The IKEA catalogue through the ages
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The IKEA catalogue through the ages
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#2It used to be common in Sweden to see stickers by the mail slot that read "No advertisement, please! But gladly the IKEA catalogue." They stopped distributing the printed catalogue long before 2021, but I've kept the sticker.
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#3It used to be common in Sweden to see stickers by the mail slot that read "No advertisement, please! But gladly the IKEA catalogue." They stopped distributing the printed catalogue long before 2021, but I've kept the sticker.
Do you mind sharing an image of it?
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#4It used to be common in Sweden to see stickers by the mail slot that read "No advertisement, please! But gladly the IKEA catalogue." They stopped distributing the printed catalogue long before 2021, but I've kept the sticker.
Do you mind sharing an image of it?
This is the same one I have on my front door: http://buschmeier.org/bh/stockholm/images/20051114_IKEA.jpg
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#5I definitely think it's a mistake that IKEA stopped printing their catalogues last year. The offline experience is totally different from online. Online I tend to do direct searches for things I already decided I want, but the IKEA catalog is perfect for casual browsing and getting new ideas for stuff I would've never bought otherwise.
It might come off as a cost saving short term, but I doubt in the end the catalogues did not bring in enough money anymore.
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#6I definitely think it's a mistake that IKEA stopped printing their catalogues last year. The offline experience is totally different from online. Online I tend to do direct searches for things I already decided I want, but the IKEA catalog is perfect for casual browsing and getting new ideas for stuff I would've never bought otherwise. It might come off as a cost saving short term, but I doubt in the end the catalogu…
I wonder to what extent it's due to considering the environmental impact bad publicity.
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#7Bring them back!
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#9It used to be common in Sweden to see stickers by the mail slot that read "No advertisement, please! But gladly the IKEA catalogue." They stopped distributing the printed catalogue long before 2021, but I've kept the sticker.
I remember a time when you wanted (some) adds. I had a "No adds but the Cinema timetable and catalogues please" on my mailbox.
I almost miss the paper adds. Somehow they were wildly more relevant ...
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#10I am surprised to see that my beloved Poäng armchair (mine has served me well for 20 years now, with a new upholstery every 6 years) is already present on the cover of the 1977 catalogue: https://ikeacatalogues.ikea.com/77436/1102677/pages/4a7b75dd...
The part for sitting seems to have been made out of metal back then, in my version, it is the same plywood material as the frame.