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IKEA to buy back furniture

ForestHull

13 Oct '20

Given we see quite a few bits of Ikea furniture in the #wanted-offered category here, the following may be of interest to some:

Ikea is to buy back its unwanted furniture from customers to resell as secondhand as part of the Swedish group’s efforts to become more environmentally friendly.

The Buy Back initiative will be launched in Ikea stores across the UK and Ireland on 27 November – the Black Friday discount day. Customers will receive vouchers to spend in store, with their value calculated according to the condition of the items returned.

Sideboards, bookcases, shelving, small tables, dining tables, office drawers, desks, chairs and stools without upholstery, all previously bought from Ikea, can be taken back after customers register a request online. Some children’s products will also qualify for the scheme.

Well-used pieces with several scratches will get vouchers worth 30% of the item’s original value and “as new” pieces can be exchanged for up to half their value. The items will be put on sale in stores and anything that cannot be resold will be recycled.
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There’s more info in the article, and for those wondering why not just rent furniture, it turns out John Lewis have been making those plans already!

Pea

13 Oct '20

Great for the environment. What a great initiative from IKEA.

ForestHull

31 Jan '21

Further innovation from IKEA in increasing the longevity of its products: