Leftover Panic

For the sake of not wasting the size of our front porch, I bought a couple adirondack chairs at World Market yesterday. To make sure they were assembled soundly I followed the instructions perfectly. Now, this isn't a great feat since there were only 3 steps, however, in those 3 steps I was instructed to use 14 screws.

After completing the steps and admiring my brilliant work, I began to pack up the trash. While packing the trash I noticed there were some screws unused; 5 of them! I began to panic. Where do these 5 screws go? Is my chair safe to sit in? I reread the instructions 4 times. I looked at every inch of the chair. Any more screw holes? Where did I mess up?!

After much scrutiny, I determined that these must be (they have to be) extra and I needed to try the chair to see if it would hold weight. Still nervous, I slowly lowered myself into the chair, bracing myself for destruction. As soon as my full weight rested on the chair, the woods started making noises. "It's about the fall apart!" Thankfully, once the wood settled, the chair performed beautifully.

Even though the chair (seemingly) works, I am upset that World Market included extra screws. I would like to have the exact number given to me. This way, when there is no more screws I would feel confident I built the chair (or anything else) to the exact specifications. The panic I felt was unnecessary and quite frankly, wrong.