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I moved into an apartment, and don't have actual dressers yet for my clothes I see IKEA has a simple 3 drawer one for 40 bucks.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80322134/

The thing is the instructions of the tools they recommend is a drill, you think its ok I don't have a drill.
And I'm only one person, think it could be hard?
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What's the drill for?

If the instructions expect you to actually make new holes to assemble "prepared" furniture, IKEA must be slipping hard...
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You should be fine with screw drivers
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Yeah, depends what it is for. If it is to drill in a hole, you kind of need it. If it's just convenience, you can screw everything in with a screwdriver by hand.

Ultimately, barring your morals, there is nothing stopping you from buying a cheap drill at Walmart/Target/Hardware store and then returning it when you're done.

Also, at some point a drill is something useful to have once you've moved out from home. You can spring for the cheap $30 drill to "get by" until you really need a "real" one.
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Many of Ikea's units come with addition parts to assemble a wall connection so it won't fall over. The drill in this case is to make the holes in your wall as seen on page 18 of the instructions. It's completely optional.

The Detolf display case I bought a year ago had the same thing.
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that things not going to fall over unless you got fat ass kids runnin back and forth in front of it
and you shouldn't have fat ass kids in the first place
parenting gone wrong


if that dresser aint taller than 5', you don't need to secure it to the wall
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i like IKEA but i stopped going there after i settled somewhere. the furniture is legit but it doesn't age well, so bear that in mind.
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Why not just go to goodwill.

I used to work at one when I was younger and you could get real wooden shit for P cheap

I've built those drawers without a drill.

The drill isn't necessary just makes it a lot easier. I also recommend having a friend or something help you when assembling. It's a not difficulty thing as much as it is, having another person hold things in place, leverage and such while you screw things in is a big help.

DoubleDare posted...

The thing is the instructions of the tools they recommend is a drill, you think its ok I don't have a drill.

They also sell drills for 40 bucks.
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personally i would go to goodwill or salvation army or garage sale even and try to find a better dresser you can paint and make new
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CADE FOSTER posted...

personally i would go to goodwill or salvation army or garage sale even and try to find a better dresser you can paint and make new

Honestly, this is a better option if you have a vehicle it will fit in.
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Do not buy and then return a drill like @Soviet_Poland recommended. If you're going to buy a cheap drill, just keep it. You'll use it again some day I promise
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Leight_Weight posted...

Do not buy and then return a drill like @Soviet_Poland recommended. If you're going to buy a cheap drill, just keep it. You'll use it again some day I promise

I mean, I did qualify the statement with "it's something that's useful to have once you've moved out anyway" and a cheap drill can be had for $30.

But I also understand some people are in extremely tight financial situations. It is an option.
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Crazyman93 posted...

CADE FOSTER posted...

personally i would go to goodwill or salvation army or garage sale even and try to find a better dresser you can paint and make new

Honestly, this is a better option if you have a vehicle it will fit in.

And thats it, I don't I saw a great one at a thrift store but they don't do delivery,
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As far as I can tell having put a few IKEA things together is that you will need the drill to anchor your piece of furniture to the wall so it doesn't fall on anybody. Putting the furniture together is a lot easier with a drill but you can easily put it together with just a screwdriver. Just make sure you have a philips and a regular
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every real man should have a box of tools.