h a l f b a k e r yReplace "light" with "sausages" and this may work...
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When you want to replace your aging Ikea item, you simply call Unikea, and (for a small fee) they will come and carefully reverse the assembly sequence, then take away all of the dismantled components.
"tikea it away please!" (advertising campaign slogan)
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It could be called "Aeki". This is a good idea, as flatpack furniture is a nasty mixture of wood, plastic and metal and it hard to recycle. Taking things apart properly would help make it recyclable. |
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Burning the stuff is much more fun. Even the allegedly "flameproof" furnishings will combust in a most entertaining and satisfactory manner, if carefully saturated with a carefully chosen accelerant. |
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My flatpack furniture experience has never climbed as high as Ikea "quality", but I can assure you that the old stuff I have encountered cannot be disassembled--it is fallen apart, rusted solid, snapped off, stripped-out or just plain turned to powder, often all at once. |
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A big hammer, a heavy boot and a disposal can--either of accelerant or for garbage--are all the tools you can use. [ ] |
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Think it's time for me to take a break myself.... too much negativity here at the moment, and I have other work to occupy my time. |
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// too much negativity here at the moment // |
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This would probably work with Ikea stuff, and for people who take better care of their furniture than folks I know. It's a good handyman service to specialize in. |
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I am a bit snarly about old furniture right now, as the only work I have is cleaning out a house full of abandoned everything, and the woman in charge wants to save and repair the rotting furniture. [+] |
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Perfect. [+] Currently, I need to discard a piece of furniture
assembled shipinabottle-wise and now too big to fit through
the door. |
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// too big to fit through the door. // |
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Det cord will be your friend on that one, we surmise. Either for the furniture or the doorway; doesn't really matter which ... |
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