{"id":1588,"date":"2026-09-30T00:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtyoldman.blog\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:20:03","slug":"dear-lidl-rd-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtyoldman.blog\/en\/dear-lidl-rd-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Lidl R&D department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I bought clothes drying rack in your store. It came in a compact package, so I knew it required assembly. Luckily, a pretty good assembly manual was included. However, I would like to point out a few minor details that might need adjustment.
First: in picture A2, pipes 6 and 7 are exactly the same length. In part list, there is a mention that pipe 6 is 40 cm long and pipe 7 is 69 cm long, but because I am a male, I find it hard to read manuals. In the future, it might be best to use the correct scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Second: I think it is a great idea that every part has a sticker with a part number. Makes it much easier to try to guess which part is which. The manual also uses those numbers admirably. However, I couldn\u2019t find parts number 6, and there were too many parts number 9. About halfway through, I noticed that if you take part 9 and turn it upside down, it becomes part 6. Luckily, I was only halfway there, so I didn\u2019t need to disassemble the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Third: the manual said that security hooks need to be put in opposite directions. There wasn\u2019t any kind of explanation why, and I thought it would be more logical to put them in the same direction, so I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Fourth: the manual said, \u201cAttach retainers to joints, you should hear an audible response when they are in place\u201d. There should be a mention that retainers are really stiff, and that you shouldn\u2019t hold your finger on a pipe when you force the retainer onto it. Now there was a very audible response from my mouth when my finger was caught between the pipe and the retainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Fifth: when the whole thing was assembled, and I spread it open, I noticed that the security hooks, mentioned in part three, should have been placed in opposite directions because the wings are in opposite directions. At this point, I had to disassemble the whole frame, so I could place them right. If this had been explained, I wouldn\u2019t have to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sixth: there are 4 wheels, two with brakes and two without. But there is nothing in the manual about how you should place them. So I placed them on the left side, instead of being at the front or back. When they are on a side, the rack will move when clothes are put on it. I moved them back, and now it\u2019s fine. Btw, they were stuck unbelievably hard, took two cursing adults to get them off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


All\u2019s well when the end is well. The rack is now ready. Askew as hell, wings pointing one here, other there, but I do believe this will bring me much joy. My finger already stopped bleeding, and I think it will be good as new in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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