But Ikea designers must know that assembly mistakes are incredibly common. Jokes about their inscrutable instruction booklets abound! They should make a table that cannot be destroyed if the customer makes one assembly mistake. So, that said, I gave this review one star to warn you about the table's assembly. Sep 26, 2011 · The do-it-yourself assembly has a side benefit for the company: People like stuff better when they build it themselves. ... boring mistake." ... Ikea is the target of racial discrimination ... Sep 25, 2016 · Ikea, while they have many quality offerings, sometimes has models that are made from particle board or MDF, which may look nice, but in the end are not built to last. Many times, you can get a much higher quality kitchen for the same money or less. Last, but not least, is ease. Yes, Ikea is easy, but only if it’s near you. Products that need to be assembled, for example, Ikea furniture, come with a very simple manual. Similar products, requiring assembly, say from West Elm, do not always have instructions! Perhaps West Elm believed the product to be so simple the user should have no question as to how to proceed.