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#3440081 4-Dec-2025 09:12

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Would be nice if they delivered here to EBOP.

Oh well early days and no rush...

Great...now I have Hansen's famous song EBOP in my head for the day...

I aim to please...though when I look that up all I get is plumbing supplies

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#3440118 4-Dec-2025 11:24

Handsomedan:

rb99:

Would be nice if they delivered here to EBOP.

Oh well early days and no rush...

Great...now I have Hansen's famous song EBOP in my head for the day...

I didn't before, but I do now thanks!

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#3440122 4-Dec-2025 11:44

Android app is "working" now too 😂

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#3440130 4-Dec-2025 12:07

Ikea NZ website is up and running. It's been an excellent launch so far.

Compare that to Costco still not yet operating an NZ website. That's a real pain from time to time. It would probably reduce Costco NZ mystique and store visits so I can understand why they're holding off..

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#3440134 4-Dec-2025 12:17

They will apparently deliver this -

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/besta-storage-combination-with-doors-white-selsviken-high-gloss-white-s99596968/#content

but not this

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/billy-oxberg-bookcase-with-glass-doors-white-s79591877/

I'm sure there's a pattern somewhere.

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#3440140 4-Dec-2025 12:23

rb99:

They will apparently deliver this -

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/besta-storage-combination-with-doors-white-selsviken-high-gloss-white-s99596968/#content

but not this

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/billy-oxberg-bookcase-with-glass-doors-white-s79591877/

I'm sure there's a pattern somewhere.

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#3440141 4-Dec-2025 12:25

Maybe. You'd think if they can get it from China to NZ in one piece they could get it a bit further though.

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#3440143 4-Dec-2025 12:29

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Maybe. You'd think if they can get it from China to NZ in one piece they could get it a bit further though.

They'll be shipping full containers from the factories to the NZ Distribution centre and Store, They'll have the ability to ensure that these are fully packed tightly and that the boxes do not move around,

A single box in the back of truck bouncing its way to XXX is whole different kettle of fish

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#3440146 4-Dec-2025 12:47

And yet they will deliver this

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/skruvby-cabinet-with-glass-doors-white-30616841/

or this

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/brimnes-glass-door-cabinet-white-20616634/

but won't do this

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/billy-bookcase-white-10616564/

Maybe its just a Billy thing

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#3440194 4-Dec-2025 13:07

>Maybe its just a Billy thing

I'd doubt it's a random decision on IKEA's part ;-)

Unless IKEA is setting up a delivery infrastructure - staffed / trained / equipped to their own standards...
then the limitations on what is / is not ship-able presumably come from our NZ 3rd party delivery companies ?

I imagine there's some magic combination of weight, dimensions & fragility.

On the other hand, maybe IKEA uses their own international 'big data' for 'bad experiences' with delivering certain items and chooses not to risk sending out stuff that keeps getting bust ?

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#3440196 4-Dec-2025 13:16

They'll apparently deliver glass Billy stuff in Australia, just typing in a (fairly) random post code.

I'll continue to hope it just a first day / first week thing.

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#3440198 4-Dec-2025 13:26

https://www.ikea.com/nz/en/p/billy-bookcase-white-30616563/ I have four of these, bought from a reseller, and delivered without issue via a standard courier. Ikea won't deliver it directly though. It comes in a densely-packed box.

Edit: I tried a few other postcodes, including in Auckland, and they won't deliver to any of them. So I don't think it's a dislike of the Eastern Bay :)

Edit 2: Or it's just a buggy website. I set it back to my proper postcode and now it's showing as deliverable.

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#3440200 4-Dec-2025 13:39

I'm wondering if some of the restrictions are due to stock dropping low already.

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#3440209 4-Dec-2025 13:51

Couple of items we were after aren't currently being stocked locally like

- https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/utrusta-crnr-base-cabinet-pull-out-fitting-grey-20596792/

Local versions from Mitre10 etc are a lot more expensive.

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#3440224 4-Dec-2025 14:56

Tinkerisk:

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We’re going to need bigger Jaws jokes.

Well, we‘ll talk again when the guys are back from ikea. 😁

OK, our son went out and blåhajed himself this morning so we are back on track, people.

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