We went to look at sofabeds - we have one of theirs already and it's very nice, just what we wanted for the conservatory.
"Try each mattress and then collect your choice from the warehouse" says the sign. Great - only one mattress is on display. Well, sort of. The other sorts are there but half way up a wall.
Oh, but you didn't understand. They were for trying other positions...
It doesn't matter anyway; they won't have the one you choose.
And pay no attention to that man bouncing off the wall.
I've had cash from Ikea for a wasted journey: they even have a rate per mile for it.
It helps if you have asked for a *physical* stock check before you set out. That way someone goes and counts the boxes on the shelf and reports back to you. If there's not many you know you're taking a chance.
The message from Huge contains these words:
They had all three!
Homebase has a similar piss^H^H^H^Hstocktaking system. If you go to a store to buy a particular item, especially seasonal stuff like garden furniture, there might be 1 on display. The computer will show at least
This is not an isolated case, as similar things have happened on two other occasions. It's not a question of 'Why not go somewhere else?' because in all instances we wanted the particular style/colour/whatever. The only bright spot on one of these odysseys was that we once found an end-of-range fireplace kit (including electric fire) for £ 59ish, knocked down from about £ 200. Just what we needed for doing up the living room before selling the house.
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