IKEA Canada As-Is vs. Last Chance: What's the Difference

IKEA's As-Is section holds returned items, display floor models, and pieces with minor cosmetic damage, sold at a discount off the current price. It's a walk-in, in-person section, and stock changes constantly since it depends entirely on what got returned or swapped off the showroom floor that week. There's no way to reserve an As-Is item online or know in advance exactly what will be there.

Last Chance is a different thing: discontinued products and overstock that IKEA is clearing out for good, marked down and listed with a price you can check before making a trip. Unlike As-Is, Last Chance items are the same product line, not one-off damaged units, so it makes more sense to check a store's Last Chance stock online first than to discover it by browsing.

Because it's a discontinued line rather than random damaged stock, Last Chance pricing is also the one worth comparing against price history. If an item is being phased out permanently, its Last Chance price is often the lowest it will ever be sold for again.

• Check Last Chance stock before you go.Since it's tracked per-item, there's no reason to drive out on the chance a specific piece is there.
• Treat As-Is as a bonus, not the plan.It changes too fast to check ahead of time, so browse it while you're already there for something else, not as a reason to make the trip.
• Set a price alert on a Last Chance item you want. Discontinued stock can get marked down again as it ages closer to selling out.

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