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I love building IKEA furniture. For me, there is a certain controlled fear that comes with opening the boxes. I know it'll go together, because.. well, its not
by stevewillows 9y ago
I love building IKEA furniture. For me, there is a certain controlled fear that comes with opening the boxes. I know it'll go together, because.. well, its not difficult, but there's always that lingering fear that it won't.
In regards to the egg in the instant mix (pancakes, cakes, etc), this is mentioned in Adam Curtis' 'The Century of the Self'[1], which is a fantastic documentary, and definitely worth a watch.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s
- JSONwebtoken 9y agoI have never felt this fear. If the furniture doesn't go together then it's IKEA's fault and I'm sending it back. They've failed in their UX design. IKEA furniture needs to be easy enough for the common denominator to assemble, it's a significant part of their brand value.
- ijidak 9y agoI've felt a different fear. I'm always afraid that a piece will be missing or not fit correctly. Nothing frustrates me more. I've never had the problem with Ikea, but I have with other furniture. You don't want to disassemble it, because if assembling it was a waste of time, disassembling it is makes my eyes bleed. And replacing the missing or I'll fitting part is always more difficult than originally buying it. Plus the whole delayed gratification thing. I do enjoy the end result though. Even though I know in reality I've done no great thing. :) But then I just sit down an write a program, and I feel better. :)
- nsgi 9y agoWhy don't you check the parts against the list before you start putting them together?
- 2muchcoffeeman 9y agoAlways be knolling!
- stevewillows 9y agoA month ago I put together a six-drawer dresser. Ikea was kind enough to gift me with two extra dowels.. which had me concerned at first... and still somewhat concerned.
- matthewmacleod 9y agoI can put your mind at ease - every IKEA product I have ever assembled (and I’ve done houses full of them) is supplied with two extra dowels. I’d guess they occasionally split or something, and the cost must be so low it’s worth including them.
- stevewillows 9y agowell, that's fantastic news. I do wish that they'd mark them down as spares or something.
- taneq 9y agoI believe they bias the packing process towards having extra pieces rather than missing pieces, since a few extra parts cost less than returns or sending out replacements.
- whatusername 9y agoI find that ikea designs their furniture for the build process as well. I dread putting together any non-ikea assembly — but ikea has actually put thought into the process - and it all just works.
- jotm 9y agoTake it a step further and design your own stuff - find a hardware store that will cut everything to your specs and you can assemble it at home. It's very satisfying, higher quality and may even be cheaper if you already own some power tools. I remember Stock Vermeersch and Bauhaus fondly :D