What The Numbers Mean
Paul Robertson told Mental Floss, during his interview, ‘While I was there, it was the last two numbers that would tell you what color the item was.’ He said. ‘So let’s say it ended in 40, then it was blue. That would mean the 4 range was blue, so 41 might be light blue and 42 would be dark blue.” If you were ever curious about the coding system that IKEA stores utilize, now you know a bit more.
A Few Screws Missing
If you’ve assembled any piece of IKEA furniture before, then you most likely have found yourself in the same scenario we’ve been in so many times before. You either have a few extra screws leftover or, even worse, you’re short a screw or two. Algren confessed on the Reddit AMA that, ‘In around six hours we’ll have eight to nine cases, which range from one to three [missing] screws to a whole bag.’ Talk about having a few screws loose!