Would it kill them to put some text guidance to accompany the crappy pictures? I had better lego diagrams growing up as a kid.

I'm not asking for much. Say something like "grate should rest hook side down when legs of the grill are attached."

That's a lot faster and clearer than me staring at the instructions like a moron trying to figure out which way the crappy picture is aligned. Ultimately I put together the tri stand before attaching it to the grill.

That said I'm excited to be able to start grilling again. At my old home when I converted to propane heat I had the company install two lines for a grill above and below the deck. It'll be nice to be grilling with charcoal again whether it's on my roof or at the beach.

You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

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Originally posted by remsig:
You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

Actually it was a Weber from Walmart. You'd think Americans would be less confusing than the Swedes but no.

My wife bought some light fixture online. Ended up being European. There was a tiny picture shrunken to fit on 1/4 of the page with the wiring diagram. I only had to take the fixture down 3 times to get it right.

Hukt awn foniks wereked 4 mee.

Try the diagrams on a non-standard car wiper blade.

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by remsig:
You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

Actually it was a Weber from Walmart. You'd think Americans would be less confusing than the Swedes but no.

I think we are getting more reliant on YouTube to bail us out and the manufacturers know it. I know that the videos have saved my butt many times.

Jim

Not sure if you want the real answer or if this was a rhetorical question, but they do it so they don't have to have the instructions translated.

Chinese people got tired of everyone making fun of their Engrish.

 
And not just assembly instructions, either. I am finding more and more things where the "users manual" (how to use it) is nothing but pictures.

Manufacturers getting too many calls on their help lines from illiterate people so they figured cartoons would minimize that???

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by remsig:
You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

Actually it was a Weber from Walmart. You'd think Americans would be less confusing than the Swedes but no.

I buy grills from places that assemble them for you for free.

wait a minute,,,,



you actually read or even looked the directions?

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by remsig:
You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

Actually it was a Weber from Walmart. You'd think Americans would be less confusing than the Swedes but no.

As an American Swede, I am affend

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Originally posted by BigSwede:

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by remsig:
You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

Actually it was a Weber from Walmart. You'd think Americans would be less confusing than the Swedes but no.

As an American Swede, I am affend

As a fellow American Swede, uff da.

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Originally posted by lyman:
wait a minute,,,,



you actually read or even looked the directions?

The older I get the more I don't have anything to prove.

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Originally posted by lyman:
wait a minute,,,,



you actually read or even looked the directions?

RTFM is the last refuge of a desperate man.

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Originally posted by Flash-LB:

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by remsig:
You bought your new grill at Ikea didn't you?

Actually it was a Weber from Walmart. You'd think Americans would be less confusing than the Swedes but no.

I buy grills from places that assemble them for you for free.

Do you see my location? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


Assembly? For FREE? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


I have to drive 30 minutes to get to a Walmart and I'm fortunate if I can wait in line for 20 minutes to get stuff I need.

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Originally posted by Hildur:

Do you see my location? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Assembly? For FREE? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

I have to drive 30 minutes to get to a Walmart and I'm fortunate if I can wait in line for 20 minutes to get stuff I need.

It was a while ago, but I don't remember any Walmarts there. At times, we called it "the land of no hay.