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May 14
2010

Moving

Posted by: Gimmic

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Got word late Tuesday that our new apartment was ready, so in the last two days we've been in the process of moving. Maybe I'll post some photos later but for now we're still not done with curtains/blinds and light fittings and general mess, since we bought some furniture that needed assembling. 

canies good friend, a furniture tradesman by profession, assured us that the (cheap) wardrobe we bought was on par with Ikea in terms of quality, or lack thereof. The wretched thing took hours to assemble and there's a problem with one of the double-end screw things - it is roughly 1 mm too short to lock in at both ends. We actually bought a wardrobe double the price of one we first looked at, the only difference between the wardrobes being 25cm extra height on the one we got. Here I was thinking that paying double for something so similar must mean that the quality was less questionable. Ah well, we will find out in a couple of weeks when a friend moves house. He's bought the shorter wardrobe for his new apartment and paid half of what we did. Perhaps he's the smarter one?

 

 

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Odin
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written by Odin, May 15, 2010
quite probably, more moola dosn't always mean better quality if bought from the same place.
Five
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written by Five, May 15, 2010
Good luck with the move, know how stressful that can be
Daenelia
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written by Daenelia, May 15, 2010
I take it you bought it as a favour to the friend...? Ikea usually delivers good quality stuff, at affordable prices. But usually the cheapest wardrobes (35 euros or so) have plastic or cardboard doors, and won't stand for very long. Ideal for temporary furni. We got the Pax wardrobes (who doesn't...) and I have had them for more than 10 years. Heavy mirror doors, a nightmare to put together. But it is very stable and lasts. Still cheap compared to some wardrobes I have seen.

Anyway, moving is stressful and it does not stop once you settle in with your stuff. You have to figure out how to live in the new house, who does what chores, argue over where to put what, argue over what is needed... But in about 6 months it will feel like home smilies/smiley.gif Promise. Just hang in there. Don't yell at each other smilies/smiley.gif

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