No Assembly Needed
IKEA are notorious for making their customers assemble every product they sell. They sell their products in pieces and provide us with the instructions on how to assemble them. They aren’t the only store who follows this method. Some people might enjoy constructing their products, but most people just want to buy them in one piece and get it over with.
We don’t all have the time, skills and motivation that it takes to assemble these products. This person just wanted a nightstand, he wasn’t interested in a DIY project. So, he figured out a way around it: he realized you don’t actually have to assemble it, but as it is, it makes for a perfect nightstand.