Ikea do what they do very well - great furniture at great prices. At Tempe they do it very well, the store has a great layout and there is heaps of parking - not like a Rhodes or Moore park before.

On a few products you can see where they have skimped, but managed to pick up a bright folding chair and a pair of magazine holders. Disappointing that one products i wanted was sold out, such shows just how good their prices are. They had a great promotion on fish & chips for $3. Also had a bit of a soggy sandwich which they happily refunded. Overall a fun experience with the bonus of great value food at the end if you don't end up buying anything.

Ikea is ok, nothing exciting but it does inspire your imagination & sets you on a trail of discovery & eventually finding, buying & building whatever it was you went there for.
I have 2 gripes though...
Gripe 1 - the returns non-service is appalling! 1.5hrs to return some baking tins/patty cases on a Fri morning is a damn joke.
Gripe 2 - the food. It is absolutely awful, mass produced, all nutrients have been microwaved to hell & it's expensive for what it is. Never thought I'd hear myself say Maccas is better... lol.
Also, I have found just about any piece of furniture breaks with little effort - especially the drawers!
Kitchen gadgets are good, as is the wooden children's toys.

Approximate cost: $1 - $4000

IKEA stores are pretty much the same wherever you go. Modern and quality furniture available at affordable prices. The queue may get long on some days and hours. Putting the furniture aside, there's also a great restaurant part of store which is also very good value.

Ikea appears to be the same from store to store. Sadly where this one disappoints is when you have to return something, that was damaged through no fault of your own (box looked okay but the inside wardrobe panels were completely damaged). They were happy to exchange without issue but the length of time taken to 1. initially get served and 2. for someone to go and get the replacement from the shelf (something we could have done in less than half the time it took them) made what seemed like a good shopping experience very very painful.

Affordable furniture for students, families, singles, married! one day shopping experience - if you are thinking that you will be out of the store within 20 minutes, you are making the huge mistakes. Kitchenware, bedding, any furniture, are all present there making you to buy more.
IKEA is known for the quality and wide variety. The prices are average and much more affordable than many other brands.
The shop also has a food section that offers Swedish food - highly recommended to try.