IKEA apologises for advert showing man on the edge of Beachy Head

IKEA has apologised and removed advertising for a wearable quilt that showed a person standing on the edge of Beachy Head.
By Jacob Panons
Published 29th Apr 2021, 11:15 BST
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In the pictures posted to the company’s UK Instagram story a person is pictured wearing a Fältmal, a cushion/quilt according to the IKEA website, alongside the caption, ‘staycation like Sven’.

The company also posted the same image with a caption promoting the wearable quilt that is available for £25.

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An IKEA spokesperson said, “We’re sincerely sorry for any concern or upset that the image may have caused.

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“It goes without saying that we would never wish to cause offence and took the image down immediately on realising our error.”

The pictures come a month after East Sussex County Council issued a warning following photographs of people sitting near the cliff’s edge.

To read about the warning click here.

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