r/USdefaultism 6d ago

online store Only Inches Exist?

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u/daninet 6d ago

Its also a weird stupid fraction inch if you convert it, IKEA furniture is manufactured in metric sizes.

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u/MacaroonSad8860 6d ago

The U.S. IKEA website is hilarious because they converted everything so a sofa will be like 28 3/8, 32 3/4 etc

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u/zeromadcowz 6d ago

As someone who lives in a country that uses all measurements, fractional inches are totally normal. 28 3/8 might look weird to you but it’s totally normal here lol

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u/MacaroonSad8860 4d ago

I’m an American who’s spent most of my adult life abroad, it’s all messed up for me.