Yup, time to get rid of that recalled Ikea Malm but for the life of me I couldn’t find the date stamp. A quick googling didn’t help either because it doesn’t really tell my what kind of stamp and there are no pictures of this stamp anywhere. At first I was looking for a label but feared it came off. But I found the stamp.
Malm without drawers
Malm date stamp tamp top drawer on the right panel. Laser etched.
Mine was laser etched on the inside right panel on the very top side. it says “1207” which I will assume means December of 2007 so I fall within the time frame.
I wanted the full refund and the fine print of the recall states , “Once your merchandise reaches the store location, we will provide you with 1) a full refund if the chest or dresser was manufactured between January 1, 2002 and June 28, 2016; 2) a store credit for 50% of the original purchase price if the product was manufactured before January 2002; or 3) a $50 store credit if the date stamp is unidentifiable.” So I kept looking and I identified it! Off to Ikea we go.
Here’s the press release if you want more information about the recall. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/about_ikea/newsitem/062816-pr-chest-and-dressers.
Oh, I chose the email option to let them know about my recalled Malm for a free pickup. I totally assumed that it would take weeks. Our nearest Ikea is two hours away. But the next day I received instructions that I promptly filed away to look at later and a day after that I received a pickup notice for next week! Wow. I’m trying to contact them now to cancel my pickup because we’re headed to Ikea now for more curtains #daddydolist.
Did you get the full refund?