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Frustratingly, IKEA uses pozi screws in some applications without including a driver. In the US, that poses some problems. The diagonal bracing on their beds requires running some self-tapping pozis into metal, and it is nigh impossible to do without the proper driver.



>>> As an aside everyone should know the difference between a Phillips and Pozidrive. It should be required teaching in schools to maintain everyone sanity.

>> I'm not sure about that: use of posidrive is somewhat regional. In the UK and Germany for example it's relatively common, while I don't think I have ever seen it "in the wild" in the US.

> Frustratingly, IKEA uses pozi screws in some applications without including a driver.

IIRC, IKEA uses them in pretty much all applications and almost never includes a driver. An American who hasn't specifically been taught about Pozidrive will almost certainly confuse them for Philips and have a frustrating experience, unless they're so non-handy or pressed for time that they bought their tools from IKEA as well.

It's a weird situation: they're very unusual, except in one extremely popular area which is also the only place where many people will use tools.




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