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[femX]

I´ve heard this rumour that Ikea will open in Nicosia, anyone knows if this is true?

Wouldn´t be a day too soon in my opinion

[devil]

Would be a sad day for Cyprus, in mine. Think of all the hundreds of already-rocky furniture shops going down the drain and the unemployment figures.

[pantheman]

IKEA in cyprus is true. Not sure where, but nicosia would be the obvious choice.

They are advertising for staff in the Fileleftheros newspaper on wednesdays.

So i guess we could now be considered as true europeans euh ??????

Pantheman

[davidp]

Oh Gods nooooooooooo!

The one and only time i went to ikea I felt so claustrophobic that I wanted to scream.

Unfortunately to get out of these horrendous stores one has to follow the yellow path to it's end.

During my panicked flight to the exit I observed blank-eyed shoppers milling around looking longingly at the range of tat on sale, I wonder if the store is flooded with a subtle narcotic gas that takes effect the longer one stays in the store and induces people to buy.

[Hazza]

Am I the only bloke that doesn't actually mind looking around Ikea?

[michalis5354]

Whatever make Cyprus more European it is good! I know Cyprus is small with plenty of furniture shops but thats how the market operates; the stronger will survive like the LAW of Jungle!

[femX]

Thanks for the info, pantheman

And devil.....i can understand your opinion, however, a chain like this isn´t a day too soon to open in cyprus. And about the rocky furniture shops....did u ever think about why? Because they often set the prices too high, for normal or low income-takers. This means, that the cypriot now has a choice where to buy furniture and many other items. Not everybody will go there..but at least now, there is an alternative. And about the figures....did u think of how many job oppurtunities ikea will create? I think it´t about an healthy and pretty normal competition, good for the possible consumers and finally a big chain has found it´s way to Cyprus. Makes me hope and wonder when H&M will do the same.

And davidp.....lol To some extent i agree...but thats just small details....guess i might see Hazza around then, and not u!

[michalis5354]

I am glad Ikea is opening branches in Cyprus! Although there are plenty of furniture shops in Cyprus I still believe that they set the prices too high for the average houshold income. They only exception is Superhome.

I bought a desk and a chair 5 years ago and now with that price I could have bought 3 desks and chairs from a well known store!Greater competition is welcomed!

[devil]

I bought 2 office chairs from Superhome - not the most expensive but not the cheapest either. After about 1 year, the castors started to break apart. I went to Superhome to get new ones. What a Joke ! I was told that someone must sell castors but he couldn't say where: no they didn't stock them. I'll bet Ikea would have supplied replacements, though.

Anyway we learnt our lesson - no furniture from Superhome

[Pekousek]

I worked in Ikea for 2 years during my studies and ambience in that market seemed to be very likeable.
May be I'm accustomed to hyper, super, mega...space market

Now we have a few pieces of furniture from Ikea and we are very satisfied. Thanks to Ikea we don't sleep on the carpet and don't have TV staying on the carton case