What IKEA Has Been Hiding, Staff Tell All

Published on 02/01/2021
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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.

What The Numbers Mean

What The Numbers Mean

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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!

Few Screws Missing

Few Screws Missing

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