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I remember looking at Ikea when buying a sofa-bed earlier this year. I dismissed it as too expensive. This MANSTAD looks great so I decide to have a look. $6
by whatusername 14y ago
I remember looking at Ikea when buying a sofa-bed earlier this year. I dismissed it as too expensive. This MANSTAD looks great so I decide to have a look.
$699. Not too bad. Much cheaper than I remember Ikea.
Now to look for the Australian Price. Can't be too much more than that. $1299. And that's why I bought a 2nd hand leather couch off gumtree for $200.
- yitchelle 14y agoI have had the similar experience. Living in Melbourne, IKEA was considered as almost exclusive, being Swedish and with a pricing slight higher than Freedom or Plush. Now that I am living in Germany, IKEA is considered almost poverty pack furniture! Personally, I really like their design - clean, functional and to the point.
- jlengrand 14y agoAnd I must say that I was surprised at the US price tags when writing the article. I always assumed IKEA's prices were kinda standardized. Experience showed that they absolutely don't. The Manstad is 100$ cheaper in France than it is in the US.
- excuse-me 14y agoIt's changed a little. When I first lived in the US in the 90s, IKEA was almost exclusively a grad student level store. Now it seems to be upmarket here. Remember as well that the French price presumably includes 20% vat while the US price will be +sales tax.
- jlengrand 14y agoI was actually including the tax :)
- whatusername 14y agoSo the $AUD price is €1021 including the 10% GST. The Ikea/fr website lists €499
- whatusername 14y agoSo the $AUD price is €1021 including the 10% GST. The Ikea/fr website lists €499