Flat pack hell!! (DIY in general)

Member Name: David J. Rogers

Product:	DIY in general
Date:	13/02/02 (541 review reads)
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Advantages: ???, I can't think of any, ???

Disadvantages: Oh yes!!!!!!

How can anyone call this form of torture fun?? I have also to say that I am seldom ever able to Do It Myself….. build flat packs that is, or anything else D.I.Y. come to that.

I am of the opinion that the companies that make these so called, “easy home assembly” packs have a very warped sense of humor. Either there are too many or too few screws, bolts, plug bits or boards, or the instructions are in a language only they understand. I get all overcome when I see that dreaded screwdriver sign next to a piece of furniture my family are looking at in the Argos book….. “Easy Home Assembly” my bum…
"All you need is a screwdriver, hammer and a pair of pliers" OH YEA!! PLUS a bottle of Prozac or, better still, Scotch....

I can never understand the idea behind this format of home furniture, I can see it may well allow the manufacturer to mass produce, and save money on labor but not how it is for any convenience to the buyer. I remember the days we had the furniture delivered, fully assembled, by a couple of guys in a van, who normally moaned about the stairs, or size of doors, or the height… or anything really..lol.. I also remember paying far less than we do now. WHY is this no longer the norm.???

Is life so dull that we now need the therapy of opening that box of bits, trying to make head or tail of what the instructions mean, looking for that all important “part A”.. laying there among the pile of non marked planks of wood… do we really need to get all that anger out of us and release that sweat. Is it now a case that this is the only exercise many will get so lets make it compulsory??

I live by simple rules.. If I want bread I go to the bakers, if I want meat I go to the butchers and if I want my car fixed I go to the garage… Why then, if I want furniture would I go to a huge warehouse and a buy a box of bits, carry it home, despite the weight, and
then spend the next few days, swearing, sweating, throwing things around and calling the maker all manner of things?? Call me old fashioned but isn’t is far less stressful, and therefor healthy, to just go to the furniture shop, buy a ready built product that is delivered, and then sit there, glass in hand, admiring the new addition to the room??

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