Without knowing it, IKEA allows all its customers to obtain great discounts on their purchases. This is valid on all products, all year round and for everyone. A tip to share with your friends.
Ikea is a real gold mine to furnish its interior. But when the budget is tight and you still hold a slightly stylish interior, each euro counts. One day, almost by chance, a very stupid tip has appeared, and since then everything is different. Today, it is possible to pay 20 % less on almost everything that comes out of the store. Nothing illegal, nothing doubtful. Just … smart. Indeed, some systems are made to be used upside down. And Ikea, without really wanting to, has put an in place that saves money all year round, without cheating, without forcing, just observing how things work.
On the one hand, an ultra -flexible return policy: 365 days to bring back an article, even mounted, as long as it is in good condition. On the other hand, a corner a little apart in each store, often near the exit, where Ikea sells these same items at a reduced price. The second life space. In general, discounts revolve around 20 %, sometimes more. It only takes a little organization to connect the two. Buy a piece of furniture, bring it back a few days later, before having damaged it, wait until it reappears in second life, then buy it back. Same product, same state, but cheaper. No need to get around the rules, everything is provided by the system.
Some do it once, out of curiosity. Others stand there and go back to each purchase. A table, an office, a shelf … by regularly passing to see what has returned, the savings accumulate quickly. And as the products come back in good condition, the difference is almost invisible. Obviously, everything does not immediately fall on the shelves. It takes a little patience, sometimes a little luck. But for those who do not live too far from a store or who often go there, it becomes a reflex. A routine that discreetly lightens each invoice. The most surprising thing is that all is all based only on the normal operation of the store. No promo code, no secret app. Just a little round trip, and a careful look at the stores of the second life. A simple, almost invisible tip, which continues to pass under radars.