Ikea to Buy Back Used Furniture in Recycling Push

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Link: Ikea to buy back used furniture in recycling push [bBC News]

 

Ikea, the world's biggest furniture business, is planning a second-hand furniture venture.

 

The Swedish giant will next month launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted Billy bookcases, and certain other of its furniture items you no longer need or want.

 

Under the plan, it will offer vouchers worth up to 50% of the original price, to be spent at its stores.

 

The "Buy Back" initiative will launch to coincide with Black Friday.

 

"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 27 November, when lots of retailers offer discounts on their products.

 

The international scheme will see customers given vouchers to spend at Ikea stores, the value of which will depend on the condition of the items they are returning.

 

Customers must log the item they wish to return and will then be given an estimate of its value.

 

"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%.

 

They should then return them - fully assembled - to the returns desk where they will be checked and the final value agreed...

[rad]

Great idea but IKEA stuff is flat packed, it’s not designed to be taken apart

[6Foot2]

Great idea but IKEA stuff is flat packed, it’s not designed to be taken apart

 

From further down the same article:

 

...The international scheme will see customers given vouchers to spend at Ikea stores, the value of which will depend on the condition of the items they are returning.

 

Customers must log the item they wish to return and will then be given an estimate of its value.

 

"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%.

 

They should then return them - fully assembled - to the returns desk where they will be checked and the final value agreed...

[stevejp]

From further down the same article:

 

So, list price of tall Billy bookcase £75, van hire to get it back to ikea +/- £60, receive voucher for up to£37.50 depending on condition. Think I may have spotted a flaw...

Edited October 18, 2020 by stevejp

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So, list price of tall Billy bookcase £75, van hire to get it back to ikea +/- £60, receive voucher for up to£37.50 depending on condition. Think I may have spotted a flaw...

 

Not everyone needs to hire a van.