A monster to assemble

I've assembled lots of knock down furniture from Ikea and elsewhere and have never had a problem. This bench had me commenting in very strong language, sweating like a mule and not happy at all. The written directions are just fair, the illustrations even less so. I had to call their 800 help line and they were helpful. I've stored some outdoor items in it and it seems to work well for that. As for sturdiness and comfort I haven't sat on it and probably won't, it looks okay, but having built the thing and seen how generally flimsy it is it will just be a storage container on my covered back deck.

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