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austex58 wrote:Ikea stores are actually franchises, so each store can have different policies. At some point this year the one in Round Rock went from the classic picture of a gun with a circle and slash through it to a real, compliant 30.06 sign.

That is surprising. Thanks for that bit of information.

RandomMan wrote:Outrage is one term, my preferred is disappointment.

I appreciate many of Ikea's qualities and policies and have never had a negative word to say about them, until this morning. Can you be more specific about the policies that left you no longer wishing to frequent their establishments?

It wasn't so much the "policies", but the poor quality of their merchandise. Ikea claims to be environmental friendly, but when their merchandise falls apart in a couple of years and you have to replace it, I don't call that being "green". IMO, a good environmental policy doesn't include selling disposable furniture.

My sister bought some shelving units from Ikea. I helped her assemble them and was disappointed in the construction materials. The "wood" shelving unit was made out of cheap particle board, but I thought "you get what you pay for". When the fasteners were tightened they pulled out of the shelf I was appalled at their inferior merchandise.

A couple of years later, when she moved into a new house she disassembled them and moved them. When she tried to put them back together they pretty much disinigrated into sawdust. She had to throw them away and buy new furniture. Needless to say, she didn't go to Ikea.

RandomMan wrote:All,

I have read this forum frequently, but posted very rarely. My wife and I went to Ikea Round Rock (one of our favorite stores) this morning and I noticed a 30.06 sign posted (properly) on both entrances. We immediately turned around and left, without entering the store. I have drafted a letter, which I am sending to the store director, I will provide the response I receive. I encourage others to do the same, I have long enjoyed Ikea, their quality, products, and encouragement of creative uses for their products in their design. It is a shame to see that the store in Round Rock no longer welcomes CHL holders and their money.

-Rob

I understand your "disappointment", but I gave up on Ikea many years ago. Even in California, where there is no 30.06 sign and no "shall issue" CHL, I did not like their policies and refused to do business with them.