M.D.
I don't know of a way around it, however, if you are willing to do some looking at old bank statements for when you purchased it, maybe then you could ask IKEA, if you have the date the item was purchased, if they could look up your old receipt. You'll have to have the amount too, not of the item, but the total receipt. If someone would be willing to look it up at IKEA then maybe they could print off a copy of the receipt and you could exchange it. I know I had to do that, not with IKEA, but for my payflex account at work. I had to show the actual receipt to my payflex company, and I couldn't find it. I found the day and amount I paid, went into Walmart, asked them if I could have a copy of my original receipt, they found it, and printed it out. It's worth a shot...