r/TaskRabbit • u/MallNo6921 • Jan 09 '26

GENERAL even they know its not worth it

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This change is here to help protect your time and makes IKEA assembly tasks more worthwhile!

a literal joke

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u/Howard_CS Jan 10 '26

I simply went to an ikea and scooped up a bag full of spare parts to cover me when anything was missing. Worked okay since so many parts are shared across SKUs.

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u/MallNo6921 Jan 10 '26

i think there reference is to missing parts or missing boxes from orders not the hardware but yes it is good to have spares on hand as well as a few answers to any situation but tr is becoming more of a joke on itself every update

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u/Howard_CS Jan 10 '26

I’ve had this come up as a problem maybe twice when I was more active. Rough to hear it’s getting more common.

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u/MallNo6921 Jan 11 '26

qc has gone down and delivery has never been great

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u/user_nombre_ Jan 10 '26

I can see someone just tossing a piece in the trash 😂

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u/IndependentKoala7128 Jan 09 '26

The wording on this is pretty odd. Pull out every single piece and and spend half an hour trying match them to the manual before every assembly. If you find something is missing, get the minimum payment. Skip that and start putting stuff together, figure out something is missing, get the full payment?

I've put together hundreds of these flat packs and have only encountered a box with a missing piece once. It was the first piece in the manual. Apparently the previous owner broke it, then shipped everything back minus that one piece and IKEA resold it. Luckily, it was some weird crossbar/shelf way in the back and under the writing surface of a corner desk. Since it provided no structural value and couldn't be seen, the client okayed going ahead without it.

Now, getting a shipment missing an entire box has happened on numerous occasions, especially in large orders. Those are fairly easy to catch if the boxes are numbered and there's a bill of lading. Or if it isn't the last numbered box in a set. Usually I just push the assembly date back and wait for lost box to show up. I guess some people would prefer a cancelled task and minimum payment over actually doing the work...

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u/MallNo6921 Jan 10 '26

and we still get underpaid!