Cairo residents share their flat-pack assembly experience with us

I bought a wardrobe and a bed frame from IKEA Mall of Egypt and had zero patience for the instructions. Two technicians showed up, had both pieces done in under 90 minutes, and even lined up the drawer gaps evenly. My old wardrobe wobbled for years — this one doesn't move an inch.

We ordered 14 office chairs and 6 desks for our new branch in Mohandessin. The team split into two pairs and finished everything in one afternoon, then walked around checking each chair's tilt mechanism before leaving. Saved us a whole weekend of staff doing it themselves.

Honestly wasn't expecting much for the price quoted, but the technician who came for my kitchen cabinets brought his own tools, leveled everything against the wall, and cleaned up the cardboard before he left. Took him about two and a half hours for four units.

My son's bunk bed had missing screws in the box and the assembler noticed right away instead of forcing it together. He called the supplier for us, got replacements same week, and came back to finish without extra charge for the second visit.

We needed 20 flat-pack shelving units built for a small library room before an event. They scheduled us for early morning, worked quietly while other prep was happening, and finished ahead of what they quoted. No damage to the marble floor either, which I was worried about.

Ordered a corner desk from an online furniture store and the panels were oddly cut. The technician figured out a workaround with the hinges instead of giving up, and it ended up sturdier than I expected for something built from mismatched parts.