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In reply to the discussion: DAM. My IKEA shelf just broke. Piles of books everywhere. Anybody know if ikea [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)26. I never had a problem myself, though I'm not a draftsman
Some peope are good at following directions, and some aren't. How many people pull something out of a package and try to put it together without even reading the instructions, thinking it will just be a snap?
My older brother is a case in point. He stil stubbornly refuses to read directions, after many decades of running into problems that way. I still remember, as a kid, watching him remove, clean and reassemble a carburetor--and having parts left over.
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applegrove
Jul 2016
OP
Funny, but true story. While walking in the fastener aisle with my 9-yr old son...
aikoaiko
Jul 2016
#11
You could really confuse him and show him this video about ducks and, well, ....
progressoid
Jul 2016
#27
In France Ikea has vending machines near the customer service department for the oft
underahedgerow
Jul 2016
#20
I bet KD Lang could make it great as it is. She did the same for cigarettes. LOL
applegrove
Jul 2016
#14
Combine with MrScorpio's pain remedy lyrics instead of drowning your IKEA sorrows in Jack
pinboy3niner
Jul 2016
#15
Very nice. If KD Lang sings it, I want a % though you did most of the work. LOL!
applegrove
Jul 2016
#18