Miscellaneous: Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound...

By Anonymous - 18/04/2012 07:18 - United States - Salinas

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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Damn you, Ikea!

By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

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

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By IKEA SUCKS - 22/11/2023 16:00

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

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DIY FML

By Anonymous - 29/06/2012 22:46 - New Zealand - Christchurch

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

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Easy

By Aleena Rashid - 20/06/2019 06:19

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

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By TukTuk - 27/10/2014 21:18 - Germany - Weinböhla

Today, I spent an hour painstakingly disassembling my antique mirror after discovering a stack of papers behind the back board. I finally got hold of one corner, and pulled out - a newspaper from 2007 and instructions for an IKEA bed. FML

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Anger management

By truecountrybitch - 09/05/2020 23:00

Today, my boyfriend got frustrated trying to take my entertainment center into the basement, for the kids' game room. It didn't fit, thanks to the horrible design of the house, so he Spartan-kicked it down, breaking it into 15 pieces. FML

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Bob the Builder

By brunnells22 - 23/06/2020 23:00

Today, I was feeling pretty proud of myself for building an Ikea shelf/dresser combo completely by myself. When going to put the last drawer together, I dropped one of the boards. The corner landed perfectly in the middle of my phone screen, shattering it. It's going to cost $230 to fix it. FML

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By StellarSapience - 22/05/2009 01:18 - United States

Today, I was at work at an office store. I was instructed to put together several tape-free cardboard boxes. I then realized that I can disassemble and reassemble a computer with my eyes closed and one hand behind my back, but I was outsmarted by a cardboard box. FML

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By Oblivious - 25/09/2009 01:19 - United States

Today, I fell off my desk chair. Why? I failed to notice that the screws I'd been finding on the floor around my room for the past few months belonged to said chair. FML

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By Dumped - 06/04/2017 14:00

Today, at work, I went to place a small item on a shelf. The shelf fell on me, trapping my hand. While lifting it, the top shelf fell against my chest and the products all dumped on my face. I then realized the shelves were only held up by zip ties. FML

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aaahhhfire21 0

Wednesday 18 April 2012 11:54

So....y did u end up in your underpants?

bingababe 16

Wednesday 18 April 2012 12:40

I get the feeling this happens to you a lot.

Comments

catanita 18

Wednesday 18 April 2012 14:28

If you don't have the manly skills you shoud hire someone who does.

death_prevails 6

Wednesday 18 April 2012 14:33

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

Wednesday 18 April 2012 21:33

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 41

Wednesday 18 April 2012 14:37

Been there done that

muffinXmonster 12

Wednesday 18 April 2012 14:40

Don't blame Ikea! It isn't their fault you're an idiot

johnnyrogers97 9

Wednesday 18 April 2012 14:41

Rage Quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TattleTale 8

Wednesday 18 April 2012 15:06

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

Wednesday 18 April 2012 15:08

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

Wednesday 18 April 2012 15:10

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

Wednesday 18 April 2012 15:31

Why am I picturing SpongeBob SquarePants with a squeaky hammer in his underwear??? Bang it! Boing... Boing! "Caaannnnn'ttttt make it ffffffiiiIIIITTTT!!! &#^* Aaarrrggghhhhh!!!! *#}{^+@$&£>