IKEA Warrington re-opened today....NO THANK YOU.

[Julia9054]

So is "homeware" in the same category as DIY stuff? (I know I could go and read the gov pages, but life's too short :P )

Matalan sell homeware and clothing - floorspace devoted to clothing is about twice that of homeware. I asked the guy on the door if they were fully open expecting him to say that clothes were roped off. However, he said all departments were fully open (there were still no customers I could see though)

 

[Deleted member 26715]

When the local KFC in Doncaster opened it caused mayhem, out across the car park, round the roundabout both ways, then down to the next in each direction, the problem made worse as nobody could get to the Lidl & Home Bargains who share the car park. Then up the road, B&M, Petsathome, Iceland all screwed as nobody could get anywhere.

 

[vickster]

So is "homeware" in the same category as DIY stuff? (I know I could go and read the gov pages, but life's too short :P )

I can only assume so yes

 

[vickster]

Blimey! Are people desperate for stuff or do they just really, really love shopping?
I noticed that Matalan was open on our local retail park this morning. No queue though.

I think people are just bored having been furloughed!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've spoken to my son on facebook, he was on 6am to 10am this morning, he said " it was just a tad busy! I was glad I finished at ten so I was out of the building before the madness started! The queue to get into the carpark was unbelievable it went out onto the main road down to the next roundabout round the corner down to another roundabout and round onto the next main road!!"

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I have to admit to queuing to get into the recycling centre the other day for 2 hours, but we were shafted, if I didn't empty the car we couldn't have got the shopping in it, but didn't expect it to be THAT busy.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I have to admit to queuing to get into the recycling centre the other day for 2 hours, but we were shafted, if I didn't empty the car we couldn't have got the shopping in it, but didn't expect it to be THAT busy.

The Coventry recycling centre have had a booking system in place and so far have avoided the queues, I had an appointment, drove in unloaded and drove out, but with some other places the queues have been mega. Theres a favourite garden centre that we would like to visit but when I cycled past last week there was a queue to get in, as long as that is happening we'll stay away.

 

[Julia9054]

I've spoken to my son on facebook, he was on 6am to 10am this morning, he said " it was just a tad busy! I was glad I finished at ten so I was out of the building before the madness started! The queue to get into the carpark was unbelievable it went out onto the main road down to the next roundabout round the corner down to another roundabout and round onto the next main road!!"

Al got up early having heard that one of the recycling centres was open (we have a garage full of cardboard)
“I‘ll go now so I don’t have to queue“ - at 7.30am
Came back half an hour later - apparently the queue was half a mile long.
Anyone want any cardboard?

 

[alicat]

Anyone want any cardboard?

I do but I'm not planning on visiting Mother Shipton any time soon. So no thanks but thanks anyway.

 

[vickster]

Al got up early having heard that one of the recycling centres was open (we have a garage full of cardboard)
“I‘ll go now so I don’t have to queue“ - at 7.30am
Came back half an hour later - apparently the queue was half a mile long.
Anyone want any cardboard?

Don't the bin men take it away?

 

[dodgy]

Reports say cars were queuing at 0630.
By 0800 there were a reputed 1000 people queuing.
I cannot stand IKEA at the best of times. This would be my worst nightmare

I assume you can shop online at Ikea? Don't these people have Internet access?

 

[Dave7]

I assume you can shop online at Ikea? Don't these people have Internet access?

No idea., IKEA is a last resort for me at any time. MrsDs sister loves it why, I have no idea

 

[Julia9054]

Don't the bin men take it away?

Only if it fits into a small blue plastic bag. The bags blow away when empty, the bit of the council website where you can request a new bag is broken and no one answers the phone.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

No idea., IKEA is a last resort for me at any time. MrsDs sister loves it why, I have no idea

We know a couple who spend the day there.

 

[byegad]

As extremely vulnerable oldies, we're letting you all get out there, catch it, cause another lock-down and then get out there again as often as you like. We're good at home and here we stay! At least until everybody else that can catch it has had it, or an effective vaccine is available.