Today, my new futon mattress arrived. Upon laying it out on the frame, I realized IKEA has whack bed sizings. When I went to return the mattress for a queen, they informed me a queen mattress wouldn't be here until sometime next week. I already threw out my old crappy mattress. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my $1300 mattress that I bought for my new home was delivered. To my old house. FML
Today, I got a new mattress delivered to my house. Didn’t have it on the frame for more than 5 minutes before my cat had already pissed on it. FML
Today, I got up early to wait for my new sofa to be delivered. I spent yesterday taking apart and getting rid of my old crappy sofa. At midday, the furniture shop said they'd cancelled my order due to not having enough of that model in stock. Even if I re-order a sofa now, it's 2 weeks until they can deliver. FML
Today, I just received the king-sized bed I'd ordered. My boyfriend moved out two days ago when we broke up. FML
Today, it's been about 8 months since I moved into my studio flat. It was already furnished, there was no bed but a fancy bedseat from Ikea. I slept uncomfortably on it for months until I realised it pulls out to become a double bed. FML
Today, the couch I ordered finally arrived. It was a long search and a little expensive but worth it for the extra comfort. It is perfect, except for the fact that it doesn't fit thought the staircase of my building. Now it's standing in the hallway because they won't take it back. FML
Today, I discovered I have bed bugs. I have nowhere else to sleep and I won't be able to afford a new mattress for at least a year. I'd better get used to these giant welts. FML
Today, with one week left until I fly to my new apartment, movers loaded my belongings, and happily drove off. They even loaded my unpacked, inflated air mattress. Looks like I'm sleeping on the floor for a week. FML
Today, I need a new mattress. Last night, I slept on the floor. It was the best sleep I've had in a while. FML
Today, after being moved to three different employer-provided apartments because they all had mold and electrical problems, I requested a bigger bed. The bed they delivered had bedbugs. FML
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Top comments
askullnamedbilly 33
Why didn't you measure your frame before buying a new mattress? IKEA may have strange sizes, but they list the exact measurements on their website, which I'm pretty sure whatever mattress shop you went to does as well. You might actually still want to do that, in case a queen size won't fit either.
the_real_dvd 21
Just sleep at ikea. They have plenty of rooms.
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seichan 7
My paranoid self won't allow me to buy any furniture unless I've made sure that it'll fit the space. It's okay OP, lesson learned. You'll know what to do next time.
yerawizardlizzy 27
That's not being paranoid. That's being sensible.
RecklessNapkin 16
thats. why you dont throw out old things until you get a replacement. unless the first one is really really bad, at least you have a backup
samlovesham1234 9
Just camp out in the living room for the time you're waiting.
Mike_Oxhard 14
This story is equivalent to saying you quit your job before you found another job and now you're jobless searching for work. You kind of set yourself up for this failure.
OmgItsAegle 2
I used to work at IKEA, and the mattress and frames are definitely standard US sizes. You might have grabbed the right mattress in the wrong size or something, but all the bedding IS standard sized. They just don't have California King or anything special like that.
seemetrot_fml 16
Their sizes are definitely standard..
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Just put the new mattress on the floor until the right size arrives and sleep on it, then switch them out.