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IKEA launched a program where customers can return some old furniture they bought at the store and will even be paid for it. The Swedish furniture retail giant is paying buyers to get back its old furniture pieces.
As per CNN Business, IKEA unveiled its Buy Back & Resell program late last week, and this will allow customers to return their items that are not in use at home any longer. The best thing is that the furniture retailer will also pay to have its old furniture back.
The program is being offered in 37 IKEA stores across the United States. The program will be made a permanent offering in the stores, and it has officially started on April 1. It was implemented after a trial scheme last summer.
Then again, the company clarified that this service is only available to IKEA furniture that was purchased for personal use. It should also be noted that the items must still be fully functional and fully assembled when being offered for the buy-back program.
The retailer will not be accepting furniture pieces that have been altered or redesigned in any way. In other words, they should look exactly how they were when first bought in the store. IKEA listed the returnable items as well, and these are sideboards, small tables, bookcases, chairs, desks, dining tables, cabinets, stools with no upholstery, and multimedia furniture.
To make sure that the items are acceptable under the program, the company will thoroughly inspect each item and determine its age, functionality, and overall condition. Once they pass, the owner will receive store credit.
The "gently used" returned furniture that IKEA approved will be put up for sale in the store's "as is" section. Naturally, these will be sold at fair discounted prices.
Non-IKEA products that were sold in the store are not included in the program, such as mattresses, lighting fixtures, home furnishing accessories, and more. Also, all previously recalled products will not be accepted.
Finally, Fox5 DC reported that IKEA is already offering this buy-back scheme in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its push for sustainability. In the U.S., this initiative was launched last year as the company aims for its business to be more environmentally friendly by the year 2030.
