[VIC, NSW] BILLY Bookcase: 40x28x106cm $29 (RRP $69), 40x28x202cm $59 (RRP $119) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in Limited Stores) @ IKEA

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[VIC, NSW] BILLY Bookcase: 40x28x106cm $29 (RRP $69), 40x28x202cm $59 (RRP $119) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in Limited Stores) @ IKEA
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IKEA is offering discounts on BILLY bookcases in multiple sizes:

Size (W x D x H) Colour Sale Price RRP Link
40x28x106cm Birch effect or Dark brown oak effect $29 $69 https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/billy-bookcase-birch-effect-10524625/
80x28x106cm Birch effect $59 $89 https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/billy-bookcase-birch-effect-70524627/
40x28x202cm Birch effect $59 $119 https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/billy-bookcase-birch-effect-90524626/
40x28x202cm Dark brown oak effect $79 $119 https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/billy-bookcase-dark-brown-oak-effect-40477383/

📍 Available at: IKEA stores & online
⏳ Promotion period: Price valid from 6 Mar. 2025 and while supply lasts

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  • Hybroid on 13/03/2025 - 21:33
    +35

    BILLY's are a must-have recommendation for collectors. However, in 2022 they changed the higher quality wood veneer to be paper foil instead and the quality dip really shows.

    I had to get 2 of them picked up and replaced because they were scratched straight from factory, and they're definitely not as durable as the old ones over time. Colours are also different if you have old ones and looking to expand. Suggest check them out in-store before buying.

    https://www.ikea.com/global/en/stories/sustainability/the-ne…

    Examples of scratches on almost every single panel (they're 100% not due to unpacking):-

    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/255280/120373/img_1735…

    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/255280/120374/img_1785…

    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/255280/120375/img_1770…

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/03/2025 - 21:48
      +6

      get 2 of them picked up and replaced

      AYO WTF THIS IS AN OPTION???? Fffffuuu

      • Hybroid on 13/03/2025 - 21:49
        +17

        Yes! If you ever get any defective/damaged IKEA items, they'll arrange a replacement and pickup for free. Courier literally drops off a new one and takes the old one away. You don't even need to disassemble or repackage it up, they'll take the bits as-is.

        Even the standalone extra shelves you can buy separate had scratches: https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/255280/120376/img_1731…

        • marcozmitch on 13/03/2025 - 21:58
          +1

          It is one thing for a store to offer cheap furniture, but for the furniture to be scratched badly is poor indeed.
          Thanks for showing that Ikea does indeed offer a proper guarantee on their furniture.

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/03/2025 - 22:20
          +2

          Great now I feel even more salty about that one time I had a damaged billy shelf , but just ended up chucking it and leaving it as a double height space instead on the bottom shelf.

    • liam2040 on 13/03/2025 - 21:49
      +3

      Would like to say cost cutting but in IKEA's case the sustainability initiative ethos is a bit more believable than Kmart etc …

      • p1 ama on 14/03/2025 - 00:39
        +6

        Would like to say cost cutting but in IKEA's case the sustainability initiative ethos is a bit more believable than Kmart etc …

        Personally, I don't believe it - I previously worked in emissions analysis and reporting earlier in my career. I don't specifically have experience with furniture, but for these kinds of goods, the biggest source of emissions are in transport and logistics and in manufacturing.

        Given this, the biggest sustainability move would be to produce quality furniture that people would only need to purchase once and will last a long time. This saves on the repeated transport, logistics, and manufacturing emissions which are really not that impacted by a change in the materials.

        Basically, IKEA's logic is to sell you something worse quality, for the same price, with probably like 10% less emissions (so they can claim "sustainability"), just for it to need to be replaced more frequently (and only cost the consumer more, and the environment more in the long run, of course, at IKEA's benefit).

    • fruitloafer on 13/03/2025 - 22:14
      +4

      thanks for this info. I absolutely hate the IKEA paper foil garbage. it's essentially cardboard. i have an old IKEA desktop which is proper gluelam acacia wood. new ones are empty in the middle with cardboard inside.

    • dufflover on 13/03/2025 - 22:21
      +6

      Yeah IMO they really took the whole paper honeycomb foil filling thing too far. In too many of their products and not like the price much better.

    • boirganz on 13/03/2025 - 22:33

      Wait what…they’re not veneer anymore?

      Is that across the entire range ? When did it change

    • prankster on 14/03/2025 - 09:01

      yeah i echo this as well too - love the billy collection but yeah when they changed the material over it was disappointing because the old ones was definitely durable and better.

      i have the black oak tall ones and make it into a corner bookshelf when i saw this in the display at ikea and thought thats pretty cool to have at home

  • Grey 13 on 13/03/2025 - 21:39
    +3

    Not available for either delivery or pick up in Melbourne. Only showed as Display in store.

  • io on 13/03/2025 - 22:58
    +1

    The discounted price is only for this colour which is not too great. I wanted to buy it in Adelaide store but did not as the colour and finishing is not too good.

  • MBix on 14/03/2025 - 01:00
    +1

    Been eyeing one of the 200cm ones off

    *cries in Perth

  • try2bhelpful on 14/03/2025 - 08:00
    +2

    A bit of a tangent but it might be worth checking out a few op shops in the area before buying a new bookcase. The ones around us tend to have decent solid wood ones fairly regularly.

  • Hypermajoris on 14/03/2025 - 13:35

    Thanks, but OOS in VIC

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