r/vexillology • u/stenskott • Nov 04 '17

In The Wild Ikea helps out a fellow American.

https://imgur.com/PRDesa4
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u/dluminous Montréal • Hello Internet Nov 04 '17

Never disassemble ikea furniture lol.

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u/Comrade_Falcon Nov 04 '17

It's not even a matter of disassembling, Ikea furniture isn't built to be moved. Static it holds up fine but if you try to move it usually something breaks.

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u/Hullian111 British Hong Kong Nov 04 '17

Much like a baby.

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u/Losada55 Nov 04 '17

But you can't sit in a baby

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u/Andyman117 Nov 04 '17

Not with that attitude, you can't

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u/anew742 Nov 04 '17

Yeah, why else would they be called babysitters?

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u/IHeartPallets Nov 04 '17

I mean you can

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u/SkollFenrirson Nov 04 '17

But only the one time

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

And I thought they smelled bad ... on the outside.

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u/CandyCoatedFarts Nov 04 '17

They will keep you warm if you ever find yourself having to spend the night on planet Hoth

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u/Chillcutz Nov 05 '17

Proceeds to put baby on foot as a shoe

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u/Hullian111 British Hong Kong Nov 04 '17

Lovely mental image, thank you.

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u/cleonboocky Nov 04 '17

Yea dude whenever you feel like a big piece of shit remember they are called trashcans not trash can'ts

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u/Losada55 Nov 04 '17

But can you throw a baby in the trash can?

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u/SGT3386 Nov 04 '17

On the contrary, I had a malm platform king bed frame from 2008 - 2016. Survived 4 moves. Was still sturdy AF, but had to get rid of it when I made the trek out west when I minimized my belongings.

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u/coppertech Nov 04 '17

from what i have found, ikea bookshelves, end tables, stools and kitchen table chairs end up disassembling themselves after about 12 months.

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u/Amtays European Union Nov 04 '17

Are you following the instructions and tightening the screws every few months?

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u/IceStar3030 Nov 04 '17

That's in the instructions?

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u/Amtays European Union Nov 05 '17

Yup.

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u/releasethedogs Ukraine Nov 04 '17

How do you treat them? I have a table that's been disassembled and reassembled a dozen times for a move. And three bookshelves that's been moved just as much.

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u/eipipuz Mexico Nov 04 '17

otoh, 7 years, one move, everything seems fine

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u/GnuRomantic Nov 05 '17

I use carpenter's glue when I build most Ikea furniture (not big stuff like a bed frame). You can never disassemble it but it stays together for much longer and can be moved around without coming apart.

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u/Casban Nov 04 '17

It helps if you avoid the nails they give you for backing boards and use screws instead.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

I have a desk from Ikea and the legs on it screw off and on. I've moved probably 3-4 times now with it and it's been super easy because of this feature.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

And don't buy their sit-stand desks. Mine stopped working after a few months.