I have never been to an IKEA store, nor have I assembled any IKEA furniture. But Princess bought a table and chair set for her new apartment. I looked at the parts and the instructions and just laughed. A week later, she tells me she managed to put it together, which just makes me glad it was her and not me. This comic is from Nathan Pyle's Strange Planet.
I think any store that sells furniture buys it from Flat Packs R Us. Check Walmart. lol
ReplyDeleteOh, you haven't LIVED until you've assembled flat-pack furniture!!!
ReplyDeleteHah! I have assembled several IKEA products. The big one, a wall unit some 27 years ago? I hired an assembler. A nice Brit fellow who just got off disability. He used to put together those big expensive German wall units. Martin was his name. For $69, he got the job done on the $2000 pieces. It took him two days.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I asked Martin if he wanted something to eat or drink. He asked for some Earl Gray tea, if I had. I didn't but when he said he'd be back the next day to finish up, I went out and bought for him. I was also entertaining the next day with my sister and brother-in-law for brunch and invited him to come join us.
He went down to his van and got some L-brackets to attach the unit to the wall. The flimsy thing that came from IKEA was not safe, he advised. When he was done with the job, I tipped him $100. The guy really worked his ass off.
I paid extra for their assembly service (they outsource to Task Rabbit where I live) for my storage bed, and it was worth every single penny. It took 3 guys about 4 hours to get it all done. And they had power tools :)
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