Even the purported difficulty of assembling the furniture: When we moved last time, we decided that it was time to invest in some “proper” furniture (at, uhm, d

Even the purported difficulty of assembling the furniture: When we moved last time, we decided that it was time to invest in some “proper” furniture (at, uhm, decidedly non-Ikea prices) and all of it needed to be assembled in some manner or other (one shelf-system rather extensively so) and the instructions were singularly opaque and the steps required convoluted and difficult. You can get into some interesting gymnastics with Ikea stuff, especially when you try to skimp on the “two person” recommendation, but nothing like this. I love our new furniture, but I’m never laughing at an Ikea-assembly-joke again.