A Detolf by any other name would smell as sweet

Member of the UK facebook page went into Ikea today to buy a detolf and was told they are discontinued.
Still available to buy online in the UK, and only THREE(Out of eighteen stores in the UK), have any stock left.
One store has one left, one has five left, and the other has fifteen.
Of course, it's entirely possibly they are sourcing new parts. Lockable doors, and moveable shelves, etc, and we are about to be handed the new "Detolg" cabinet.
But if not...
Buy em while you can.

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I went to buy one on the weekend, but they didn't have any in stock at Bristol.

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paramoremcr88 said:

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I went to buy one on the weekend, but they didn't have any in stock at Bristol.

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Better get online and get however many you need right now. Just in case.

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Seems like I've heard this story before a few years ago.

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karamazov80 said:

Seems like I've heard this story before a few years ago.

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For sure. It could be a load of rubbish. I checked stock. Less that 25 in the whole UK right now.
They might be awaiting an even better product.

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I'm not saying it's not true, but maybe Ikea temporarily discontinued them once, then brought them back?

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I have 4 for sale if anybody needs them?

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This is what I was thinking about:

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97259

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From Ikeas website. Should be in stock around 11th - 18th Dec

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Of course.
I am not trying to raise any alarm.
Just a heads up.
They might come back in. Or be replaced with something similar or better.

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Have to admit, I did panic!

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karamazov80 said:

Seems like I've heard this story before a few years ago.

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Again? LOL
I have 8 of these but I need something bigger. But I can't sell them. For $60-$70 they are just too awesome.

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They do need a revamped / updated version of the detolf.

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one with leg options and adjustable shelves

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Vitus said:

one with leg options and adjustable shelves

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Adjustable feet for leveling , like on washing machinesalso priority is adjustable shelving. Also all black version would be nice.

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Wider and deeper with adjustable shelves

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Ikea has screwed me over 3 times by discontinuing a product that I needed - the corner Billy, the short shelves for Framsta and a great modular metal and glass thingie.

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Collectorcol said:

Wider and deeper with adjustable shelves

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Best sized detolfs!

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Detolf already has leg and adjustable support options - the IKEA store should be full of materials for this. They're sold separately, but there's no shortage of options.

Adjustable shelves would require a different rail construction/setup - it would not be possible to keep it as simple as it is now. Part of the beauty of such a cabinet is the even division of the shelves, but obviously everyone has different requirements.

I think the two best/top changes they can possibly make are a tighter fitting door, possibly with a soft plastic seal, and including a lock as standard.

With regards to discontinuation, IKEA's standard practise is to release something and then cost reduce it through multiple production iterations. Detolf is already about as low as you can go with this design. The biggest cost savings would come from reducing the thickness of the glass, but that would be problematic with panes this big. Next is wooden and veneer components. The top and base are already made out of particle board and can't likely be changed over to the cheaper honeycomb construction. The veneer is already IKEA's bottom of the line. Not really anything left to cost reduce this baby. The next step is phasing it out once margins begin to shrink due to increasing costs of materials. Who knows what will happen. It's certainly possible a new design will debut for a similar cabinet at a higher price point, increasing the veneer quality, better rails, aluminum or polished steel back corner supports, sealed door, larger glass panels, etc. I can see that going to $150+ unfortunately.