I would like to share with you something today. Today my parents bought a Webber Spirit BBQ, everything was rosey until the box turned up, with thousands of bits, spanners and instruments. In this article I am going to share with you the stresses and strains of the flat pack process.
The flat pack idea was invented by Gillis Lundgren (and if you have ever had to put up flat pack furniture, then he is either your idea of Heaven or Hell). Gillis idea developed when he needed to fit a table into the back of his car. He then sold it onto Ikea, which love it loave it, there entire business is developed on.
Anyway back to the job in hand, ah yes unpacking the box. Inside the box there are thousands of screws, along with the misguided instructions. Who ever draws these, instructions causes endless hours of imagination, does this fit this way round, that way round. In addition to the instructions, thousands of misguided nuts and bolts, which for some odd reason you have left over.
Half way through the build process and have to say leadership and team work, (mother and son bond) are going extremely well, apart from mum is constantly on the phone to her golf hareem, so Ali has been left to the build.
A couple of nuts and bolts later, in addition to a few arguements the project is finished. Strangely enough with every flat pack project there is either too many screws, or too less and you are always left with a spanner or allen key to add your numerous collection, from your last project.
With the stresses of flat pack furniture families are pulled apart, discussions, arguments, and tantrums evolve. It makes you wonder how, that we now live in a Society where we want information on demand, broadband, sky + nad numerous laptops and computers. That we still have to be put the stresses of flat pack assembly.
Did Gillis ever think that? His legacy stands firmly in todays society. Whether you loave him or love him.
You can find the images of our exciting put together project by clicking here
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