Hunt Information page.

This clue is for an item designed by Zandi Moe, owner of Zandi’s Folly in Organised Confusion. Does the picture look familiar? This item made a cameo appearance in February’s Treasure Hunt clues. The fireplace / room divider from the Hue collection would work well in a modern, open floor plan or perhaps a cozy ski house. Wherever it is used, it will doubtless be a conversation piece. Its design brings the fire away from the walls and into the heart of the home.

Because I’m getting tired of so many cold and wet days in my real life, these Calypso chairs and fire pit caught my eye. The sherbet colored fabric on the chairs brought me thoughts of sunshine and warm breezes, kicking back with friends and sipping at a glass of white wine. They would look wonderful on a patio or sun room. There are many other styles of outdoor furniture as well as potted plants to bring color to your spaces.

For the treasure hunt competition, find as many prim counts as you can for the magazine’s treasure hunt items, and send the details to primperfect@gmail.com, including your avatar name and an answer to the tiebreaker question (which you’ll find in the magazine on Page 72). The person to find the most prim counts will win – and in the event of a tie, we will use the tie-breaker. Also: – you don’t necessarily have to find every prim count to win a prize! Just find as many as you can. You have until April 20th, 2008, to send in your entry.

See our earlier clues here:

March Treasure Hunt – Clue 1: Elements in Design
March Treasure Hunt – Clue 2: Creative Fantasy

Another clue will be appearing shortly!

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Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1946.