{"id":50816,"date":"2018-08-19T18:51:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T18:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/peggy\/date-with-ikea"},"modified":"2018-08-19T18:51:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T18:51:15","slug":"18-ikea-shopping-tips-that-will-save-you-time-and-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/50816","title":{"rendered":"18 IKEA Shopping Tips That Will Save You Time And Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>What&rsquo;s big and blue and stressful all over?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_dec_up suplist_list_show \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4801048\" rel:buzz_num=\"1\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/2\/17\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-23942-1422915552-20.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"661\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/2\/17\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-23942-1422915552-20.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Alice Mongkongllite \/ BuzzFeed \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nkeppol\/5829442256\">Flickr: nkeppol<\/a> \/ Creative Commons<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794311\" rel:buzz_num=\"1\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> Sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/info.ikea-usa.com\/moving\/\">IKEA’s moving program<\/a> and get $25 off your next purchase of $250 or more.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/11\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-24779-1422550732-12.png\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"477\" alt=\"Sign up for IKEA's moving program and get $25 off your next purchase of $250 or more.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/11\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-24779-1422550732-12.png\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info.ikea-usa.com\/moving\/\">info.ikea-usa.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794270\" rel:buzz_num=\"2\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> Get an IKEA family card for discounts (especially if you have kids).<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/12\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-5590-1422551675-1.png\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"467\" alt=\"Get an IKEA family card for discounts (especially if you have kids).\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/12\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-5590-1422551675-1.png\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecentsableshoppin.com\/saving-money-at-ikea-tips-for-discounts-on-furniture-other-household-items\/\">thecentsableshoppin.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Grab a plastic loyalty card at the front of the store and you&rsquo;ll get <b>free coffee or tea<\/b> when you visit the restaurant (but not in a to-go cup, unfortunately).<\/p>\n<p>Not only do you get discounts of seasonal items up to 25%, but you&rsquo;ll also get <b>BOGO free frozen yogurt<\/b> when you pick up your card for the first time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4795685\" rel:buzz_num=\"3\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> You also get free breakfast on Mondays before 11am.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/30\/11\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-16378-1422635357-15.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" alt=\"You also get free breakfast on Mondays before 11am.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/30\/11\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-16378-1422635357-15.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southernsavers.com\/2015\/01\/ikea-family-free-breakfast-kids-meal\/\">southernsavers.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">With your IKEA family card, through 3\/30\/2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794286\" rel:buzz_num=\"4\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> And kids eat free on Tuesdays.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/11\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-30711-1422550636-1.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"747\" alt=\"And kids eat free on Tuesdays.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/11\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-30711-1422550636-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.510families.com\/kids-eat-free-tuesdays-at-ikea\/\">510families.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">With your IKEA family card, through 3\/30\/2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794512\" rel:buzz_num=\"5\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecentsableshoppin.com\/saving-money-at-ikea-tips-for-discounts-on-furniture-other-household-items\/\">Shop the As-Is section on Wednesdays<\/a> and get an additional 10% off.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-12215-1423410230-4.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" alt=\"Shop the As-Is section on Wednesdays and get an additional 10% off.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-12215-1423410230-4.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Peggy Wang<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Every frugal shopper knows that&rsquo;s where the real deals are anyway. <\/p>\n<p>You just need to flash your IKEA family card.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4804283\" rel:buzz_num=\"6\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> But if you want the best stuff, check out the As-Is section on a Monday.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Most people return stuff on the weekends, so the stock will be bigger and not as picked over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/woodworking\/comments\/2ft193\/heads_up_ikea_as_is_cabinet_doors\/\">reddit.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794533\" rel:buzz_num=\"7\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> Look for those yellow LAST CHANCE tags.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/2\/17\/enhanced\/webdr09\/enhanced-11235-1422915898-8.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"556\" alt=\"Look for those yellow LAST CHANCE tags.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/2\/17\/enhanced\/webdr09\/enhanced-11235-1422915898-8.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/travelswithsal.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/sals-emergency-trip-to-ikea-we-will.html\">travelswithsal.blogspot.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">That means the item has been marked down from already low prices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794769\" rel:buzz_num=\"8\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">8.<\/span> If you get your stuff home and are missing parts, don’t go back to IKEA.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr08\/enhanced-11555-1423410348-7.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"284\" alt=\"If you get your stuff home and are missing parts, don't go back to IKEA.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr08\/enhanced-11555-1423410348-7.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/\">ikea.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Figure out the missing part number (listed in the assembly instructions) and call your local store to ask for replacements. They&rsquo;ll mail you what you need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794519\" rel:buzz_num=\"9\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">9.<\/span> If you’ve got DIY in your DNA, head to the Handyman Corner for drawer fronts and shelves that you could cobble into something great.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-7248-1423410449-8.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" alt=\"If you've got DIY in your DNA, head to the Handyman Corner for drawer fronts and shelves that you could cobble into something great.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-7248-1423410449-8.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Peggy Wang<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">You might even score some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/woodworking\/comments\/2ft193\/heads_up_ikea_as_is_cabinet_doors\/\">solid wood cabinet doors for $2 apiece<\/a> (they&rsquo;re normally anywhere from $40-$60).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4795510\" rel:buzz_num=\"10\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">10.<\/span> Make your shopping list <i>online<\/i> and print out a copy.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/30\/14\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-13053-1422645967-6.png\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"657\" alt=\"Make your shopping list online and print out a copy.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/30\/14\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-13053-1422645967-6.png\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lucyjanetotes.com\/2012\/08\/how-i-shop-ikea\/\">lucyjanetotes.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">If you make a shopping list on the Ikea website, you can have your items sorted in the order in which they can be found in the warehouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_grid_row  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4907167\" rel:buzz_num=\"11\">\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">11.<\/span> Enter through the exit door.<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"grid_row two_ss grid_height_l\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_1\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:309px; height:463px; overflow: hidden;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-23762-1423410499-2.gif\" width=\"360\" height=\"463\" style=\"position: relative; width: 360px; height: px; left: -26px; top: 0px\" rel:bf_image_src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-23762-1423410499-2.gif\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\" rel:gt_act=\"rub\/list-item:1\" rel:gt_label=\"\/static\/2015-02\/8\/11\/enhanced\/webdr09\/grid-cell-11489-1423411621-20.jpg\" rel:bf_bucket=\"animatedgifs\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\"javascript:;\" rel:gt_act=\"share\/pinterest\/pin\/list-item:1\" rel:bf_bucket_data=\"{'pin-share':{'id':'3594755_4907167','not_a_sub':true}}\" rel:sub_title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:309px; height:463px; overflow: hidden;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_original-grid-image-11503-1423410528-13.gif\" width=\"387\" height=\"463\" style=\"position: relative; width: 387px; height: px; left: -40px; top: 0px\" rel:bf_image_src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/8\/10\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_original-grid-image-11503-1423410528-13.gif\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\" rel:gt_act=\"rub\/list-item:2\" rel:gt_label=\"\/static\/2015-02\/8\/11\/enhanced\/webdr09\/grid-cell-11489-1423411622-23.jpg\" rel:bf_bucket=\"animatedgifs\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\"javascript:;\" rel:gt_act=\"share\/pinterest\/pin\/list-item:2\" rel:bf_bucket_data=\"{'pin-share':{'id':'3594755_4907167','not_a_sub':true}}\" rel:sub_title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid_clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_row_description\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">Once you’ve made your shopping list, there’s no need to get seduced by the showroom or the marketplace. Go through the exit door and you’ll land yourself right at the warehouse, with all the right aisle and bin numbers for everything you need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4795821\" rel:buzz_num=\"12\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">12.<\/span> Take advantage of Sm&Atilde;&yen;land if you have children.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/13\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-1183-1422557611-2.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"234\" alt=\"Take advantage of Sm&aring;land if you have children.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/13\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-1183-1422557611-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">The first hour is free, and you get an extra thirty minutes if you’re an IKEA family member.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4795942\" rel:buzz_num=\"13\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">13.<\/span> Buy IKEA on Amazon for little to no shipping on multitudes of items.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-1175-1422558370-1.png\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Buy IKEA on Amazon for little to no shipping on multitudes of items.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-1175-1422558370-1.png\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kottke.org\/12\/02\/you-can-buy-stuff-from-ikea-on-amazon\">kottke.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">The items are from third party sellers and are sometimes marked up, so buy at your own risk. But it&rsquo;s another option if the item you want <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/us\/en\/store\/homeshopping\/shipping_calculator\">ends up costing upwards of $139<\/a> to ship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4794196\" rel:buzz_num=\"14\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">14.<\/span> Buy wedding or party decorations like candles and frames at IKEA.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/11\/enhanced\/webdr07\/enhanced-buzz-10984-1422550309-37.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" alt=\"Buy wedding or party decorations like candles and frames at IKEA.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/11\/enhanced\/webdr07\/enhanced-buzz-10984-1422550309-37.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/us\/en\/catalog\/products\/70124262\/\">ikea.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">IKEA is the cheapest place to find things like <a href=\"http:\/\/jomygosh.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/how-ikea-saved-us-cash-on-wedding.html?m=1\">pillar candles<\/a> ($1.99 for a set of 4).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4796016\" rel:buzz_num=\"15\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">15.<\/span> Check out the remnant bin for incredibly cheap fabric.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-12283-1422558859-13.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"934\" alt=\"Check out the remnant bin for incredibly cheap fabric.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-12283-1422558859-13.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shwinandshwin.com\/2015\/01\/make-a-chevron-bodice.html\">shwinandshwin.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Remnants are especially great for making children&rsquo;s clothing, like this blogger did <a href=\"http:\/\/shwinandshwin.com\/2015\/01\/make-a-chevron-bodice.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_video video_youtube buzz_superlist_item_wide video_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4796161\" rel:buzz_num=\"16\">\t\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">16.<\/span> Make your furniture last longer with wood glue.<\/h2>\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content c\">\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-embed-big video-embed-area bf_dom\" id=\"video_buzz_element_3594755_4796161\" rel:thumb=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/uwnICDeEe7s\/2.jpg\" rel:bf_bucket_data='{\"progload_video\" : {\"size\": \"big\", \"width\":\"625\", \"height\":\"376\", \"url\":\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=uwnICDeEe7s\", \"id\":\"3594755_4796161\"}}'><span class=\"print\">Video available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=uwnICDeEe7s\">http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=uwnICDeEe7s<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">This especially helps if, say, a shelf feels wobbly once you’ve put it together. However, just be aware that using glue will make it that much harder to dismantle for a future move.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4796191\" rel:buzz_num=\"17\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">17.<\/span> Look out for the (up to) 20% off kitchen sale if you’re in the market for new cabinets or appliances.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-6889-1422559523-5.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"946\" alt=\"Look out for the (up to) 20% off kitchen sale if you're in the market for new cabinets or appliances.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-6889-1422559523-5.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designsponge.com\/2011\/02\/sneak-peek-sarah-bedford-alan-hill.html\">designsponge.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">This sale happens about 3-4 times a year, but it&rsquo;s actually going on practically year round if you factor in the 90-day price protection you get with an IKEA Family membership. (You have to make your purchase as an IKEA Family transaction.)<\/p>\n<p>So if you miss the sale, there should be another one within three months. You can simply take your receipt to customer service and get a credit for the discount.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4796338\" rel:buzz_num=\"18\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">18.<\/span> Make returns first thing in the morning.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-6765-1422560151-21.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" rel:bf_bucket=\"progload\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" alt=\"Make returns first thing in the morning.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/29\/14\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-6765-1422560151-21.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">IKEA. It’s <i>kind<\/i> of like the DMV.<\/p>\n<p>Since it’s a take-your-ticket-and-sit-your-ass-down system, you want to get there before the line gets way out of control. Especially since making returns\/exchanges are such a pain to do in the first place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_embed  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3594755_4908688\" rel:buzz_num=\"19\">\t\t<h2>Want awesome DIY tips in your inbox four times a week? Sign up for the BuzzFeed DIY newsletter!<\/h2> <div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">          <p><\/p>\n       <\/div> <p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/embed.contagiousmedia.com\/embed\/sub\/want-awesome-diy-tips-in-your-inbox-four-times-a-w-njgvnc-6hf6?uri=want-awesome-diy-tips-in-your-inbox-four-times-a-w-njgvnc-6hf6&amp;cb=1425482697\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this embed &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/peggy\/date-with-ikea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/peggy\/date-with-ikea<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&rsquo;s big and blue and stressful all over? View this image &rsaquo; Alice Mongkongllite \/ BuzzFeed \/ Via Flickr: nkeppol \/ Creative Commons 1. Sign up for IKEA’s moving program and get $25 off your next purchase of $250 or more. View this image &rsaquo; info.ikea-usa.com 2. 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