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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: fuzzyturns on September 21, 2017, 10:18:59 AM

Title: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: fuzzyturns on September 21, 2017, 10:18:59 AM

Now that Ikea have discontinued sale of these, does anybody have a reliable source for them or a similar tealight holder? I've only got a few left, and a quick google search didn't really show any sources.

It does look like they are still available from some manufacturers, but they would need a large(ish) order. If there's enough interest, I'd be happy to be the central point.

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: bodrighywood on September 21, 2017, 10:23:31 AM

You can still buy them. Usually in batches of about 72 for round about £30 + so less than 50p each. Not as cheap as the Ikea ones were but still worth lookng at.

Pete

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: fuzzyturns on September 21, 2017, 10:54:12 AM

Didn't see any of that in my google search results. Would you be kind enough to share your source?

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: bodrighywood on September 21, 2017, 11:02:33 AM

Here you go
72 for £29.99 (https://quickcandles.co.uk/eastland-clear-tealight-holders-set-of-72.html)
60p each (http://www.oasishomeandhobby.co.uk/small-glass-tealight-holder-clear-45-00453.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwxo3OBRBpEiwAS7X62Whi9yp5UW99SBK8-TzhPDdake3a86G-Dvn4cdkMg2wjb_k7sl8UeRoCzGkQAvD_BwE)

Pete

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: fuzzyturns on September 21, 2017, 11:12:02 AM

Thanks, Pete, much appreciated.

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: Bryan Milham on September 25, 2017, 09:24:48 PM

I found them in a garden centre, well garden and retail centre, not branded as Glima but otherwise the same, including the plastic tube.

Bought all they had, but it was a garden chain shop, if I remember the name I'll post it.

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: afrancis on September 26, 2017, 07:08:04 PM

My daughter got me some in Wilco £1.5 for 3. They were slightly curved at the side but look very nice.

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: Derek on September 28, 2017, 10:58:26 AM

I brought some tea light holders a while ago all I will add is check them as the ones I got the tea lights do not fit in properly now need to buy some more.

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: bodrighywood on September 28, 2017, 11:26:11 AM

T lights do come in varied sizes and the cheaper ones from the stores like Wilko can vary in the pack.

Pete

Title: Re: Ikea Glimma tealight holders
Post by: fuzzyturns on October 02, 2017, 10:15:22 AM

I've now bought 12 dozen of these from the source Pete posted earlier. They are good tealights, but slightly different dimensions to the GLIMMA type from Ikea. For starters, they are slightly wider and slightly taller, and in addition they don't have a separate foot. So don't expect them to be a drop-in replacement.
Makes no difference to me, though.