Compare IKEA Store Event Deals

Starting Friday, November 25, IKEA retail stores will cut up to 50% off select items as part of its Seize the Days Sale. (The items discounted will change for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; the price drops will last for each respective day only.) That's among the few sales we've seen from IKEA this year. Décor, furniture, and bedding are among the discounted items. Sales tax is added where applicable. Sale ends November 27.

Beginning on September 24, eat at any IKEA restaurant and receive a store credit for the amount of your food purchase, which can then be applied to any home furnishings purchase of $100 or more. That's the first such offer we've seen from IKEA since April. The home furnishings purchase must be made the same day as the restaurant purchase, and only one restaurant receipt can be used per store discount. Deal ends September 25.

Eat at any IKEA restaurant and receive a store credit for the amount of your food purchase, which can then applied to any home furnishings purchase of $100 or more. That's the first such offer we've seen from IKEA since January. The home furnishings purchase must be made the same day as the restaurant purchase, and only one restaurant receipt can be used per store discount. Deal ends April 10.

In its retail stores, IKEA offers the IKEA Brada Notebook Stand in Black (pictured) or Yellow for $2.49. (It's available online, but shipping adds a deal-breaking $22.) That's one of the best deals we've seen for such a laptop stand. Sales tax is added where applicable. It accommodates laptops up to 17" and features a retaining edge to keep the laptop in place, a rubber strip to prevent slippage, and more. Click here to find an IKEA near you; you can check store inventory on the product page.

Happy Holidays! In case you missed our Christmas Day coverage, here's some of the best After-Christmas sales that started yesterday:

• Amazon.com Year-End Deals: Up to 70% off;
• BrooksBrothers.com Semi-Annual Sale: Up to 40% off + extra 15% off;
• Lucky Brand Jeans Semi-Annual Sale: 50% off select items;
• bloomingdales.com Christmas Sale: Extra 50% off sale items;
• IKEA Winter Sale: 20% to 60% off in stores;
• J.Crew Final Sale: Up to 80% off + extra 20% off;
• Linens 'n Things Year-End Clearance: Markdowns, free shipping, & 20% off coupon; and
• click here to see all of the year-end sales we've listed.

Starting tomorrow, the IKEA Winter Sale knocks 20% to 60% off select home furnishings. This offer is only available in stores. It's one of only two IKEA sales events per year, although some locations are excluded. Sale ends January 21.

IKEA stores knock up to 60% off select home furnishings as part of its Winter Sale. This is billed as one of only two IKEA sales events per year, although Houston, Austin, and Seattle locations are excluded. These prices aren't available for online ordering. No end date is listed.

IKEA has posted its Black Friday deals online. With up to 40% off select media storage centers, several are at or near lowest-we've-seen prices. Deals start on Friday, November 24 and are valid through Monday, November 27. Notable deals:

• MAGIKER Shelf Unit for $34.99;
• MAGIKER Coffee Table for $49.99;
• LEKSVIK TV Unit for $95; and
• MARKOR Coffee Table / TV Bench for $135