Ikea in Argentina

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    Ikea do not have any stores in ARGENTINA and are unlikely to open in the short term.

    I hear they are looking very closely at Chile , which would seem to make sense for their business model.

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    You can find some IKEA products on https://homedecor.com.ar but they are much more expensive than what you are used to pay at a IKEA stores abroad. Like everything 'exotic' (as it 'from far away'), here it becomes a landmark of expensiveness and richness, whereas abroad it means 'cheap furnitures'. It couldn't get more ridiculous than this, could it?

    Judging from the quality of the furniture displayed even in upscale barrios, I would think there should be a brisk business awaiting Ikea, should they move into Buenos Aires.

    Not just antique furniture, but also that manufactured in Argentina as recently as 40-50 years ago was solid and built to last. Why the across the board switch to fiberboard and wood-grain plastic laminates?

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    Quote from serafina

    So, the homedecor website is gone, and IKEA is on the news as it was again confirmed that they plan to open at least nine stores in South America. Needless to say, none in Argentina. The lucky countries are Chile, Peru, and Colombia.

    https://newsbeezer.com/perueng/ikea-w…including-peru/

    It's a shame, but not surprising especially since Falabella are managing much of Ikea's dealings in S America and Falabella already pulled out of here a couple of years ago.

    Who would risk investing in this powder keg?

    With Ikea stores coming to Chile, Argentine people with roof racks will be able to bring back unassembled furniture, not just clothing, from shopping trips across the Andes.

    Quote from Rice

    With Ikea stores coming to Chile, Argentine people with roof racks will be able to bring back unassembled furniture, not just clothing, from shopping trips across the Andes.

    And Argie Customs will have a party!

    I think the free allowance coming over the land border is US$300. After that, you are at the expense of the Customs Officials and their interpretation of the legislation.

    Also the road from Santiago to Mendoza is a tough drive; not sure I would fancy it with a roof rack!

    People will figure out how to get items that they want, up and over the mountains. And at Ikea, $300 can buy quite a lot. It won’t be easy, but it will happen.

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    Quote from Rice

    People will figure out how to get items that they want, up and over the mountains.

    This is true, and I always says that Argentina can put up in place the weirdest and strictest regulation, but where there is demand, the supply arrives. The point is: is it always worth it? Bringing your own undies when you travel abroad is a thing, having to pay a mule to bring them in or taking a shopping trip abroad is another.

    I am currently upgrading all the electronics and I had to leave everything in Buenos Aires because I was too afraid to come back with my old computer and phone plus the new ones. It is not a nice feeling knowing you cannot spend your money how you want.

    Also, if the same items were available in Argentina for a similar cost, I would certainly spare me the hassle to cross the border with my valuable, and I would probably upgrade them more often.

    I don't see the gain for the country in such policy.

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    Quote from serafina

    This is true, and I always says that Argentina can put up in place the weirdest and strictest regulation, but where there is demand, the supply arrives. The point is: is it always worth it? Bringing your own undies when you travel abroad is a thing, having to pay a mule to bring them in or taking a shopping trip abroad is another.

    I am currently upgrading all the electronics and I had to leave everything in Buenos Aires because I was too afraid to come back with my old computer and phone plus the new ones. It is not a nice feeling knowing you cannot spend your money how you want.

    Also, if the same items were available in Argentina for a similar cost, I would certainly spare me the hassle to cross the border with my valuable, and I would probably upgrade them more often.

    I don't see the gain for the country in such policy.

    Not to mention having to register your phone with the authorities before travelling out of Argentina so that when you come back with it they know you didn't buy a new one in paradise.

    That's a rule I flatly ignored on each and every occasion because I refuse to bend to their lunacy.

    Even when refusing to play their game could result in your having to pay for bringing your “new” phone back into Argentina with you?

    Quote from GlasgowJohn

    I am a big fan of ikea.

    I don't have anything against them.....pretty sure we have a chest of drawers from Ikea we bought in the UK which was cheap but decent.

    I suspect they won't come here because they'd be forced to charge way OTT prices to keep the local retailers happy. The lack of competition is why the Argentine economy is such a disaster. We're being forced to pay OTT for the shit they sell here.