10 Worst IKEA Products From My Shopping Trip – I Wouldn’t Buy These!

What can I say, I'm not a fan of the plain, extension cord look on most of IKEA's pendant lights. I love the actual metal part of the light fixture in the photo, but that black cord is a deal breaker for me.

I wish IKEA would start including pretty chains, cord covers, or down rods on their lighting. Maybe someday.

Here's another example of something I don't get when it comes to IKEA's design choices.

This $170 kitchen faucet looks beautiful on the bottom, but the top half is basically a black garden hose. WHY?

They could have made multiple, better choices with this pull-down faucet. Oh well, there's plenty of other "faucets" out there.

I've seen a bunch of bad reviews and negative comments about IKEA appliances. Sometimes it's that they break easily, other times it's hard to get repairs or parts for them.

I'm sure some of their appliances are great. But, before you spend hundreds on an appliance, google the appliance name and check the reviews online.

Also, make sure you are buying the correct size appliance too. Some of IKEA's appliances are noticeably smaller than standard American appliances.

In my video showing the worst products at IKEA, I shared 2 examples of rugs that look beautiful.

BUT, they were very expensive, in my opinion. And, also on the small size. One of the rugs was $300 for a 5x8. That's a lot more than I spend on the 8x10 rugs in my house.

So, shop around for rugs before buying an expensive rug from IKEA. Check my list of Best Area Rugs On A Budget to see some of my favorites.

The plug-in FIXA drill at IKEA isn't very powerful, so it can't drill into as many materials as a normal cordless drill. And, who wants to plug-in a drill anyway.

I recommend spending $30 on an 18-volt cordless drill at your local hardware store instead. It will have a lot more speed and power. And, it will last longer.

The handheld set of tools, including a hammer, pliers, wrench, and more, is also pretty wimpy and smaller than standard too. I'd skip those also.

The LACK line of furniture at IKEA is well known for being cheap AND falling apart pretty quickly. That's because it's made of particle board and fiberboard.

In fact, the whole top of it is just honeycomb cardboard. WHAT! Furniture made of cardboard will never last long.

I recommend sticking with the real wood and metal furniture at IKEA. Make sure it feels stable, sturdy, and strong before buying any of that too.

You can find huge containers of the INNER pillow fillers all over the store. They're cheap and seem like a good deal until you notice all of the super flat, underfilled pillowcases around the store.

That INNER cushion fluffs up nicely. But once you sit against it, you realize the pillow has zero support and is mostly air.

AND, notice in the photo that the INNER isn't actually big enough to fill a standard pillow cover anyway. It's a BIG SKIP for me.

Watch out for the GREAT DEALS on sleeper sofas and couches all over the store with FLAT, hard cushions. They are SO uncomfortable, you'll regret buying it in no time.

Remember when it comes to sleeper sofas, if it's not comfortable as a couch it won't be comfortable as a bed.

I'm also not a fan of the overpriced sofas and couches with the poorly fitted covers.

I saw SO MANY covers on couches in the store that looked crooked, baggy, misaligned, and generally BAD.

If they can't get the covers to look nice in the store, you probably won't be able to make it look any better at home.

And, last but not least, watch out for IKEA mattresses. I've never found one that I actually think is comfortable. Especially not the super cheap, thin mattresses.

BUT, a few of the thicker ones get decent reviews.

Just be sure to check the reviews on IKEA and google the mattress by name to see what people are saying about it online.