sadgirl
Netherlands
Today, the only thing that cheered me up was a documentary about IKEA, and seeing how my furniture was made. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
hatelife
United States
Today, the instructions on my new IKEA bed made me cry. It includes a picture of a person working alone with a frown crossed out and is replaced by two smiling people working together. I have no one in my life to help me. FML
Anonymous
Salinas, United States
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
danny
United Kingdom
FINNBY boss
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
TukTuk
This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff
Weinböhla, Germany
Antiques roadshow
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
MissIsabel
France
Get back to work
Today, I went to Ikea with my family. I was wearing a yellow polo that vaguely looked like the ones the Ikea employees were wearing. Two dozen people came up to me, complaining that I was staring at furniture instead of helping customers. FML
Nikki
United States
Today, I was in IKEA, furniture shopping with my dad. He was looking at one couch that was particularly small. I said "dad that couch is for like a midget." I look over to see a midget looking at me, sitting on the same couch in a different color. He definitely heard me. FML
Anonymous
Israel
Today, I'm sat at home alone on a Friday night, watching a documentary online about decomposing elephants. FML
ali927truthh
Wrong size
Today, when I finally got delivered the new kitchen table that I ordered online a week ago, I found out that it was actually a kitchen table for a dollhouse, as I forgot to check the size. FML
Anonymous
Warehouse blues
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
melonhead77
Cyprus
Today, I got so bored that I ordered my DVD drawer from awesomest to non-awesomest. I need a life. FML
Top comments
Roevera 14
Hey! Its actually pretty interesting watching things being made! I always watch the show "how its made".
melchibr_fml 0
I like the episode where they show you how babies are made.
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rattusrattus 19
Well, the 'test demonstrations' they have in the stores are somewhat hypnotising. Although if you wanted something to cheer you up, there's Ikea's advert where they released all the cats into the store at night.
goldfishgod 20
I had to look it up and, yes, it cheered me up
nava1210 12
What are you? .. 4?
perdix 31
Go find Jonathan Coulton's song about IKEA. I promised that song will take you from suicidally depressed to euphoric -- it's that peppy!
loserman67 36
Try masturbation - it makes you happy, then sleepy! IKEA is pretty cool however and they serve some good Swedish meatballs.
thiscrazything 1
Nothing can bring on a smile like a good, strong piece of hardwood put to good use.
thiscrazything 1
Correction: hard wood
valdezadair 0
I, for one, love IKEA. That's where at least 2 of my closest friends were made. My desk chair & My desk Forever alone.....
muffinXmonster 12
IKEA is the shit!!!!! And so is how it's made
XeroGravity 3
Nothing like seeing your favorite desk being made to lift your spirits.
meruu_2005 1
I love Ikea I think it's fun to go shopping there most the furniture I bought there was easy to put together
snusmumriken 1
IKEA stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd The sentence you wrote is not correct in swedish btw :)