I’m a savvy shopper – I’ve found bargain dupes of IKEA furniture, you’ll never notice the difference
THERE’S nothing worse than finding the perfect piece of furniture, only to discover it’s totally out of your price range, or the delivery costs are extortionate.
Luckily one savvy shopper has found a great dupe for IKEA – and some of the furniture is more than half the price.
Liliana, known online as @lapitharas, regularly shares money-saving tips with her 6,200 followers.
In a recent video, the keen bargain hunter shares her recent find – bargain furniture brand JYSK.
“If you’re from the UK, did you know that we’ve got a company here that does things exactly like IKEA, but for cheaper?
“I would like to know who has been gatekeeping this budget-friendly IKEA alternative.
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“In London, we don’t have the stores for this. I discovered this by chance online.
“They actually have shops in the UK though.
“I actually only really discovered it because I was looking for shoe storage for my hallway, but that’s a whole other video.
“However, they had really good reviews. In Europe, they are massive, so where has this been all my life?
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“We have a big open space in front of the bed and nowhere to put the pillow and the throw at night.
“I hate putting it on the floor, especially because we’ve been renovating so the place is dusty.
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“Anyway, without further ado, let’s open her up. This is their logo by the way, JYSK.
“Tell me that is not IKEA instructions. That is IKEA’s instructions.
“You don’t even need a drill. You need a screwdriver and you just fit it all together.
“I am shook. Quality and looks, 10 out of freaking 10.
“Are you joking? Less than £100.
“In summary, yes I will be buying from them again, 100 per cent recommend.”
During the one-minute and 14-second video, Liliana shares her first impressions of the brand and the bench she bought to go at the foot of her bed.
She was really impressed by the quality of her Bench VIRUM Black, priced at £79.99, and how easy it was to assemble.
Fans loved the savvy hack, with the video gaining more than 651,000 views.
In the comments, Liliana’s followers agreed that they’d never heard of the bargain brand, with one writing: “JYSK is amazing! I bought blinds for all windows in my house and it cost around £120 as opposed to £400+ elsewhere.”
Another said: “I’m Polish & we have JYSK EVERYWHERE. Didn’t realise it’s in the UK until like after 4 years [of] living here. It’s not advertised anywhere!”
A third added: “JYSK is not advertised enough to notice. we have one in our town and the furniture is more or less identical to IKEA. Hidden gem place.”