06-28-2016, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
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IKEA voluntary recall of dressers (tipping hazard)
Customers are entitled to a full refund for chests and dressers manufactured between January 2002 and June 2016. Chests of drawers manufactured prior to 2002 will be eligible for a partial store credit. For any customer that still wants to keep their IKEA chests of drawers, but who did not keep their tip-over restraint, a free wall anchoring kit can be picked up at any IKEA location or one can be delivered to their home by contacting the Customer Support Centre at 1-800-661-9807 or by visiting ikea.ca/saferhomestogether.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business...call-1.3655633
Thought this might affect a lot of us.
Last edited by Canehdianman; 06-28-2016 at 02:55 PM.
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06-28-2016, 02:33 PM
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Both links are dead
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06-28-2016, 02:35 PM
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06-28-2016, 02:37 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Perfect time for anybody to return all the Ikea stuff in their house that they've collected over the past 14 years.
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06-28-2016, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Those things were always a nightmare.
"Here, take this piece of scrap tin and drill this stupid thing into the wall. That oughta do it."
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06-28-2016, 02:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Perfect time for anybody to return all the Ikea stuff in their house that they've collected over the past 14 years.
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Exactly what I will be doing. Our daughter is getting to the age where she will start climbing these and we would rather return them and buy something stronger and less top-heavy.
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06-28-2016, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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We got one of these dressers last year. I don't recall getting any/seeing any of the anchoring hardware included. Not too worried about it though. We don't have little kids in the house anymore and the dresser is actually situated in the closet, where it's difficult to move it. So I think we'll just carry on.
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06-28-2016, 02:51 PM
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so what makes this particular dresser more prone to tipping than other dressers?
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06-28-2016, 02:56 PM
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The drawer weight is an issue with these. Pull all 4 drawers out and boom. Fall down.
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06-28-2016, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Tripping hazard?
I better not miss my eye doctor's appointment tomorrow.
We have three of these and we didn't use the wall anchor. I recall that portion being in the instructions to anchor it to the wall, and I also recall thinking, this little thing is going to keep the dresser from tipping? More like, it will just rip out of the wall. We haven't used the anchor. My son did tip the dresser over once too, but now he knows not to open ALL of the drawers all the way. He didn't get hurt, just scared.
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06-28-2016, 03:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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So the dresser I got on kijiji for 50 dollars is now worth full price?
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06-28-2016, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
Tripping hazard?
I better not miss my eye doctor's appointment tomorrow.
We have three of these and we didn't use the wall anchor. I recall that portion being in the instructions to anchor it to the wall, and I also recall thinking, this little thing is going to keep the dresser from tipping? More like, it will just rip out of the wall. We haven't used the anchor. My son did tip the dresser over once too, but now he knows not to open ALL of the drawers all the way. He didn't get hurt, just scared.
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If you secure cabinets and dressers using something like a couple of 75 lb drywall anchors, it shouldn't rip out at all.
Like these:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/E-Z-Ancor...5310/100040265
If you're super paranoid, you could get some zinc-plated 100+ lb ones.
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06-28-2016, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Originally Posted by Resurrection
So the dresser I got on kijiji for 50 dollars is now worth full price?
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Sounds like it to me. We may have as many as four of these bad boys that qualify for the recall. I guess it doesn't matter that the tops are scratched now.
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06-28-2016, 03:53 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Calgary
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hahaha I have this dresser and have had it fall on me several times.... Totally going to return it
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06-28-2016, 03:58 PM
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Does anyone know if IKEA Canada is offering pickup service of the dressers like they are in the US? I've been looking on the Canada page and I can't find reference to it. The US Ikea stores provided a (866) 856-4532 to call where they will pick it up and provide the refund then.
I'll be returning mine. Everytime I've tried to move mine, the drawers roll open and it starts tipping. Poor design, but it was all I could afford at the time.
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06-28-2016, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Does anyone know if they still give you a full refund/credit if it's damaged?
We have 2. One in our bedroom has a piece of weed between the drawers broken.
The one in our sons room has the front of the drawer ripped completely off.
Perfect timing for a recall, assuming we'll still get money/credit back even if damaged.
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06-28-2016, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Anyone know if you need a receipt? I own several of this bought via Craigslist
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06-28-2016, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JonDuke
One in our bedroom has a piece of weed between the drawers broken.
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Sounds like they should give you extra money back. 
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06-28-2016, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tacopuck
hahaha I have this dresser and have had it fall on me several times.... Totally going to return it
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Hopefully loaded with excrement and set ablaze.
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06-28-2016, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaper
Sounds like they should give you extra money back. |
Yep, his refund should be on the higher end.
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