The same IKEA desk, €240 cheaper across the border
A user script puts the price from a neighbouring country right on the IKEA product page.
By Yannic Fréson, DeveloperFiled from Belgium
When it comes to chain stores, one expects the price to be the same across the retail network. But where international companies are concerned, occasionally a better deal is just a border crossing away.
To help with this search I wrote a user script in JavaScript that runs in a browser extension like Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey. On an IKEA product page it shows the price of the same item in the alternative country of your choice. Often significant savings can be had — the BEKANT desk combo is €240 cheaper in the Netherlands than in Belgium.
In short
A user script for the IKEA website that saves you money — reverse engineering the IKEA API for profit.
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