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IKEA doesn’t work online because of the cost of shipping on a per unit basis.
by koolba 8y ago
IKEA doesn’t work online because of the cost of shipping on a per unit basis.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThey have a flat charge, so if you buy a lot it can work. A lot of third party IKEA resellers on Amazon exist because of this (they basically run to the local IKEA to fulfill an order with better low volume shipping options).
- randomsearch 8y ago> They have a flat charge, so if you buy a lot it can work. They don't, at least in the UK. You pay a variable charge depending on what is shipping.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoSorry, I met the USA. Other countries will be diffferent of course, like China where deliveries are expected and rediculously cheap even including assembly.
- randomsearch 8y agoAccording to their US site: Shipping rates are approximate and calculated by weight/volume & retail value of the order. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/homeshopping/shipping_calculator https://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/homeshopping/shipping_calcu... Maybe it's changed, or that info is wrong.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoHmm. When we did our ikea order in late 2016, it was $99 for as much as we wanted.
- CalRobert 8y agoIkea works well online for me and several people I know. The main factor is that we live in city centre and don't own cars, so 40 euro (or whatever it is) for shipping compares favourably to getting a taxi or a short-term car hire like car2go, gocar, etc. TBH I even like visiting Ikea sometimes but ordering online solves the whole "this is going to chew up a whole Sunday afternoon" problem too.