Can you pay cash or by card at IKEA in Istanbul, and do you need a local phone number at checkout?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 16 days ago
TL;DR
Based on recent shopper reports, IKEA in Istanbul accepts cash, and a local phone number is not strictly required at checkout. If staff ask for a number, it may be for discounts or loyalty tracking, but purchases can still go through without it.
What the community said
One recent comment was not about IKEA checkout itself but about private shopping help: avoid paying advances to strangers, and settle the full amount in person to reduce the risk of missing money or the seller disappearing.
16 days ago
Shoppers report that IKEA in Istanbul accepts cash, and this payment method worked smoothly on several visits.
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If the cashier asks for a phone number, recent feedback suggests a local Turkish number is not mandatory: some shoppers simply said they did not have one, and the purchase was still processed.
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Even without giving a phone number, shoppers say IKEA in Istanbul still applied the discounted shelf price, so the number request is likely linked to a discount system rather than being required for payment.
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