Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. FML
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Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML
Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML
Today, I started building a basic bookshelf from a flat-pack kit without looking at the instructions, because "How hard could it be?" I finished just as the last screw went in, then noticed the back panel was facing outwards and every shelf was upside down. Taking it apart took longer than putting it together. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML
Today, after days of my wife nagging me, I started working on the flat pack furniture she ordered. Every twenty minutes, she interrupted me to demand I stop and help her with something trivial and irrelevant. Now I remember why I postpone projects as long as possible. FML
Today, halfway through assembling a toy kitchen for a birthday, I realized the instructions made no sense and half the screws looked identical. I still somehow finished it and felt triumphant until the kid opened the oven door, the whole thing tipped sideways, and I had to spend the rest of the party holding it together with one hand. FML
Today, I spent hours assembling a bookshelf I'd bought online. Once it was finally done, I realized I’d put the back panel on backwards, so now there’s a "Made in China" label facing the room. FML
Today, I was trying to put some new curtains up. I couldn't make sense of the instructions, so I decided to wing it. I spent a frustrating half hour fighting with it, and just seconds after I succeeded, the curtain rod gave way and slammed straight onto my head. FML
Today, I bought a flatpack, easy to assemble cot-bed for my baby. I spent 5 hours building it, but when it was done, I realised I couldn't reach into it because I'm 5ft and my arms can't reach and lift the baby. I'd have to throw him in. I'm suffering from back spasms as a result, and I now need to disassemble and return it. FML
Today, my wife texted me, saying an expensive piece of furniture had been delivered. I specifically said, "Wait until I get home and we'll put it together." An hour later, she opened it and broke it beyond repair while trying to assemble it herself. FML
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Top comments
aaahhhfire21 0
So....y did u end up in your underpants?
bingababe 16
I get the feeling this happens to you a lot.
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Comments (184)
catanita 18
If you don't have the manly skills you shoud hire someone who does.
death_prevails 6
How the **** does that happen? Since when is ikea furniture confusing? When I was 16 and we moved house, we bought quite a bit of ikea furniture. I loved assembling it! The only thing I hate about it is the shitty quality of the wood and the screws....
OfficeNinja 5
And by "wood" you mean sawdust mixed with glue, sandwiched between what appears to be paper thin linoleum. The screws included are for you to take to a real hardware store, then buy quality (or any other) same sized screws.
False_Stupidity 42
Been there done that
muffinXmonster 12
Don't blame Ikea! It isn't their fault you're an idiot
johnnyrogers97 9
Rage Quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TattleTale 8
How dare you do such a thing? Those poor innocent pieces of plywood will not appreciate taking the full brunt of your obviously masculine rage.
Fishfanatic 7
Perhaps next time try buying good quality solid furniture instead of something that will fall apart if you so much as look at it the wrong way.
1ToughCannuck 2
Thank you for the best laugh I've had in awhile! I laughed because I've lost my shit to putting together Ikea furniture too! Nothing breaks a person like Ikea furniture assembly failure. Stay strong friend, stay strong.
MigraineurOfLife 15
Why am I picturing SpongeBob SquarePants with a squeaky hammer in his underwear??? Bang it! Boing... Boing! "Caaannnnn'ttttt make it ffffffiiiIIIITTTT!!! &#^* Aaarrrggghhhhh!!!! *#}{^+@$&£>
crazy4uboi 6
Omfg you just made my day!!!!!
prettyinpink03 11
as long as you read the manual you should be fine. Ikea is good about that.