Bored with your flat pack furniture? - IKEA will buy it back

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Bored with your flat pack furniture? - IKEA will buy it back

By James Davey

 

FILE PHOTO: Ikea in Tottenham is pictured as it re-opens, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - People tired of their flat pack IKEA dressers, drawers, cabinets and tables will now be able to sell them back to the furniture retailer for resale in its stores as secondhand.

 

The world’s biggest furniture group, said on Tuesday the “Buy Back” initiative was part of its aim to become “a fully circular and climate positive business by 2030.”

 

Under the scheme, which runs in 27 countries from Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, customers will get vouchers to spend at IKEA stores, the value of which depends on the condition of the furniture they are selling back.

 

Customers with “as new” items, with no scratches, will get 50% of the original price, “very good” items, with minor scratches, will get 40% and “well used”, with several scratches, will get 30%.

 

One possible catch for customers from the scheme is that products must be returned “fully assembled.”

 

IKEA said vouchers will have no expiry date to encourage customers to purchase items only when they are needed.

 

“By making sustainable living more simple and accessible, IKEA hopes that the initiative will help its customers take a stand against excessive consumption this Black Friday and in the years to come,” it said in reference to Nov. 27, when lots of retailers offer big discounts on their products.

 

IKEA said that anything that cannot be resold will be recycled or donated to charity.

 

By 2021, IKEA plans to have dedicated areas in every store where people can sell back their old furniture and find repaired or refurbished furniture.

 

Last week, IKEA said it sees sales returning to growth this year after the coronavirus crisis boosted shoppers’ interest in spending more on their homes, a trend it believes is here to stay.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-10-13

 

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[scubascuba3]

Wouldn't be easy to return my kitchen and wardrobes 

[fangless]

I suppose that is a business model to "build" on!

[owl sees all]

What about carpets?

[fangless]

14 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

What about carpets?

Couldn't they just fly back?

It's magic if you know how their return's policy works!

Edited October 13, 2020 by fangless

[fangless]

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Wouldn't be easy to return my kitchen and wardrobes 

But I thought you only had a "PortALoo" and a suitcase anyway!

So what is the problem? 

Stick the suitcase in the loo and flush the sh&t straight back to them!  Job (sic) done!

[scubascuba3]

1 minute ago, fangless said:

But I thought you only had a "PortALoo" and a suitcase anyway!

So what is the problem? 

Stick the suitcase in the loo and flush the sh&t straight back to them!  Job (sic) done!

You might be surprised how good it is vs the Thai shi*t furniture 

[fangless]

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You might be surprised how good it is vs the Thai shi*t furniture 

Humour and sarcasm are obviously not your forte!

I suggest you go sit in the corner on your IKEA stool with your thumb where it needs to be!

 

PS; FYI, Old Thai Teak furniture is amongst the best in the world!

 

PPS;  BTW, There are only four characters in "sh&t"!

Edited October 13, 2020 by fangless

[scubascuba3]

4 minutes ago, fangless said:

Humour and sarcasm are obviously not your forte!

I suggest you go sit in the corner on your IKEA stool with your thumb where it needs to be!

 

PS; FYI, Old Thai Teak furniture is amongst the best in the world!

 

PPS;  BTW, There are only four characters in "sh&t"!

yeah knew you were trying to  be funny with the oldest line in the book but that old heavy Thai furniture really looks shi*t, but we all have different tastes

[fangless]

18 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

the oldest line in the book

Sorry, but which part of my post was "the oldest line in the book"?

 

And as to your regards to Thai furniture it is now obvious where your tastes are located!

 

PS; don't bother wasting your brain cell thinking about it or looking, your sitting on them!

 

[Peterphuket]

I'm very disapointed about IKEA, when they start in Thailand they has reasonable prices, after 3 years they have enough customers and nearly all the prices go up by 25%!

Many articles have the same prices as in Europe, BUT in Europe, the average VAT we have to pay is around 20 until 25% in contrast to Thailand with 7%.

Don't start talking about import costs, most of the sh*t now is coming from China!

Long time ago it was much better with IKEA but now, I walk around it with a wide arc, it smells like scams.

[faraday]

Seven posts, in & someone just has to Thai bash.

 

 

[scubascuba3]

12 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

I'm very disapointed about IKEA, when they start in Thailand they has reasonable prices, after 3 years they have enough customers and nearly all the prices go up by 25%!

Many articles have the same prices as in Europe, BUT in Europe, the average VAT we have to pay is around 20 until 25% in contrast to Thailand with 7%.

Don't start talking about import costs, most of the sh*t now is coming from China!

Long time ago it was much better with IKEA but now, I walk around it with a wide arc, it smells like scams.

The alternative is buy some Thai cra*p that falls apart. I bought loads of IKEA stuff recently I'd say it isn't quite as good as the quality in the UK, it's made in China, not sure about UK stuff. I had a couple of items that had blemishes/scratches and they had just covered up, very small but I'd not seen that before in the UK. Also note the kitchen worktop cabinets are shorter than the UK

[fangless]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

it's made in China, not sure about UK stuff. I had a couple of items that had blemishes/scratches and they had just covered up, very small but I'd not seen that before in the UK. Also note the kitchen worktop cabinets are shorter than the UK

The Chinese are shorter then us westerners so it was probably aimed at them not us!

[Peterphuket]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

The alternative is buy some Thai cra*p that falls apart. I bought loads of IKEA stuff recently I'd say it isn't quite as good as the quality in the UK, it's made in China, not sure about UK stuff. I had a couple of items that had blemishes/scratches and they had just covered up, very small but I'd not seen that before in the UK. Also note the kitchen worktop cabinets are shorter than the UK

Again, I know IKEA for more than 45 years in my homecountry, that time, it was ok, now, the price is much to high and you get sh*t very clear for me!

And the most filthy thing, after being present for 3 years they  make nearly every producht 25% more expansive.

Edited October 14, 2020 by Peterphuket

[scubascuba3]

37 minutes ago, fangless said:

The Chinese are shorter then us westerners so it was probably aimed at them not us!

Presumably made for the Thai market where average height is lower than farang market