Ikea here in Kuwait has a 14 day warranty to keep customers satisfied. And you get the usual Ikea quality. Some stuff is good, but they do take a lot of shortcuts.

Well our sturdy solid wood Ektorp sofa busted good. I’m working on repairing it with a piece of iron, glue and screws. The tricky part will be to get the spring back in place.

Don’t believe this unless your family are all toddlers.

Certainly their kitchen stuff, for example, looks glossy and nice, but with particle board underneath, if it gets wet, it will look terrible very fast. But don’t worry, they have a generous 14 day guarantee here in Kuwait. In Canada the guarantee is xxxx days.

If you are not entirely satisfied with your purchase, simply return the unused item within 45 days for either an exchange or a refund.

product description & measurements
Sofa frame:
Frame: Particleboard, Fiberboard (where there should be plywood for strength), Solid wood, Plywood, Polyurethane foam 21 kg/cu.m.
Zig-zag spring: Steel (not enough springs and weak plastic holders)
Seat/ Back: Polyurethane foam 21 kg/cu.m.
Armrest: Polyurethane foam 25 kg/cu.m., Polyester filling
Seat cushion: High resilient polyurethane foam (cold foam) 40 kg/cu.m., Waterfowl feathers
Back cushion: Polyester fibers
Leg: Polypropylene
Total composition: 100 % polyester

But on the Ikea catalog on the Kuwait site they say, “the frame is sturdy solid wood”.

Don’t do this at home, unless your kids are toddlers.

And here is the sofa in Canada. Note the price difference.

1 KD is $4 Canadian
In Kuwait 190 KD ($760 Canadian)
In Canada $699 plus 6% GST = $740 Canadian
Not bad, 8.7%. I wonder how much of this goes to the Kuwaiti agent?
Obviously the Kuwait labour costs are much lower, Indians and Philipinos. And the shipping costs are more or less the same from the factory.

Well at least they say on the Ikea Canada Site