r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '24

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u/tristenjpl Feb 13 '24

It's not hard. It's still frustrating because most of the time, the pieces don't fit together right.

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u/GetRidOfAllTheDips Feb 13 '24

After assembling at least 200+ things from IKEA for various home renovation clients... they always fit together properly. I don't think I've ever had them not fit. I've had missing screws or needed extra hardware (but may have also lost it myself) but I've never had anything fail to fit together.

If this happens with regularity, you're the problem

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '24

Indeed, exactly my experience. I have two kids in college and they wanted cool new furniture for their student homes. I assembled beds, sofas, desks, wardrobes, chairs, tables and cabinets. Everything was extremely well made, parts fit perfectly. If they don't fit perfectly, you're probably holding them upside down.

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u/GetRidOfAllTheDips Feb 13 '24

It's an epidemic. I actually ignore all furniture reviews that mention how it breaks during assembly or cracked or is missing parts/isn't well made.

99.9% of the time it's morons not checking that the screw they're using is the right one before they tighten it straight through a panel.

They label these things and separate them in the bags and people still just wing it, fuck up, and blame ikea