Please hand me the hammer, dear
Posted on July 06, 2002 @ 23:34 in General
We spent most of the day putting together a 3 piece Ikea wardrobe. It's from this series, but ours is a weird kind of icy blue, and we have two of those compartments with drawers in the bottom flanking a compartment with a full length mirror door. It was quite a bit of work, but all things considered, it went well. We didn't make any mistakes nor did we break anything (visible...).
Ikea has these almost purely iconic assembly manuals devoid of any frills. Funny how those manuals that leave out all unnecessary features still show a female figure assisting a male figure, who wields all the tools and hammers down the nails of back of the wardrobe. "Please hand me the hammer, dear. Oh, and please hold that while I show off my manly powers." Makes you wonder if Ikea thinks that gender is a necessary feature when assembling their products...
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LOL. that's funny indeed. wouldn't pay attention to that picture myself though.
Posted by selmin on July 08, 2002 @ 17:03
Wow. I guess the IKEA stuff I've assembled has been relatively simple, I don't remember the gendered figures... I don't remember any figures... I'm unimpressed I must say. Hm. Thanks for pointing it out. Should write and complain we should.
Posted by Jill on July 10, 2002 @ 22:50
Maybe I _should_ write them a letter. I wonder what they'll say.
Btw, if you look closely at the pictures, don't you get the feeling that someone traced the outlines of some pictures they took?
Posted by Frank on July 11, 2002 @ 10:37
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