Tiger is a Danish store that sells almost everything from kitchenware, toys, personal items, party…read moreitems, and so much more. They even had Pilates equipment! It reminded me of a Daiso Japanese discount store here in California, that meets IKEA. Just like any discount stores, prices at Tiger are cheap! Many items, particularly food snacks, starts at €1,00 and run up to €5,00 or so. Fortunately for me, I needed to buy a glue stick and throat drops for my budding cold. They had them for €1,00 each. In fact, my Halls were TWO for €1,00... Even more of a bargain! If you just want to find knickknacks to bring back as gifts or for personal use, check this place out for cheap thrills.

Slightly more upmarket and expensive design furniture and decor store on Mariahilferstraße…read more Some great objects here and definitely a hippy asiatic feeling to the furniture with lots of colors and jingly-jangly bits and pieces. Bright colored bits and bobs abound on two floors here with books and picture and plates and chairs and tables and all. The only reason for the four stars is that it is a little more expensive than its "rivals" but saying that it is good quality and funky.

Kare has some pretty interesting things for the home. The styles vary greatly, from vintage to chic…read moreto slightly bizarre. The employees are friendly and speak English quite well. When I moved to Austria, I learned that my apartment did not come with lighting fixtures, so I had to purchase them. Kare has a very good selection of lighting fixtures at various budget levels. Thy have more unique styles in case you don't want the "Ikea" look. I do want to caution that you should browse the store and check out the item and then search for it on amazon.de, since they have a Kare selection as well. Much to my surprise and dismay, two of the fixtures I bought in store were more than 15 euros cheaper online. One fixture I considered was 189 in store and 115 on amazon. Wack! I'm not sure if Kare price matches, so definitely shop Amazon's Kare store! I'm giving 3 stars because of pricing inconsistency and because they don't seem to have many of their large items in stock at the store. Most likely it will have to be ordered. One last thing - try the Kare store inside of the Leiner across the street. They had several of the same items at better prices than the actual Kare. Plus, their warehouse is huge.

This is a re-review mainly on service quality! My opinions on the store itself remain unchanged but…read moremy opinion on the staff has radically shifted. Let me explain: I needed to return an item I had recently (i.e. an hour before) bought because it was totally the wrong size. Simple enough you say, well well well, I have just spent the past 58 minutes of my life trying to accomplish this modest feat. (Yes I timed it!) Staff member after staff member that I asked directed me to another part of the store where another member of staff directed me to another part. This is how it went: -Walked into the store and stood at what I assumed was the info counter (it is right at the entrance to the store and is a large desk/cashier area with information and tips cards on it) and tried to get the attention of the lady seated there. After 5 minutes and various "Bitte's" and "Entschuldigung's" she finally bothered to turn around and address me. I explained what I wanted and she stuck a finger out and said "Kunderbüro!" and turned back to what she was doing. -So I decided to look on the floor map to see where the customer service desk was. It directed me to the 3rd floor. On the 3rd floor there was no obvious customer service desk so I made a lazy circuit of the floor looking for someone to help. There were very few employees and those that there were, were sitting behind desks dealing with other customers. Having made a complete circuit of the floor I spotted an employee coming up the stairs. I waited for her to get close and asked her where I could return my item. She looked at me and pointed to the back and said "at the end on the left." So I proceeded to the back and left and found....nothing but furniture. Ok I must have misunderstood so I went and waited at one of the manned desks for someone else to ask. After a couple of amusing minutes watching the employee enter numbers into a calculator he looked up and I enquired where I could return my item. He pointed in the opposite direction and told me there are two doors at the far end, its the right one. Ok that sounds more like it! Well I found the doors and the left one had on it "Tax Free" and "Please close the door." Always one for adventure I knocked and opened it up only to find the back office of Leiner with about 20 people furiously tapping away on computers. Seeing as I have found where the employees seem all to be I asked the nearest lady where I could return my item. She looked at me as if I was an absolute idiot and then directed me to the baby section on the 4th floor. -The 4th floor did indeed have a baby section with one employee chatting away to a customer who was obviously her friend. They were chatting about the holidays they planned to take in the summer. Nice! I waited (a bit) patiently but she never acknowledged my existence or even looked my way. Luckily (hahaha) another employee walked passed and I made my enquiry with her. She looked bemused and pointed toward the back of the store and said to try there. (See where this is going?) Well there was no customer service desk there either and by this time I was getting a little ticked off. I stormed to another occupied desk where the saleslady was talking to another couple and demanded that she help me! I was a bit rude, I must admit, but I was nearly at the stage of just leaving the item in the lift and walking away. (For the amount of money I was looking to recuperate this began to feel like the most sensible option.) She took one look at the sales slip and directed me to the ground floor again... -I stormed down to the ground floor and grabbed the first person I saw and demanded help! "No problem at all was her response, please come this way." She led me to a tiny desk around the back of a pillar and asked me whether I wanted to exchange the item or if I wanted the money back. I said I wanted the money back (I really didn't want to give them any of my money, would rather spend it elsewhere) and then she said that sorry because I had paid by card the only thing she could do was give me a voucher for the amount I had spent and couldn't refund my money. I didn't have any more energy to be upset so admitting defeat I accepted the voucher and finally made my way, with a weary groan, outside thinking all the time thank goodness I don't have a gun! Hopefully this is the last time I ever have to go into Leiner again! So with that in mind, if there is anyone who wants a Leiner voucher worth 24.90€ please contact me!

I have shopped at Leiner several times and the customer service has always been great, whether I…read morewas making a small or large purchase. Most if not all of the employees at the service desks speak English and are more than willing to help you find what you are looking for. If you live in Austria, sign up for their membership program and get an 8 euro coupon just for signing up, plus one on your birthday. Oh, and there is a Kare inside the Leiner. Strangely, this Kare store is sometimes cheaper than the main Kare across the street, plus, they usually have what you want in stock. Leiner might not alway be the cheapest, but the products are usually good quality and the selection is great. Not a good store for major appliances as the selection is quite limited.

From the owner: Wir bieten individuelle Inneneinrichtung mit Stil. Modernes wird mit klassisch Zeitlosem kombiniert…read moreund macht so jedes Zuhause zu etwas Besonderem. Vom wunderschönen Polsterbett,Sofa, Sessel und Fauteuil bis zum Hocker bekommen Sie alles im Stoff Ihrer Wahl und können diese dann auch noch abziehen und reinigen oder auch mal wieder in einer neuen Farbe verwandeln. Die Qualität unserer Sitzmöbel wird Sie überzeugen. Wir führen über 1000 Stoffe - Dekor-, Store- und natürlich auch Möbelstoffe. Wir messen vor Ort aus! Unsere Leidenschaft sind außergewöhnliche Lampen und wir fertigen für Sie auch jeden Lampenschirm nach Wunsch! Die Holzmöbel kann man in vielen Farben wählen und so sein persönliches Einzelstück gestalten. Wir suchen aus ganz Europa spezielle Accessoires für Sie zusammen, so finden Sie bei uns Geschenke und Mitbringsel mit französischem Touch genauso wie schöne Wandhaken oder Glasgefäße. Kommen Sie einfach mal vorbei und überzeugen Sie sich von unserem persönlichen Service! NEU wir führen jetzt auch die tollen O bags und O clocks aus Italien! Sehen Sie sich das bunte Sortiment bei uns an!

TL;DR - A temple to design. I wish we had Stilwerk in the UK!…read more Stilwerk is spectacular in many ways. The building itself is sleek and modern, attractive yet functional. Split across many floors you'll find store after store selling various lines - furniture, bathrooms, household items, carpets... the list goes on. But what makes Stilwerk special is that these are all high end designer brands - it's incredible to see so many quality interiors stores in one place... let alone such a strikingly attractive place. I long for a Stilwerk to open back home! And on top of that, the customer toilets are about the most swish and modern toilets I've ever used!