5 things not to buy at IKEA
Posted by staff / May 16, 2011
The smell of Swedish meatballs and particle board might leave you intoxicated with IKEA, causing an uninhibited stocking up on picture frames and $1 squeegees. Not so fast, bucko—not everything at the Scandinavian superstore should be tossed in your cart faster than you can say Grevbäck or Skogaby.
Shine on Yahoo has a handy list of five things you shouldn’t buy on your next IKEA excursion:
- Mattresses
- Imitation Wood Products Used Every Day
- Dinnerware
- Quality Cutlery
- Anything with Complicated DIY Assembly Instructions
Don’t worry; meatballs are still a-ok.
Learn why you should skip these items at Shine.
I would agree on the mattress deal. In 2010 Ikea had to ship 14,000 mattresses back to Mexico (cheap factories) b/c they sprayed formaldehyde on them. Yuck. They may be cheap, but I will dare bet you they feel cheap too.