Shopping
IKEA Date Under RM40
Wander the showrooms, plan an imaginary apartment, then meatballs and soft serve for two.
- Where
- Petaling Jaya
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Best for
- Day or night
- Ideal for
- Long-term couple, Married, First date
Why it’s a good cheap date
It's air-conditioned, endless, and secretly a conversation about your future.
Nobody admits it, but IKEA is one of the best indoor dates in the Klang Valley. It's cold, quiet on weekday evenings, and every showroom is a little stage for pretending you live together. End at the restaurant for plates of meatballs and RM1 ice cream.
Tips
- IKEA Family membership is free and gets you cheaper coffee.
- Pick one showroom each to 'sell' to the other like an agent.
- The RM1 soft serve is at the exit, after checkout.
Make it more romantic
- 1Pick one RM5 item that represents 'us' and keep it on a shelf at home.
- 2Design your dream home room by room and take photos of each choice.
- 3Buy a photo frame and print a picture from the date later.
- 4Bring a handwritten note and hand it over at the very end.
Conversation idea
“If we had one room to design from scratch, what would it be for?”
What to wear
Rainy day backup
Alternative if fully booked
- MR DIY + kopitiam if IKEA is far
- Nitori at a nearby mall
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IKEA Date Under RM40
Est. RM38 for two