IKEA to discontinue its annual catalog, ending a 70-year run

Re:IKEA to discontinue its annual catalog, ending a 70-year run by mrweasel on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @02:57AM (#26163839)

> some items just cannot be bought online for no clear reason

I think there's a pretty clear reason. During normal circumstances, those items are not sold online, because they specifically WANT you to go to a warehouse. If you're looking for a couch or a table, it doesn't matter than much, that's deliberate shopping. The smaller items, those lead to impulse purchases.

Even tried going to Ikea to just get a frying pan, or a bath mat? You'll end up buying 10 more items, because: Hey, it's cheap, and the drive was 30 minutes the wrong way, might as well stock up.

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Re:IKEA to discontinue its annual catalog, ending a 70-year run by ThePadawan on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:15AM (#26163946)

That doesn't explain why I can buy single coat hangers online, but not single spatulas.

> (...) You'll end up buying 10 more items

This is also sort of a meme. I have taken trips to IKEA maybe 30 times in my life, and I walked out of there with exactly what was on my shopping list (or less, because the items sucked or were out of stock) 95% of the time.

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Re:IKEA to discontinue its annual catalog, ending a 70-year run by DonHopkins on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:26AM (#26164023)

You should try Spatula City!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BUDwj_mXKE&ab_channel=Movie...

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Re:IKEA to discontinue its annual catalog, ending a 70-year run by ema on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:07AM (#26164311)

It probably depends on the person. I for one never leave IKEA without having bought something I hadn't even thought about beforehand.

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Re:IKEA to discontinue its annual catalog, ending a 70-year run by avh02 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:36AM (#26164910)

I feel cheated if i don't impulse buy something. :p

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