Ikea, the Swedish purveyors of modernist DIY home furnishings and 50-cent hot dogs, has heard your pleas: They understand their much-parodied, wordless assembly instructions make things more complicated than they need to be. Thus, they have begun posting how-to videos on their YouTube channel. The first in the series is a four-minute clip on assembling the Malm bed frame. There are helpful pop-up windows, and viewers can pause, rewind and fast forward easily. New videos are planned weekly, with upcoming spots for the Pax Lyngdal wardrobe and Galant corner desk. No word on whether videos are planned for making Swedish meatballs.
Is assembling stuff from Ikea really that hard?
It is easy - for women to do. Why? Because women is following the instruction carefully and exactly, because women do not think they can do it. It might take a little longer, but it gets done correctly.
Men, on the other hand, are "sure" they can do it without the instructions, and they get a few nails, screws or a piece of wood left over, saying "we don't need this, they send some extras"
After a few days the construction falls apart.
Yes, they really are that difficult! I purchased 6 Stephan dining chairs and we finally tossed the instructions aside and figured them out on our own. Hours later we completed 4 chairs but were so mentally stressed, we didn't put the others together until Thanksgiving eve, the night before we needed them. The price was fantastic albeit the quality is low but we took the frustration in stride.
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