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[Drew345]

A friend of mine just told me that there is an Ikea store in Paju. I believe him, he said he had been there several times. I even saw the webpage for online shopping. But when I go to Ikea's world website, they don't list any stores in Korea.
Anyone ever been to the Ikea store in Paju? Can I take a bus there from Ilsan subway stop?
Thanks,

[amcnutt]

I was also wondering if there was an Ikea in S.K.
They should have one there, it would do really well plus they have them everywhere else it seems!
If no one answers definitely, could you ask your friend the exact location?

[dalem]

The Ikea store is not in Paju, it's in the Heyri Art Valley, near Paju. You can take a bus there from Hapjong station. I saw it there but i was busy with a large group of other people so didn't have a chance to go myself.

I am wondering if it is a full, big ikea. It looked rather small....

Heyri art valley is worth checking out in it's own right if you like little handmade artistic boutiques, unusual architecture, or art galleries.

[djsmnc]

Did you know that businesses like Ikea now have their own websites? I know it's a surprise, but if you look there, they don't have a listing for Korea.

[darkjedidave]

Ikea would NOT survive in Korea. Koreans buy furniture as a status symbol - the more expensive, the better you look to others. Its the same reason WalMart failed miserably in Korea - people to no like buying cheap products.

[eamo]

[detourne_me]

I've heard it's not a true Ikea. It's more of a mail order store with only a few items on site.
So, if you're dead set on getting some Ikea and you're willing to pay a little extra, I'm sure you can do that.. another option would be to go to taiwan and visit a real store there.

[Drew345]

That makes sense that it is a small mail order store. I mentioned to my friend that I could go look around a few hours there, and he was like "but it's not big", and I was like "not big?" and we were both confused.
They have a nice website, but many things are not in stock.
http://www.iikea.co.kr/

[Banana_Man]

There's an IKEA in Busan!!! Went yesterday^^* Anyway, there is one in Seoul, not sure where - my wife just bought a futon and a bookcase for our new apartment and I spent last weekend fumbling around trying to unflatpack them. So, yes there are true IKEA's here. Actually there is every thing here if you look properly.

[FMPJ]

The dealer in Busan is, like the ones in Seoul (and the one in Paju), a reseller. There is no official Ikea store in Korea.

[egrog1717]

[itaewonguy]

[dalem]

BananaMan (or anyone else who might know), you say there is an outlet in Seoul. Where is it??

[Caffeinated]

There's a ton of Ikea stuff on sale at Gmarket from resellers. I bought bookcases and it seemed legit... or a pretty good counterfeit.

[FMPJ]