How crazy insane is that?…wow….way to go out of business

Yep, some places charge exhorbitant delivery fees. Living rurally, we don’t have that issue as most stores don’t deliver this far

In SA I was charged the same fee for delivery as somebody who lived an hour or more away from the store. I live approx 7 minutes away. They also would the delivery for 2 days for me when I told them I wouldn’t be home the next day because of a medical appt. Fortunately a neighbour was with me and offered to let the driver in to put the flat pack inside and sign for it. In SA the deliveries are done by a contractor and you don’t have a choice.

Wow, their statement really doesn’t answer the question of why the delivery was so expensive. Who would bother using them? There are so many other online options available.

Wow! I have never purchased anything online from IKEA but would certainly be mindful now of these fees if I was considering it. That is ridiculous and will clearly put many people off online purchasing now.

Yes, they’ve always had outrageously high fees. Presumably they’ve been trying to discourage online buying, but so many people shop online these days that you’d think they need to change.

A number of times I have wanted to purchase something on line but have been put off by the horrendous delivery charges that have been quoted for delivery although to a slightly rural area still only 25km’ from the nearest store. I was quoted close to $200 for a $50 cane (fairly light weight) lamp. I have also looked at other items, but again the deliver cost was prohibitive, so I guess IKEA have missed out on a few sales because of their outrageous delivery charges. I am guessing that they have lost a lot of business, and would have some impact on their bottom line. I don’t know how old this article is, because I am in QLD, so delivery has already been introduced here.

Surely you would find out the delivery prices before ordering! Then you wouldn’t do those purchases. Crazy prices.

Wow hope they amend this before coming to Victoria

No I haven’t noticed Ikea’s crazy delivery fees, we always arrange to pick up ourselves. But these prices are sure high !

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  We have never paid the high prices – so must have been very lucky! 🙂

Better of hiring a trailer and going in store yourself. I looked into getting some soft furnishing delivered when they were first available online and delivery cost more than double the order itself.

Ikea has always had exorbitant delivery fees. Way too much for me to consider delivery!

Surprised – paid a fee, but no where near the prices listed.

Wow that does seem extreme! Harvey Norman and other big furniture retailers will deliver for around $80 or some times they will throw the delivery in for free.

That’s surely a lot of money. I never ordered online with Ikea, but I had once some furniture delivered in regional WA. Bought at the shop thus. I spent around 70 dollars for delivery, that I already found a lot. 🙁

Wow, that’s just insane.