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You pay for the chairs, the bad instructions and frustration are free!
The chairs, once assembled, are fantastic and I love them. I bought 4, by the 4th one I was a pro, but I want to share some things with people who are considering just buying one.
1) go at it alone - do not make building these a group project, if you hate reading instructions and think you can have someone else read the instructions to you while you build it, think again. The instructions amount to 4 steps/pictures, and spoiler alert, the 4th "instructional picture" is just a picture of the completed chair. The person "reading the instructions" to you won't be helpful and you'll probably end up fighting, because you will get part of the way through building the chair and realize it's all wrong.
2) the picture says that part "D" goes on the right and "E" goes on the left. What they should have said instead of that is that it doesn't matter which one is on which side as long as the gold holes are facing inwards and matching up on both sides
3. Part "H" - when you screw it in, make sure the vertical rectangle-shaped indent on part H is on the top and pointing toward the inside of the chair.
4. Some of the holes that the screws are supposed to go though may not be drilled through perfectly/all of the way (happened on 1/2 the chairs) - have a drill handy to fix it so you can continue.
5. In whatever step your working on, loosely screw in all of the screws first and then go back and tighten them all. On some of the chairs when I tightened one side too much, I couldn't get the screw to reach on the other side.
6. Some of the screws may look similar at first glance, they are not the same. I recommend taking all the screws out of the packaging and arranging them in better piles before starting so you can be sure you're using the right one.
7. Build it in a safe place away from children, so when you start cursing at the chair, no one is upset/offended
8. Enjoy your success. When you finally do build the cursed thing, enjoy the sense of pride that comes over you. You did it, you didn't let the chair win, have a seat and glide all that chair-building stress away!
- photos show how I arranged the screws before starting, and show what I'm talking about with the "gold holes" that need to face inward and the indents on part H that need to be up and facing inward. Anddddd the completed chairs!
October 2016 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase