Direction Of Laminates For Your Cabinets

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I always thought it's logical to have all the laminates in the same direction for a single cabinet.

But when my kitchen cabinet was completed, they had them horizontal for most of the base and vertical for all the doors and drawers. I asked the carpenter... they said over 10 years no customer ever complained about that. Really? I personally won't notice the details that much, but am irked that they asked me what orientation I wanted initially and gave me a mix in the end. I do understand that they would try to have the laminate run along the longer length of the cabinet to reduce number of seams.

Anyone encountered something similar?