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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People recommending IKEA things:

Take a look at the website!   EVERYTHING is out of stock!

EVERYONE is trying to create a nice learning distance set up for their kids right now, but some people started earlier than OP (and me!) and bought everything.

We ended up getting this little black metal desk from Home Depot
https://www.homedepot.com/p/OneSpace-30-in-Rectangular-Black-Computer-Desk-with-Keyboard-Tray-50-1001/302997522?cm_mmc=ecc-_-THD_SHIP_CONFIRMATION-_-V1_M1_CA-_-Product_URL&ecc_ord=WM14635413

Is it ideal for our decor?  No.
But we can make it work for his distance learning, which is (hopefully) temporary. [/quote]

With IKEA you have to stalk the site and call their 800 number.  They get stock all the time.  You may have to wait a week or two for things to be replenished.  I would also not order IKEA online ever. I believe their delivery times are now sometime in October. If you really want the IKEA stuff you need to go to the warehouse and get it yourself. I just got both of my kids desks from IKEA. They are just fine and will do the job.  Added bonus...they are huge. For what it’s worth, my kids are eighth grade and high school.  [/quote]

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But the Ikea website tells you how many of any given item are in stock at your local store--are you saying it's often very wrong?  That it will say there are zero in stock, but really they have some?
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This is what I was told by the IKEA customer service. The website and the app lag. So their numbers are often wrong. You really need to call the 800 number tell them which IKEA you were going to and give them the product number. They will be able to tell you if there were actually any in stock or not.  I did this for both of my kids desks.  Of course, I got one desk in college park and one desk in Baltimore. The one I got an College Park, I just happen to hit a day when the app and the website both said the same thing. I called up and the app and the website were correct.  there were 27 of the item that I wanted. I got there, and even though I had to wait in a long line outside, I was able to get two of the dressers that I needed for the desk. Well worth it as my kids are older and those small desks I’ve seen online that are way more money just weren’t going work for us.

The other thing I was told was that if there are three or less of a product on the shelf you must show up to get it.  Even if it allows you to do curbside pick up you can’t trust it to be available.[/quote]

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